Capital.com Vs. FXCM - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 77% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Capital.com is a global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFDs trading with an offering of more than 4,000 different assets along with several trading platforms (TradingView, MT4, MT5 and their own).	FXCM is a global brokerage headquartered in the U.K that specialises in both retail and institutional trading with a comprehensive API offering. **The below information is provided based on FXCM EU LTD. For other FXCM entities, please go to the corresponding FXCM website for more information. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of marketing affiliate for FXCM EU LTD.
Best For
Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a cost-effective option to trade CFDs on Stocks and ETFs Investors and traders looking to buy shares using their new stock investing account (Not available in Australia)	Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 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
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView	Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)
The Bad
Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available	Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors
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
2016	1999
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$20	$50
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.	4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
5,152	447
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
3,800	341
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
140	41
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
33	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
37	19
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
115	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
27	22
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	10
📓 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	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	1 Unit
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Variable (Eg: 0.01 ounces of gold)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 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	400
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	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
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	Dynamic - From 58 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 55 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From $1.04
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.97	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $130	Dynamic - From $51
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No