LegacyFX Vs. Coinbase - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Legacy FX is a cypriot broker founded in 2017 that specialises in CFDs trading via MetaTrader 5 for mobile, web and desktop devices.	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
Traders looking for a CySec broker that offers a trading signals service	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 0 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
CySec (Cyprus) VFSC (Vanuatu)	None
The Good
Proprietary signals channel (untested by us) Fixed spreads (at their discretion subject to change)	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
High minimum deposits (From $500 to $25,000) for their various account types Extremely high spreads when compared to similar brokers Low asset offering with poor categorisation Subpar regulatory framework Only MT5 platform is 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
2017	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $500 to $25,000	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Klarna iDeal GiroPay Perfect Money AVOPayments eftPay Volt Cash Load Jeton Gigadat	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
11 - USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, RUB, PLN, HUF, SGD, ZAR.	All supported cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, BE, FR, IL, IR, SY, AF, MM, SO, YE, IQ, SS, SD.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Equities
Total Asset Offering
292	110
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
200	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
40	0
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
24	0
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
18	0
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	110
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
10	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$10,000 (0.1 Lots)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$10,000 (0.1 Lots)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	Unavailable
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, 10 units of account base currency after 90 days of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes, ranging from 0.15% to 0.45% of trade value for stocks only.	From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.6 Pips	Unavailable
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 120 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 63 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $505	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
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No