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


Visit 76.5% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 83.45% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
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.	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
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 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 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
IFSC (Belize) CySec (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) NBRB (Belarus)
The Good
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)	Beginner friendly platforms Customisable or removable leverage (Not available in Australia) Integration with TradingView
The Bad
Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000	Lack of advanced research and analysis tools No multi-charting capabilities on their propietary web platform Trailing-stop order not available
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
2009	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $1 to $1,000	$20
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Maestro Neteller Sticpay Skrill Perfect Money Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity) Bitcoin Ethereum USDT (Tether)	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill Apple Pay iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, AUD.	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
254	5,152
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	1,000
📙 Stock CFDs
104	3,800
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
102	140
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
8	33
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
12	37
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	115
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
28	27
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	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
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	Variable (Eg: 0.01 ounces of gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
3000	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	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
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	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 3 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 170 Pips	Dynamic - From 70 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 32 Pips	Dynamic - From 55 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.08	Dynamic - From $3.30
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.97
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $104	Dynamic - From $130
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	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