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


Visit 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69.9% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.	SquaredFinancial is a global brokerage firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cyprus that specialises in providing real stocks along with CFDs on all major asset classes paired with MT4 & MT5 platforms.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Professional high volume traders looking to exploit their competitive commissions in shares High volume FX traders looking to open a SquaredElite account with spreads from 0 Pips
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 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Extensive asset offering (more than 10,000+ products) Real stocks are offered along with CFDs Very competitive share trading commissions when compared to similar brokers
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Platform offering is limited to only MT4 and MT5 High minimum deposit for SquaredElite account (5,000 €)
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	2005
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	250 € (SquaredPro Account), 5,000 € SquaredElite Account
💰 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 Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Instatransfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ZAR.
🗽 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, IR, SY.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
196	17,101
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	8,000
📙 Stock CFDs
64	8,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	40
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	5
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	15
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	1,000
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	25
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
23	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	16
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)	Varies per Commodity (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies per future (Eg: 1 Contract)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 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	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Yes, depending on account type or assets. For account types: SquaredPro account has no default commissions SquaredElite account has a commission of $5 per lot For particular assets there are commissions on all accounts, specifically in shares as follows: USA shares have a $0.06 per share commission (with a minimum of $2) European shares have a 0.15% commission of the transaction value (with a minimum of 5 €)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 110 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Dynamic - From $250
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	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No