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


Visit 81% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 70.8% 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.	Libertex is a broker headquartered in Cyprus that operates since 1997 and offers trading in over 250 financial instruments.
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	European-based traders who are looking to trade forex and cryptocurrencies Traders who need to monitor their positions through mobile apps Long-term investors in equities
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 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)	CySec (Cyprus.
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework
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	1997
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.	4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	US, CA, SY.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
1,607	374
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	100
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	100
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
50	52
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
16	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
30	18
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
500	10
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	73
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	4
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	$20 minimum trade size
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 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	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.
💰 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)	Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.
💰 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	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 83 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $4
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Dynamic - From $205
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	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No