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


Visit 81% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 76.5% 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.	FBS is a global broker established in 2009 that specialises in currencies trading via MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms along with their own proprietary mobile app.
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	New traders looking to trade via MT4 with really low starting amounts using their Cent or Micro accounts Experienced high volume traders looking for a fixed zero spread account
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)	IFSC (Belize) CySec (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Clear account offering that covers all levels of traders according to their net worth Proprietary copy trading service Access to high leverage (Up to 1:3000)
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000
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	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	From $1 to $1,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Maestro Neteller Sticpay Skrill Perfect Money Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity) Bitcoin Ethereum USDT (Tether)
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.	3 - EUR, USD, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,607	254
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	104
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
50	102
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
16	8
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
30	12
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
500	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	28
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	3000
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ 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	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
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.	FBS commissions vary per account type as follows: Cent account: none Micro account: none Standard account: none Zero spread account: From $20 per lot ECN account: From $6 per lot Crypto account: 0.05% for opening or closing positions
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 3 Pips
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 170 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Dynamic - From 32 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.08
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Dynamic - From $104
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No