AAATrade Vs. Markets.com - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

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.

Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.

• Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started
• Passive investors looking for real equity

• Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time
• High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5

• CySec (Cyprus)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform
• Intuitive overview of account analytics
• Wide variety of CFDs and real equities

• Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts
• Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5)
• Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs

• Above-average FX spreads
• High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods)
• High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)

• Minimum trade sizes larger than average
• Spreads above average

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• 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.

• Credit Card
• Debit Card
• Wire Transfer
• Skrill
• Neteller
• FasaPay
• UnionPay
• Giropay
• QIWI
• Cryptocurrencies

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

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, JP, CA, BE.

€15 after 3 months of inactivity.

$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.

From 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.

Wire transfers have a €10 fee.

• 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.

No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is:

• EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10)
• UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8)
• US Shares = 2c (min $15)
• AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)