How big of a fee is acceptable to you from a broker?
I started investing with Porto at the very beginning, but over time I found out that there is a 1% fee, which makes a terrible difference in the long run and it is a shame to lose that much money. So I then switched to XTB and fortunately there the fees are zero.
I agree, the 1% charge is already visible and it's noticeable. There are plenty of brokers that have small or almost zero fees. Especially the difference is really big in the long run.
For me, up to that 0.5, the fee is fine.
I like zero fees best. If I have the option, why not take it?
I buy through Trading212, where the fx fee is only 0.15%, which I think is not too much. The port is quite expensive, but it's targeted at clients who don't want to worry about investing, so they pay for the convenience.
At IB, it's $1 per transaction. I'm perfectly fine with that.