FBS Vs. ThinkMarkets - 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.

ThinkMarkets is a global broker headquartered in Australia that offers real stocks and ETFs along with CFDs on stocks, etfs, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies accompanied by their proprietary platform: ThinkTrader.

• 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

• Passive investors looking to buy, hold or transfer real shares or ETFs from ASX
• Active traders looking to exploit their low spreads on CFDs
• MetaTrader 4 & 5 traders looking for a convenient offering

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

• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSAS (Seychelles)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• 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)

• Possibility to invest in real stocks and ETFs or trade CFDs
• Proprietary platform ThinkTrader is smooth and user friendly
• Spreads are very competitive when compared to similar competitors

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

• Real stocks or ETFs are only from ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
• Expensive stock trading commissions ($8 flat fee for ASX shares or ETFs)
• While their stock and ETFs offering is great, they lack variety in all other asset classes

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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
• Bank Transfer
• Bitcoin (BTC)
• Ethereum (ETH)
• Tether (USDT)

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

US, CA, SY, IR.

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

• For Standard account there are no commissions
• For Zero account there is a commission of $3.5 per lot round turn

For real stocks and ETFs investing, there is a flat fee of $8 per trade (in-and-out) or if the trade value is above $200,000 then a 0.05% fee per trade.