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


Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 73.85% 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).	OvalX (formerly ETX Capital) offers 60 currency pairs and a wide selection of equities for the beginning and experienced investors with no deposit and withdrawal fees.
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)	Forex traders for variety of currencies and high net worth equities Traders seeking commission free equities inside their 250 commission-less selection Traders who want to trade commodity futures and bonds
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 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)	FCA (UK) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus)
The Good
Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView	Commission-free trades for 250 equities Low minimum deposit to open standard account (100£) Wide selection of commodity futures and bonds Decent educational material for market research, including seminars on indices, commodities and currencies
The Bad
Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available	Doesn’t provide live news feed on standard account No ability to purchase real stocks or ETFs (All assets are CFDs) Expensive commissions on shares (Eg minimum $15 on US shares, 10 € on EU shares)
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	1965
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$20	From $100 to $10,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal	Visa Mastercard Maestro Skrill UnionPay Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.	3 - EUR, USD, GBP
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, BE, CN, SG, CH.
📊 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	5,174
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
3,800	5,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
140	60
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
33	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
37	20
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
115	19
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
27	5
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	8
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	45
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 Cryptocurrency (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 per commodity (Eg 0.1 for WTI, 1 for Cotton)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Bond
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies per futures contract (Eg: 0.1 Copper, 1 for Bonds)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ 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	No
💻 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	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Depending on asset class. (Eg: U.S shares have a 2 cents per share charge with a minimum of $15 per order, European shares have a 0.1% of transaction value charge with a minimum 10 € charge)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 55 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - From $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.97	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $130	Dynamic - From $226.4
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No