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


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Overview
Founded in 1965, ETX Capital dedicated the last decades to both spread betting and CFD trading until their recent rebranding into OvalX.	Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.
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	Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FCA (UK) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus)	None
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	Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies
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)	Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges
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	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $100 to $10,000	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Maestro Skrill UnionPay Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, GBP	All supported cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, BE, CN, SG, CH.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Equities
Total Asset Offering
5,174	110
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
5,000	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
60	0
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	0
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
20	0
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
19	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	110
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
5	0
📒 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	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg 0.1 for WTI, 1 for Cotton)	Unavailable
📉 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	Unavailable
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 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
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 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)	From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips	Unavailable
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $13	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $226.4	Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No