FBS Vs. City Index - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 76.5% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 69% 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.	City Index is a global broker founded in 1983 that holds 4 financial licenses and offers advanced trading platforms, mobile apps, diverse market research tools and an extensive range of markets.
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	Intermediate and experienced traders looking for a great asset variety on CFDs Experienced traders looking to trade options over 17 asset classes Share and ETF traders looking for a comprehensive offering
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 4 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
IFSC (Belize) CySec (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) MAS (Singapore) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
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)	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
The Bad
Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000	All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5) While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate
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	1983
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $1 to $1,000	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Maestro Neteller Sticpay Skrill Perfect Money Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity) Bitcoin Ethereum USDT (Tether)	Visa Mastercard Maestro Electron PayPal Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
3 - EUR, USD, AUD.	8 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, PLN, HUF, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
254	5,412
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
104	4,500
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
102	84
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
8	30
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
12	25
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	740
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
28	5
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	11
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	17
📗 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	Variable (eg: 0.01 BTC, 1 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Unit
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
💪 Retail Leverage
3000	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 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	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	12£ monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 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	Spread betting markets have no commission CFDs or FX trading has no commission as well (except equities: shares & ETFs) Equity commissions depend on the market’s location (eg: UK and Europe have a 0.08% of transaction value fee, US equities and Asian ones have different percentages as well) The minimum equity commission rates are $10, £10 or 10€.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 3 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 170 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 32 Pips	From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.08	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $104	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
No	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No