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


Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 68% 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).	Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.
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)	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
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)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView	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
The Bad
Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available	Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average
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	2008
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$20	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.	11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, JP, CA, BE.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
5,152	9,646
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	7,008
📙 Stock CFDs
3,800	2,008
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
140	67
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
33	28
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
37	40
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
115	466
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
27	25
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	4
📓 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
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 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 Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	300
✍ 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
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	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)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	Dynamic - From 100 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 55 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From $1.81
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.97	Dynamic - From $0.31
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $130	Dynamic - From $104.10
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No