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


Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69.9% 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).	SquaredFinancial is a global brokerage firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cyprus that specialises in providing real stocks along with CFDs on all major asset classes paired with MT4 & MT5 platforms.
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 high volume traders looking to exploit their competitive commissions in shares High volume FX traders looking to open a SquaredElite account with spreads from 0 Pips
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 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView	Extensive asset offering (more than 10,000+ products) Real stocks are offered along with CFDs Very competitive share trading commissions when compared to similar brokers
The Bad
Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available	Platform offering is limited to only MT4 and MT5 High minimum deposit for SquaredElite account (5,000 €)
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	2005
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$20	250 € (SquaredPro Account), 5,000 € SquaredElite Account
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Instatransfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, CA, IR, SY.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
5,152	17,101
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
1,000	8,000
📙 Stock CFDs
3,800	8,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
140	40
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
33	5
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
37	15
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
115	1,000
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
27	25
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	16
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 per 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: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies per future (Eg: 1 Contract)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 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	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Yes, depending on account type or assets. For account types: SquaredPro account has no default commissions SquaredElite account has a commission of $5 per lot For particular assets there are commissions on all accounts, specifically in shares as follows: USA shares have a $0.06 per share commission (with a minimum of $2) European shares have a 0.15% commission of the transaction value (with a minimum of 5 €)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	Dynamic - From 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 55 Pips	Dynamic - From 110 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $3.30	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.97	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $130	Dynamic - From $250
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No