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

Founded in 1965, ETX Capital dedicated the last decades to both spread betting and CFD trading until their recent rebranding into OvalX.

Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.

• 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 

• Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time
• High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5

• FCA (UK)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• CySec (Cyprus)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• 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

• Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts
• Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5)
• Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs

• 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)

• Minimum trade sizes larger than average
• Spreads above average

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Maestro
• Skrill
• UnionPay
• Bank Transfer

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

US, BE, CN, SG, CH.

US, JP, CA, BE.

$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.

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)

No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is:

• EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10)
• UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8)
• US Shares = 2c (min $15)
• AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)