FP Markets Vs. XM - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 74.34% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 74.89% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
FP Markets is a leading Australian broker with a 10,000+ asset offering accompanied by a great variety of tech options such as deploying your own VPS and accessing ENC / DMA pricing.	XM is an international broker headquartered in Cyprus which offers MetaTrader 4 & 5 and over 1500 + tradable assets.
Best For
Professional traders looking for DMA pricing on their stocks Professional traders looking to set up a dedicated VPS High volume share traders that benefit from DMA pricing	Experienced traders looking to trade shares in high volume using their Zero account MetaTrader users wishing to explore XM's offering while maintaining their preferred platforms
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
The Good
Competitive spreads From 0 pips MT4 and MT5 offered Over 10,000 + shares	Competitive commissions on their Zero account Modest asset offering of 1500+ tradable instruments (similar to competitors in the same range)
The Bad
No ETFs are offered Stock trading commissions are expensive when compared to similar brokers Website is slow and confusing Fees for the majority of deposit and withdrawal methods	No proprietary platforms or technology Expensive spreads and trading fees Lack of asset variety when compared to other brokers in the same range
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
2005	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$5
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Neteller Skrill FasaPay PayTrust China Union Pay Bpay Broker to broker Sticpay Plusdebit Rupee Payments Dragonpay Perfect Money Paylivre Rapyd Finrax Fairpay	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CHF, JPY, HKD, CAD, SGD, NZD.	11 - USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, HUF, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, BE, NZ, SY.	US, CA.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
10,403	1,382
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
10,000	1,286
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
63	57
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
15	15
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
17	14
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
295	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
11	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
2	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	10
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable	Variable - Fractions allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 - (0.01 Lots)	$100 (0.001 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	Yes, $15 one time payment after 1 year of inactivity and then $5 monthly.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.	None
💰 Commissions
No commission on their Standard Account $3 per side (lot) commission on their RAW Account	Yes on Zero accounts ($7 per lot round turn).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 to 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 40 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 0 to 31 Pips	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $9.4
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $9 to $21	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	Yes