trade fx majors and a bit of us stock cfds. looking at saxo to put everything under one roof. but their fx commission is like 2-3x ic markets. is paying for the 'real bank' thing actually worth it or is it just a prestige tax for retail

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/topic/201/is-saxo-overkill-for-a-retail-guyRSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 23:18:19 GMTSat, 23 May 2026 10:42:00 GMT60no hard min in most countries, you can open with a few hundred. the 10k is for the better commission tier. at the base tier the brand tax is most obvious

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/421https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/421Sun, 24 May 2026 09:25:00 GMTwhats the min to open. heard its like 10k?

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/420https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/420Sun, 24 May 2026 08:48:00 GMTthe real bank thing matters more after a mauritius shop eats 4k of yours went to saxo after exactly that. sleep better trade smaller no regrets

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/419https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/419Sat, 23 May 2026 19:10:00 GMTsaxo is the amex platinum of brokers. status item, not optimal. keep your ic and a spreadsheet

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/418https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/418Sat, 23 May 2026 16:22:00 GMTthe tax report alone saved me like 15 hours last year vs rebuilding it from ic markets exports. underrated feature nobody talks about

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/417https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/417Sat, 23 May 2026 13:18:00 GMT4 years on saxo. honest take: if you only trade fx youre paying a brand tax. if you trade across stocks/options/fx and care about clean tax reports + actual fund safety its worth it. for pure eurusd scalping ic markets just wins on cost

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