easyMarkets Vs. ThinkMarkets - 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.	ThinkMarkets is a global broker headquartered in Australia that offers real stocks and ETFs along with CFDs on stocks, etfs, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies accompanied by their proprietary platform: ThinkTrader.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Passive investors looking to buy, hold or transfer real shares or ETFs from ASX Active traders looking to exploit their low spreads on CFDs MetaTrader 4 & 5 traders looking for a convenient offering
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 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Possibility to invest in real stocks and ETFs or trade CFDs Proprietary platform ThinkTrader is smooth and user friendly Spreads are very competitive when compared to similar competitors
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Real stocks or ETFs are only from ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) Expensive stock trading commissions ($8 flat fee for ASX shares or ETFs) While their stock and ETFs offering is great, they lack variety in all other asset classes
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	2010
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	From 0 to $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 Bank Transfer Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH) Tether (USDT)
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	6 - EUR, AUD, CHF, GBP, JPY, USD.
🗽 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	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
196	4,555
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	3,100
📙 Stock CFDs
64	1,246
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	47
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	11
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	27
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	103
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	21
📒 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)	Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: from 0.01 units of 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 ounce of Gold)
📉 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	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
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 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	For Standard account there are no commissions For Zero account there is a commission of $3.5 per lot round turn For real stocks and ETFs investing, there is a flat fee of $8 per trade (in-and-out) or if the trade value is above $200,000 then a 0.05% fee per trade.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 0.4 to 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 40 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 20 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Dynamic - From $30
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No