ETX Capital Vs. Capital.com - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 73.85% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Founded in 1965, ETX Capital dedicated the last decades to both spread betting and CFD trading until their recent rebranding into OvalX.	Capital.com is a global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFDs trading with an offering of more than 4,000 different assets along with several trading platforms (TradingView, MT4, MT5 and their own).
Best For
Forex traders for variety of currencies and high net worth equities Traders seeking commission free equities inside their 250 commission-less selection Traders who want to trade commodity futures and bonds	Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a cost-effective option to trade CFDs on Stocks and ETFs Investors and traders looking to buy shares using their new stock investing account (Not available in Australia)
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 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
FCA (UK) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)
The Good
Commission-free trades for 250 equities Low minimum deposit to open standard account (100£) Wide selection of commodity futures and bonds Decent educational material for market research, including seminars on indices, commodities and currencies	Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView
The Bad
Doesn’t provide live news feed on standard account No ability to purchase real stocks or ETFs (All assets are CFDs) Expensive commissions on shares (Eg minimum $15 on US shares, 10 € on EU shares)	Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available
Status
Inactive	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
1965	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $100 to $10,000	$20
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Maestro Skrill UnionPay Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, GBP	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, BE, CN, SG, CH.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
5,174	5,152
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	1,000
📙 Stock CFDs
5,000	3,800
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
60	140
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	33
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
20	37
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
19	115
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
5	27
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
8	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
45	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg 0.1 for WTI, 1 for Cotton)	Variable (Eg: 0.01 ounces of gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Bond	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Varies per futures contract (Eg: 0.1 Copper, 1 for Bonds)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 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
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Depending on asset class. (Eg: U.S shares have a 2 cents per share charge with a minimum of $15 per order, European shares have a 0.1% of transaction value charge with a minimum 10 € charge)	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 70 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 55 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $13	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.97
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $226.4	Dynamic - From $130
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	Yes