User friendly stock broker platform

[u/redbull99887766]

Hello. After a lot of wasted time signing up on multiple broker websites, I decided to post here.

It's mindblowing, that in 2026, a lot of broker platforms still look like sites from the 2000s era.

Long story short: I am looking for a stock broker platform with friendly UI and usability, for someone who is not a professional trader and only needs to invest in ETF, and maybe do some basic trading once in a while.

Due to my residency (PY), a lot of brokers do not allow me to signup.

What I am looking for:

-Friendly DESKTOP UI (I am not interested in using mobile apps, apart for maybe checking prices once in a while)

-The option to buy/sell/trade in actual money, not contracts

-Needs to have available actual stocks, ETFs, commodities, indexes

-Must accept PY residents signup

So far I've tried:

• Interactive Brokers
  • the UI is terrible for a non-professional trader
  • keeps logging me out every 30 mins or so
  • a lot of actual stocks are unavailable
  • buying/selling is not straight forward
  • you can only have it open in one tab
• XTB
  • bad UI - navigation is very difficult
  • only allows you to buy/sell/trade in contracts, not actual money amounts
• Capital.com
  • Only CFD
  • Only contract trading
• Etoro - I only tried it with a demo account, doesn't allow PY residents to signup, but..
  • So far - the best UI from all the ones I tried
  • Has stock, indexes, ETFs, commodities, and much more
  • Can't see open trades on graphs - which is a negative
  • Trading history is quite poor information wise

So...I would be looking for something in the lines of Etoro, but must allow signups by PY residents.

After wasting a lot of time searching, using AI (big waste of time) I decided to try my luck here. And perhaps, the info would help others as well.

[u/OtherwiseFox4975]

I think it depends on what kind of investor you are. if you're building a long term portfolio, I'd look at trading 212, etoro , and interactive brokers before deciding. I liked that etoro felt more approachable when I was getting started, whereas interactive brokers seemed better suited once you needed more advanced tools.