FXCM Vs. Coinbase - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
FXCM is a global brokerage headquartered in the U.K that specialises in both retail and institutional trading with a comprehensive API offering. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of a marketing affiliate of FXCM EU LTD.	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
Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API 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 2 Other Licenses 2 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) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)	Registered as an electronic payments provider in countries where required to operate, yet they don’t require traditional brokerage regulation.
The Good
Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)	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
Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 300+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors	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
1999 (FXCM Group)	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
€, £, $ - 50 (Varies by payment method)	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Skrill and Neteller are not available to FXCM EU clients at the moment	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.	All available cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
RU, US, CA, JP, SK and more.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies and indices	Coinbase provides only real cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
200+	N/A
📘 Currency Pairs
39	N/A
📗 Commodities
11	N/A
📕 Indices
15	N/A
📔 ETFs
N/A	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
6 (Cryptocurrencies CFDs are not available to retail clients residing in the UK)	110+
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of FXCM'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 share	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
1 unit of any cryptocurrency	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1000 (0.01 Lots)	N/A
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	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 (Varies)	N/A
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).	No
💰 Commissions
No	Yes, from 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction values on Coinbase Standard.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 1.2 Pips (As per our research)	N/A
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 58 Pips (As per our research)	N/A
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 41 Pips (As per our research)	N/A
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.04 (As per our research)	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $51 (As per our research)	Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No