Axi (AxiTrader) Vs. City Index - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 74.1% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Axi (previously known as AxiTrader) is an Australian broker offering CFDs products on FX, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptocurrencies.	City Index is a global broker founded in 1983 that holds 4 financial licenses and offers advanced trading platforms, mobile apps, diverse market research tools and an extensive range of markets.
Best For
Experienced FX Traders looking to benefit from their custom account offering High volume traders looking to benefit from their 0 pips spreads	Intermediate and experienced traders looking for a great asset variety on CFDs Experienced traders looking to trade options over 17 asset classes Share and ETF traders looking for a comprehensive offering
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 3 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (Uk) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) SVGFSA (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) MAS (Singapore) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
The Good
Competitive account offering for all trader levels with spreads from 0 pips	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
The Bad
All assets are CFDs (No real stocks or ETFs offered) Extremely low asset offering (around 150 instruments)	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
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
2007	1983
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort Giropay iDeal Polish Internet Banking Global Collect	Visa Mastercard Maestro Electron PayPal Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, HKD, JPY, NZD, PLN, SGD, USD	8 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, PLN, HUF, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
229	5,412
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
50	4,500
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
140	84
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
14	30
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
14	25
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	740
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	5
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	11
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	17
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Variable (eg: 0.01 BTC, 1 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Unit
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
400	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	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.	12£ monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Varies per account type: Standard: None Pro: $3.50 per lot Elite: $1.75 per lot)	Spread betting markets have no commission CFDs or FX trading has no commission as well (except equities: shares & ETFs) Equity commissions depend on the market’s location (eg: UK and Europe have a 0.08% of transaction value fee, US equities and Asian ones have different percentages as well) The minimum equity commission rates are $10, £10 or 10€.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 90 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 20 Pips	From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.45	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $40	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No