ActivTrader Vs. HF Markets (HFM) - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

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.

HF Markets (HFM) is a global broker founded in 2010 under the brand name HotForex that specialises in CFDs trading on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks, ETFs, bonds and futures. Recently they added to their portfolio commission-free real stocks and ETFs.

• 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

• Low volume traders looking for a low minimum deposit, low trade size and competitive spreads
• High volume traders looking for a competitive commission-driven environment through their zero spread account
• Traders looking to copy or provide knowledge via their HFCopy account

• FCA (UK)
• SCB (Bahamas)
• CSSF (Luxembourg)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• DFSA (United Arab Emirates)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• FSA (Seychelles)
• FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
• CMA (Kenya)

• Great and intuitive proprietary platform
• MT4 and MT5 offered
• Low currency spreads

• Well-structured account offering with options for all types of traders
• Competitive commissions on their Zero Spread and PAMM accounts
• Copy trading via MT4 / 5 offered through their HF Copy account

• Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors
• Commissions are charged
• Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends

• Platform offering is limited to MetaTrader 4 and 5
• Asset offering in CFDs is below industry standards with 1,200 CFDs
• Their proprietary mobile app does not offer trading capabilities

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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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• Bank Transfer

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• FasaPay
• WebMoney
• BitPay
• PayRetailers
• PayRedeem
• Bank Transfer

US, CA, SY, IR.

US, CA, SY, IR.

$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

Yes, $5 monthly after 6 months of inactivity.

Yes depending on method:

• Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee

Only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)

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.

Yes depending on account type:

• Micro accounts have no commissions.
• Premium accounts have no commissions
• Zero Spread accounts have a minimum commission that varies between $3 to $4 per lot traded
• PAMM (Premium) accounts have no commission
• PAMM (Premium Plus) accounts have a commission of $8 per lot round turn
• HFCopy accounts have no commissions