Coinbase Vs. City Index - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.	City Index is a global broker founded in 1983 that holds 4 financial licenses and offers advanced trading platforms, mobile apps, diverse market research tools and an extensive range of markets.
Best For
Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.	Intermediate and experienced traders looking for a great asset variety on CFDs Experienced traders looking to trade options over 17 asset classes Share and ETF traders looking for a comprehensive offering
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
None	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) MAS (Singapore) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
The Good
Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
The Bad
Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
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
2012	1983
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal	Visa Mastercard Maestro Electron PayPal Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
All supported cryptocurrencies.	8 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, PLN, HUF, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Equities	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
110	5,412
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
0	4,500
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
0	84
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
0	30
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
0	25
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	740
💸 Cryptocurrencies
110	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	5
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	11
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	17
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2	Variable (eg: 0.01 BTC, 1 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Unit
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
💪 Retail Leverage
Unavailable	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
No	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	12£ monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.	Spread betting markets have no commission CFDs or FX trading has no commission as well (except equities: shares & ETFs) Equity commissions depend on the market’s location (eg: UK and Europe have a 0.08% of transaction value fee, US equities and Asian ones have different percentages as well) The minimum equity commission rates are $10, £10 or 10€.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No