Fusion Markets Vs. Coinbase - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Fusion Markets is an Australian broker founded in 2010 that specialises in low-cost currency trading via MT4 and MT5 platforms and holds 2 financial licenses from ASIC and VFSC.	Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.
Best For
New traders looking to get started in currency trading Intermediate and professional traders looking for low spreads with a custom account offering	Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) VFSC (Vanuatu)	Registered as an electronic payments provider in countries where required to operate, yet they don’t require traditional brokerage regulation.
The Good
Extremely competitive account offering with either 0 spreads and a commission of AUD $4.5 or low spreads with no commissions Tight spreads on most of their instruments	Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies
The Bad
Asset offering is poor (over 100+ instruments) Platform variety is not great (only MT4 or MT5 offered)	Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges
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
2010	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
0	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller PerfectMoney Jeton	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
7 - AUD, EUR, USD, GBP, JPY, SGD, THB.	All available cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, IR, SY, NZ.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on currencies, commodities, indices and stocks.	Coinbase provides only real cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
50	N/A
📘 Currency Pairs
90+	N/A
📗 Commodities
17	N/A
📕 Indices
10	N/A
📔 ETFs
N/A	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
8	110+
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of Fusion Market’s assets are CFDs.	Coinbase is a traditional cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, meaning that all cryptocurrencies purchased are real ones and not financial derivatives.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	N/A
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	N/A
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	N/A
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	N/A
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No for most payment methods except international bank transfers which have a cost of 20 AUD.	No
💰 Commissions
No commissions on classic accounts. AUD $4.5 per lot round turn for ZERO accounts with spreads starting from 0.	Yes, from 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction values on Coinbase Standard.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0 to 0.8 Pips	N/A
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	N/A
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 9 Pips	N/A
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.01	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $31	Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No