AAATrade Vs. Coinbase - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
AAATrade is a Cyprus based broker established in 2013, that offers a variety of financial instruments including contracts for difference (CFDs), forex, stock, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others.	Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.
Best For
Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity	Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus)	None
The Good
Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities	Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies
The Bad
Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)	Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2013	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	0
💰 Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, GBP.	All supported cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, AS, AI, BB, FJ, GU, PW, PA, WS, SC, TT, VU, AL, BS, BW, KH, GH, JM, MU, MM, NI, PK, UG, SY, YE, ZW, IR, KR, AF, IQ, MN.	None
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Equities
Total Asset Offering
2,162	110
Exchange Access
25	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	0
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
4	0
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
12	0
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
5	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	110
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
50	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
4	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
7	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
100 units	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	Unavailable
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
€15 after 3 months of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
From 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Wire transfers have a €10 fee.	None
💰 Commissions
No commissions on novice accounts. Commission free trading for stock ETFs on Experienced accounts FX commissions are $4-$8 per lot depending whether the pair is major, minor or exotic.	From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 2 Pips	Unavailable
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 95 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.21	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $511	Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No