AAATrade Vs. easyMarkets - 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.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
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	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, GBP.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ 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.	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
2,162	196
Exchange Access
25	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
4	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
12	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
5	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
50	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
4	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
7	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 share	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📉 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	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 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.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 2 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 95 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.21	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $511	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No