ActivTrader Vs. easyMarkets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 81% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.	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 and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade	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 2 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
FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	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
2001	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, 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, CA, SY, IR.	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
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,607	196
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
50	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
16	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
30	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
500	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$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
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	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
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	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
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes depending on method: Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)	None
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on asset: For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€) For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£) For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1) Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No