CMC Markets Vs. AAATrade - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
CMC Markets is a global broker headquartered in the U.K that holds 6 high value financial licenses and offers CFD trading on stocks, etfs, commodities, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.	AAATrade is a Cyprus based broker established in 2013, that offers a variety of financial instruments including contracts for difference (CFDs), forex, stock, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others.
Best For
Professional high volume traders looking to offset the cost of commissions through larger trades Intermediate and professional traders looking for a professional custom platform with customisable layouts	Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 5 Other Licenses 0 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
ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) IIROC (Canada) MAS (Singapore) BaFin (Germany)	CySec (Cyprus)
The Good
Comprehensive asset offering with more than 12,000+ tradable assets and the possibility to add data connections to exchanges to add more Powerful professional platform with customisable layouts and integrated reuters feed	Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities
The Bad
High commissions on stocks and ETFs Platform is not beginner friendly	Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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
1989	2013
💳 Minimum Deposit
0	$500
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR, NZD, NOK, PLN, SGD, SEK, USD.	3 - USD, EUR, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.	US, AS, AI, BB, FJ, GU, PW, PA, WS, SC, TT, VU, AL, BS, BW, KH, GH, JM, MU, MM, NI, PK, UG, SY, YE, ZW, IR, KR, AF, IQ, MN.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and bonds	Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and futures.
📙 Stocks
10,169	1,000+
📘 Currency Pairs
330+	80+
📗 Commodities
124	4
📕 Indices
95	12
📔 ETFs
1084	5
💸 Cryptocurrencies
18 (Not available in the U.K)	50+
📒 Bonds
55	4
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
CFDs on commodities futures contracts with various expiration dates.	7
📝 Notes:
N/A	Almost all assets are CFDs, except for 45 blue chip stocks
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per cryptocurrency (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
1 Contract	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Contract	!00 Units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
1 Contract	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:200
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 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
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.	Yes, €15 after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	Yes, from 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No for debit/credit card and e-payment. Wire transfer has a €10 fee.
💰 Commissions
Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission.	No commissions on novice accounts. Commission free trading for stock ETFs on Experienced accounts FX commissions are $4-$8 per lot depending whether the pair is major, minor or exotic.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips	Dynamic - From 2 Pips
📉 SP500
From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 95 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.21
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.01
📉 BTC
N/A	Dynamic - From $511
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes (Partial)
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	Yes