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


Visit 74.46% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 77% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
FxPro is a regulated global brokerage firm offering a vast array of tradable instruments including CFDs on FX, Stocks, Crypto, Commodities, Indices, Energies and Futures.	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.
Best For
Experienced traders looking for platform and accounts variety FX Traders looking for deep liquidity and fast execution under 14 ms	Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas) FSCA (South Africa)	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Moderate asset offering (around 2,500+ instruments) Great plafform variety (FxPro Edge CFD, MetaTrader 4 & 5, cTrader)	Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)
The Bad
No real stocks or ETFs Proprietary platform is not user friendly	Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors
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
2006	1999
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$50
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
8 - EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, PLN, AUD, JPY, ZAR.	4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, IR.	RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
2,261	447
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
2,100	341
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
70	41
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
11	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
29	19
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
30	22
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	10
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
21	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	1 Unit
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	400
✍ 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
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$15 after 12 months of inactivity plus $5 monthly thereafter.	50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
No commissions on MT4 & 5 ($45 per $1million USD traded on cTrader.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 60 Pips	Dynamic - From 58 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 24 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $2.82	Dynamic - From $1.04
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $88	Dynamic - From $51
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
No	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No