comdirect bank is market leader among the online brokers in Germany and the top direct bank for modern investors. Established in 1994 as a direct bank, during the 1990s comdirect bank focused on online brokerage. Today, comdirect is a full-service bank with three fields of competence: Brokerage, Banking and Advice. More than 1.5 million private customers carry out their banking transactions through comdirect. Customer Advisers are available by phone 24 hours a day.

Brokerage stands for self-managed investments. Together with a wide range of securities and funds, comdirect provides all the information and tools necessary to make sound investment decisions. With functionalities such as the combination OCO (One Cancels Other) order and comdirect TraderMatrix realtime price information system, comdirect offers private investors high performance trading tools that only a few years ago were only available to professional investors.

Banking comprises all the services required for handling day-to-day financial transactions rapidly, smoothly and at reasonable cost. In addition to the fee-free current account with satisfaction guarantee, we offer investment products such as the Tagesgeld PLUS account as well as fixed-term accounts and time deposit accounts. At the start of 2008, comdirect extended its credit offering to include the placement of private building finance. Customers receive independent advice and the solution that is best for them from a pool of around 70 financing partners. Through its impartial comparison of terms and conditions, comdirect generally offers interest rates that are up to 0.3 percentage points lower than the market average.

At comdirect, advice stands for building finance and investment advice. At the start of 2008, comdirect extended its credit offering to include the placement of private building finance. Customers receive independent advice and the solution that is best for them from a pool of more than 250 financing partners. Through its impartial comparison of terms and conditions, comdirect offers interest rates that are up to 0.3 percentage points lower than the market average. The Anlageberatung PLUS investment advice service offers a combination of in-depth personal advice and advanced software analysis. Customers pay a flat-rate fee for advice with no hidden commission. Securities recommendations are independent of product issuers. Ongoing system-supported portfolio monitoring ensures customers receive prompt information when action is required.

ebase, a wholly-owned subsidiary of comdirect bank AG, represents the B2B business line and is a full-service partner for independent financial service providers, insurance companies and banks. ebase was acquired with effect from 1 January 2009 and is to be expanded to become the leading B2B direct bank.