Coinbase Vs. HF Markets (HFM) - 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.	HF Markets (HFM) is a global broker founded in 2010 under the brand name HotForex that specialises in CFDs trading on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks, ETFs, bonds and futures. Recently they added to their portfolio commission-free real stocks and ETFs.
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.	Low volume traders looking for a low minimum deposit, low trade size and competitive spreads High volume traders looking for a competitive commission-driven environment through their zero spread account Traders looking to copy or provide knowledge via their HFCopy account
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 2 Other Licenses 5 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
None	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) FSCA (South Africa) FSA (Seychelles) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) CMA (Kenya)
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	Well-structured account offering with options for all types of traders Competitive commissions on their Zero Spread and PAMM accounts Copy trading via MT4 / 5 offered through their HF Copy account
The Bad
Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges	Platform offering is limited to MetaTrader 4 and 5 Asset offering in CFDs is below industry standards with 1,200 CFDs Their proprietary mobile app does not offer trading capabilities
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	2010
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal	Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort FasaPay WebMoney BitPay PayRetailers PayRedeem Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
All supported cryptocurrencies.	6 - USD, EUR, NGN, JPY, ZAR, THB.
🗽 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	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
110	2,295
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	2,113
📙 Stock CFDs
0	54
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
0	53
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
0	13
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
0	11
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	34
💸 Cryptocurrencies
110	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	3
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	14
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	$5 - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$5 - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2	Unavailable
📉 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	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
Unavailable	2000
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	Unavailable
✍ 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	Yes
💻 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	Yes, $5 monthly after 6 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.	Yes depending on account type: Micro accounts have no commissions. Premium accounts have no commissions Zero Spread accounts have a minimum commission that varies between $3 to $4 per lot traded PAMM (Premium) accounts have no commission PAMM (Premium Plus) accounts have a commission of $8 per lot round turn HFCopy accounts have no commissions
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.33
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes