ActivTrader Vs. Skilling - 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.

Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.

• 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

• Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions
• Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades

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

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FSAS (Seychelles)

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

• Multiple intuitive platforms for traders with different levels of experience
• Several payment methods for deposits and withdrawals
• No commission for standard accounts
• Trade Assistant tool is great for beginners opening their first trade

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

• Doesn’t allow deleveragred trading or customizable leverage
• Charges commission on forex and spot metal trading for premium accounts 
• Asset offering is not that comprehensive

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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
• Fasapay
• Webmoney
• PayRetailers
• PayTrust
• Pagsmile
• Directa
• NganLuong.vn
• UnionPay
• Skrill
• Neteller
• Bank Transfer

US, CA, SY, IR.

US, SY, IR.

$10 monthly after 1 year 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.

Skilling charges commission on its forex pairs and spot metals for its premium account. The commission starts from $35 per million USD traded (eg: EUR/USD $35, GBP/USD $40 and Gold $60).