Broker Fee Changes: Live Tracker
Brokers change their pricing quietly. This is every change we have verified against the platform's own published fee schedule — what changed, when it took effect, who it affects, and what it costs you.
Reviewed by Yaniv Barshaf, CPA · Fees verified 17 August 2026 · Our methodology
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Plus500 raises its published retail loss figure to 81%
- Before
- 80% of retail investor accounts lose money
- After
- 81% of retail investor accounts lose money
Plus500 updated the retail-loss percentage in its regulator-mandated risk warning from 80% to 81%. The figure is recalculated periodically under EFSA/ESMA rules and reflects the share of retail CFD accounts that lost money over the measurement period. It is not a fee change, but it is the single most important number a prospective CFD trader should see.
Who it affects: Anyone considering CFD trading with Plus500. A rising figure means a slightly larger share of retail accounts lost money in the latest measurement window.
Trade Republic adds a €2 "Direct Price" order option
- Before
- €1 flat per order (Best Price execution only)
- After
- €1 Best Price, or €2 per order to route directly to a chosen exchange
Trade Republic introduced a second execution mode, Direct Price, which routes your order straight to a chosen venue — around 30 exchanges including Xetra, Euronext, NYSE and Nasdaq — for a flat €2 per order regardless of size. The existing €1 Best Price execution is unchanged and remains the default. The change follows the EU-wide ban on payment for order flow (PFOF), whose German exemption expired on 30 June 2026.
Who it affects: Investors who want guaranteed execution on a specific exchange rather than Trade Republic's internal matching. For everyone else, nothing changes: the €1 default remains.
Lightyear cuts its UK currency-conversion fee to 0.10%
- Before
- 0.35% FX fee on UK accounts
- After
- 0.10% FX fee on UK GIA and ISA accounts
Lightyear reduced the currency-conversion fee on UK General Investment and Stocks & Shares ISA accounts from 0.35% to 0.10%, making it one of the lowest FX rates available to UK investors buying US and other overseas shares. EU accounts remain at 0.35%.
Who it affects: UK investors buying overseas shares. On £10,000 of US-stock purchases a year, the cut saves about £25 versus the old rate.
eToro scraps its monthly inactivity fee
- Before
- $10/month after 12 months of inactivity
- After
- No inactivity fee
eToro removed its monthly inactivity fee in 2026. Dormant accounts no longer lose money simply for sitting idle — a charge that had been one of the most common complaints about the platform.
Who it affects: Buy-and-hold investors and anyone who stops trading for a while. It removes a recurring drag on small dormant balances.
How we track fee changes
Our broker fee dataset is re-checked on a rolling weekly cycle against each platform's official pricing pages. When a figure moves, the change is recorded here with its effective date and a link to the primary source, and the underlying dataset — which drives every table, ranking and calculator on FeesWizard — is updated at the same time. We log increases and decreases alike, including at brokers we earn nothing from.
Fee changes: frequently asked questions
How often do broker fees change?
More often than most investors realise. We have logged 4 verified changes across the platforms we track, ranging from headline commission changes to currency-conversion cuts and scrapped inactivity fees. Because platforms rarely announce increases loudly, a fee you checked a year ago may no longer be the fee you pay.
How do you verify a fee change?
Every entry on this page is checked against the broker's own published pricing page or official support documentation, and the source is linked on the entry. If we cannot reach a primary source, the change does not go on this page. Our wider fee dataset is re-verified on a rolling basis and the verification date is shown on each broker's review.
What should I do when my broker raises a fee?
First work out what it actually costs you a year, rather than reacting to the headline — a change to a fee you never trigger is irrelevant. Our fee calculator turns any platform's pricing into an annual figure for how you actually invest. If the new cost is materially worse, check whether a transfer-out fee applies before moving, since that can wipe out the first year of savings.
Can I be notified about fee changes?
This page is updated as we verify changes, so bookmarking it is the simplest way to keep up. Every entry is dated, so you can see at a glance what has changed since you last looked.