Coinbase Vs. FP Markets - 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.	FP Markets is a leading Australian broker with a 10,000+ asset offering accompanied by a great variety of tech options such as deploying your own VPS and accessing ENC / DMA pricing.
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.	Professional traders looking for DMA pricing on their stocks Professional traders looking to set up a dedicated VPS High volume share traders that benefit from DMA pricing
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 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
None	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
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	Competitive spreads From 0 pips MT4 and MT5 offered Over 10,000 + shares
The Bad
Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges	No ETFs are offered Stock trading commissions are expensive when compared to similar brokers Website is slow and confusing Fees for the majority of deposit and withdrawal methods
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	2005
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Neteller Skrill FasaPay PayTrust China Union Pay Bpay Broker to broker Sticpay Plusdebit Rupee Payments Dragonpay Perfect Money Paylivre Rapyd Finrax Fairpay
💵 Account Base Currencies
All supported cryptocurrencies.	10 - USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CHF, JPY, HKD, CAD, SGD, NZD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, JP, BE, NZ, SY.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Equities	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
110	10,403
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
0	10,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
0	63
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
0	15
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
0	17
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	295
💸 Cryptocurrencies
110	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	11
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	2
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2	Unavailable
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 - (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
Unavailable	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
No	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.	No commission on their Standard Account $3 per side (lot) commission on their RAW Account
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 40 to 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0 to 31 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%	Dynamic - From $9 to $21
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	Yes