easyMarkets Vs. AAATrade - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.	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
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	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 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	CySec (Cyprus)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	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
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
2001	2013
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	$500
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money	Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	3 - EUR, USD, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.	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
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
196	2,162
Exchange Access
0	25
📙 Real Stocks
0	1,000
📙 Stock CFDs
64	1,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	4
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	12
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	5
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	50
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	4
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
23	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	7
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	100 units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	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
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	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
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	€15 after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	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
None	Wire transfers have a €10 fee.
💰 Commissions
None	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
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 2 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 95 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - From $0.21
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.01
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Dynamic - From $511
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No