easyMarkets Vs. ActivTrader - 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.	ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade
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 2 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends
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	2001
💳 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	Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	4 - EUR, USD, CHF, 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, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
196	1,607
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
64	1,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	50
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	16
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	30
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	500
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	11
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
23	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)	Variable - Fractions allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 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	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 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	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 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	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes depending on method: Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	Only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)
💰 Commissions
None	Yes depending on asset: For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€) For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£) For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1) Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	From 23 Pips to 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	From 98 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	From $55 to $91
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes