FBS Vs. ActivTrader - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

FBS is a global broker established in 2009 that specialises in currencies trading via MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms along with their own proprietary mobile app.

ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.

• New traders looking to trade via MT4 with really low starting amounts using their Cent or Micro accounts
• Experienced high volume traders looking for a fixed zero spread account

• Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform
• Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads
• CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade

• IFSC (Belize)
• CySec (Cyprus)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• FCA (UK)
• SCB (Bahamas)
• CSSF (Luxembourg)

• Clear account offering that covers all levels of traders according to their net worth
• Proprietary copy trading service
• Access to high leverage (Up to 1:3000)

• Great and intuitive proprietary platform
• MT4 and MT5 offered
• Low currency spreads

• Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments
• Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000

• Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors
• Commissions are charged
• Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends

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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
• Neteller
• Sticpay
• Skrill
• Perfect Money
• Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity)
• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• USDT (Tether)

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• Bank Transfer

JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.

US, CA, SY, IR.

$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

Yes depending on method:

• Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee

Only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)

FBS commissions vary per account type as follows:

• Cent account: none
• Micro account: none
• Standard account: none
• Zero spread account: From $20 per lot
• ECN account: From $6 per lot
• Crypto account: 0.05% for opening or closing positions

Yes depending on asset:

• For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€)
• For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£)
• For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1)

Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.