ActivTrades Vs. Markets.com - Compare and Choose the Right One


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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.	Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.
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	Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5
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 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5) Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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	2008
💳 Minimum Deposit
$500	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.	11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	US, JP, CA, BE.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, indices, currencies, commodities, ETFs and cryptocurrencies.	Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and bonds
📙 Stocks
1,000+	2,008 CFDs / 7,008 Real Stocks
📘 Currency Pairs
50	67
📗 Commodities
16	28
📕 Indices
30	40
📔 ETFs
500+	66
💸 Cryptocurrencies
11	25
📒 Bonds
N/A	4
📓 Options
N/A	NA
📗 Futures
N/A	NA
📝 Notes:
All of ActivTrades’s assets are CFDs.	Markets.com also offers share dealing account with real stocks from 16 exchanges worldwide.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per share (Fractional share trading allowed)	1 Stock
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies per ETF (Fractional ETF trading allowed)	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:400	Up to 1:300
✍ 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
💻 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	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	Yes, $10 each month after 3 months of inactivity
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes depending on method: Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Yes, only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)	No
💰 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.	No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is: EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10) UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8) US Shares = 2c (min $15) AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 100 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $1.81
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.31
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Dynamic - From $104.10
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No, but Investment Strategy Builder is offered
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No