Forex.com Vs. AAATrade - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Forex.com is a global broker headquartered in the U.S and part of StoneX (publicly traded company on NASDAQ) that specialises in offering CFDs based on commodities, currencies, indices, stocks, ETFs, shares, bonds and cryptocurrencies.	AAATrade is a Cyprus based broker established in 2013, that offers a variety of financial instruments including contracts for difference (CFDs), forex, stock, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others.
Best For
Traders of all levels (beginner to advanced) looking for competitive pricing Trades of all levels looking for a great platform variety High volume traders looking for ECN or DMA accounts offering deep liquidity for large trades	Beginner traders looking for a simple web and mobile platform to get started Passive investors looking for real equity
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The Good
Great platform offering (Proprietary, TradingView, MetaTrader 4 & 5) Excellent asset offering (more than 5,000+ instruments) Competitive spreads in some of their assets	Simple and friendly proprietary trading platform Intuitive overview of account analytics Wide variety of CFDs and real equities
The Bad
Despite presenting a great customisable platform, it still feels messy and not intuitive to use Commissions are expensive when compared to similar competitors	Above-average FX spreads High fees (depending on the deposit / withdrawal methods) High deposit requirements for advanced services ($25,000 , $100,000)
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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.
🏛 Financial Regulators
FINRA (United States) FCA (UK) FFAJ (Japan) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) CIMA (Cayman Islands)	CySec (Cyprus)
📍 Year Founded
2001	2013
💳 Minimum Deposit
$100	$500
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer	Credit Card Debit Card Wire Transfer Skrill Neteller FasaPay UnionPay Giropay QIWI Cryptocurrencies
💵 Account Base Currencies
6 - GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, CHF.	3 - USD, EUR, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, AS, AI, BB, FJ, GU, PW, PA, WS, SC, TT, VU, AL, BS, BW, KH, GH, JM, MU, MM, NI, PK, UG, SY, YE, ZW, IR, KR, AF, IQ, MN.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices, bonds, shares and cryptocurrencies.	Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and futures.
📙 Stocks
4,500+	1,000+
📘 Currency Pairs
93	80+
📗 Commodities
35	4
📕 Indices
24	12
📔 ETFs
700+	5
💸 Cryptocurrencies
5	50+
📒 Bonds
14	4
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	7
📝 Notes:
All of Forex.com’s assets are CFDs.	Almost all assets are CFDs, except for 45 blue chip stocks
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per share (eg: 0.3 AMZN shares)	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies per ETF (eg: 5 contracts of XLK)	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: 1 contract of Gold)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Varies per Bond (eg: 1 contract of Euro Bobl)	!00 Units
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:200
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $15 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	Yes, €15 after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	Yes, from 0.2% for cryptocurrency, credit and debit cards up to 5% for alternative payments. Direct wire transfers have a fee of €10.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No for debit/credit card and e-payment. Wire transfer has a €10 fee.
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type. Standard account has no commissions “Commission Account” and “DMA Account” have a flat $5 fee commission per lot round turn	No commissions on novice accounts. Commission free trading for stock ETFs on Experienced accounts FX commissions are $4-$8 per lot depending whether the pair is major, minor or exotic.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 2 Pips
📉 SP500
From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 95 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.21
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.01
📉 BTC
From $120	Dynamic - From $511
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes (Partial)
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	Yes