easyMarkets Vs. Trading 212 - 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.	Trading 212 is a global broker headquartered in the U.K specialising in real stocks and ETFs investing along with CFD trading.
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 stocks or ETFs with their investing account Traders of all levels of experience looking to trade CFDs on shares
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 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	FCA (UK) CySec (Cyprus) FSC (Bulgaria)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Broad asset offering in their investing account (more than 10,000 assets) Friendly, smooth and simple proprietary platforms (both web and mobile) Great spreads on stocks and no commissions on investing accounts
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Despite both platforms being beautiful, they are gamified for engagement. Clicking on the buy button on mobile platform will trigger a random order without asking for confirmation Asides from stocks, their asset offering lacks variety Very high forex spreads (1.4 Pips on EUR/USD)
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	2004
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	From $1 to $10
💰 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 Paypal Neteller Skrill iDeal Apple Pay
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	9 - USD, EUR, GBP, RON, PLN, CHF, SEK, NOK, CZK.
🗽 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.
📊 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	13,615
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	10,000
📙 Stock CFDs
64	1,526
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	179
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	25
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	35
📔 ETFs
0	1,800
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	50
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	0
📒 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)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	$500 (0.005 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy 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	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 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	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 1.4 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 166 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - From $0.6
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Unavailable
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	Yes
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No