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


Visit 81% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 63.10% 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.	Nextmarkets is a german broker founded in 2014 that specialises in commission free stocks and ETFs trading through their proprietary platform which offers an expert advisory service via live coaches that suggest their trading ideas.
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 investors and traders looking to explore their social and copy trading offering via live coaches New investors and traders looking for a simple and friendly mobile app for commission-free investing in stocks or 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)	MFSA (Malta Financial Services Authority)
The Good
Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads	Their “trading ideas” and “live coaches” offering is quite interesting and provides a lot of value for new traders Their proprietary platform is very simple and easy to use Their equities offering is completely commission-free
The Bad
Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends	Asides from stocks and ETFs, their asset offering lacks variety Their web platform is completely impractical to use for professional trading They don’t let you enjoy your demo trading experience in peace, there is a constant pop-up asking you to fund your account at all times
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	2014
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$500	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.	2 - EUR, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 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	18,037
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	8,000
📙 Stock CFDs
1,000	8,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
50	22
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
16	5
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
30	5
📔 ETFs
0	1,000
📔 ETFs CFDs
500	1,000
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	4
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	1
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.1 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies per commodity (eg: 1 contract of Gold - 1 ounce)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	100
✍ 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	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
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.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
From 23 Pips to 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 98 Pips	Dynamic - From 40 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $2
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.1 to 0.3
📉 BTC
From $55 to $91	Dynamic - From $125
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	Yes