easyMarkets Vs. XTB - 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.	XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)
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)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)
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	2002
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	0
💰 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 Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.
🗽 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, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 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	2,131
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
64	1,877
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	57
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	21
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	36
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	135
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	5
📒 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)	$50 trade value
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$50 trade value
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	Varies by Crypto (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 by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces 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	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 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	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 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	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes