FXCM Vs. Skilling - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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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. **The below information is provided based on FXCM EU LTD. For other FXCM entities, please go to the corresponding FXCM website for more information. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of marketing affiliate for FXCM EU LTD.	Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.
Best For
Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.	Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)	Multiple intuitive platforms for traders with different levels of experience Several payment methods for deposits and withdrawals No commission for standard accounts Trade Assistant tool is great for beginners opening their first trade
The Bad
Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors	Doesn’t allow deleveragred trading or customizable leverage Charges commission on forex and spot metal trading for premium accounts Asset offering is not that comprehensive
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	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$50	From $100 to $5,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill	Visa Mastercard Fasapay Webmoney PayRetailers PayTrust Pagsmile Directa NganLuong.vn UnionPay Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
447	938
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
341	762
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
41	73
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
14	6
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
19	18
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	45
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
22	34
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
10	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
1 Unit	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
400	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 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
50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Skilling charges commission on its forex pairs and spot metals for its premium account. The commission starts from $35 per million USD traded (eg: EUR/USD $35, GBP/USD $40 and Gold $60).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 58 Pips	Dynamic - From 120 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 41 Pips	Dynamic - From 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.04	Dynamic - From $4.62
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.84
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $51	Dynamic - From $131.8
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No