AAATrade Vs. XTB - 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.	XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.
Best For
Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity	Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)
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 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)
The Good
Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities	Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts
The Bad
Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)	No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)
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	2002
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	0
💰 Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, GBP.	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.
🗽 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, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 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	2,131
Exchange Access
25	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	1,877
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	57
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
4	21
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
12	36
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
5	135
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
50	5
📒 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	$50 trade value
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	$50 trade value
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)
📉 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	No
🎲 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	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
€15 after 3 months of inactivity.	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 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.	For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 2 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 95 Pips	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.21	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $511	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes