ActivTrader Vs. Markets.com - 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.

Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.

• 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

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

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• 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

• 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

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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
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

US, CA, SY, IR.

US, JP, CA, BE.

$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

$10 each month after 3 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.

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)