easyMarkets Vs. Forex.com - Compare and Choose the Right One


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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.	Forex.com is a global broker headquartered in the U.S and part of StoneX (publicly traded company on NASDAQ) that specialises in offering CFDs based on commodities, currencies, indices, stocks, ETFs, shares, bonds and cryptocurrencies.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Traders of all levels (beginner to advanced) looking for competitive pricing Trades of all levels looking for a great platform variety High volume traders looking for ECN or DMA accounts offering deep liquidity for large trades
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 4 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	FINRA (United States) FCA (UK) FFAJ (Japan) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) CIMA (Cayman Islands)
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 platform offering (Proprietary, TradingView, MetaTrader 4 & 5) Excellent asset offering (more than 5,000+ instruments) Competitive spreads in some of their assets
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Despite presenting a great customisable platform, it still feels messy and not intuitive to use Commissions are expensive when compared to similar competitors
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity documents (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
$, €, £ 25 for Standard account, 2,000 for premium and 10,000 for VIP	$100
💰 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 Skrill Neteller 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	6 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ 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	None
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on commodities, forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies and indices.	CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices, bonds, shares and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
64	4,500+
📘 Currency Pairs
62	93
📗 Commodities
17	35
📕 Indices
13	24
📔 ETFs
N/A	700+
💸 Cryptocurrencies
17	5
📒 Bonds
N/A	14
📓 Options
23	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of easyMarkets assets are CFDs	All of Forex.com’s assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)	Varies per share (eg: 0.3 AMZN shares)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	Varies per ETF (eg: 5 contracts of XLK)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 lots)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
N/A	Varies per commodity (eg: 1 contract of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
>N/A	Varies per Bond (eg: 1 contract of Euro Bobl)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Varies per option (Eg. 5 XAU for XAU/USD, 5,000 GBP for GBP/USD)	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes, it's possible to adjust it using pre-set levels by EasyMarkets.	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 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, for Web and App accounts	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
N/A	Yes, $15 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
No	Yes depending on account type. Standard account has no commissions “Commission Account” and “DMA Account” have a flat $5 fee commission per lot round turn
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed per account (Eg: 1.7 Pips Standard MT4, 1.2 Pips Premium MT4 and 0.7 Pips VIP MT4)	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed at 150 Pips	From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed per account (Eg: $0.05 Standard MT4, $0..4 Premium MT4 and $0.03 for VIP MT4)	From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
$13	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Fixed from $110 for Web/App and $100 for MT4 accounts	From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes