Camille Vasseur

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Camille Vasseur

Senior Writer · European Markets & Regulation

Before comparing a broker, you always look at the entity behind it and its licence. The rest is marketing.

Camille Vasseur is the HelloBrokers byline for European markets and regulation.

This desk covers brokers active across the region, from established players (Interactive Brokers, Saxo, IG) to neo-brokers (Trade Republic, eToro, XTB). For every broker, the review checks the regulatory licence, the investor-compensation scheme and the safeguarding of client assets before a score is assigned.

The angle is always the entity behind the brand: which licence actually covers your account, which protection scheme applies, and where client money is held. A marketing promise that cannot be checked against a licence does not affect the score.