Libertex Vs. FBS - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 70.8% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 76.5% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Libertex is a broker headquartered in Cyprus that operates since 1997 and offers trading in over 250 financial instruments.	FBS is a global broker established in 2009 that specialises in currencies trading via MetaTrader 4 & 5 platforms along with their own proprietary mobile app.
Best For
European-based traders who are looking to trade forex and cryptocurrencies Traders who need to monitor their positions through mobile apps Long-term investors in equities	New traders looking to trade via MT4 with really low starting amounts using their Cent or Micro accounts Experienced high volume traders looking for a fixed zero spread account
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus.	IFSC (Belize) CySec (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing	Clear account offering that covers all levels of traders according to their net worth Proprietary copy trading service Access to high leverage (Up to 1:3000)
The Bad
Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework	Asset offering is extremely limited with over 100+ instruments Minimum deposit for ECN account is high $1,000
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
1997	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	From $1 to $1,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Maestro Neteller Sticpay Skrill Perfect Money Bank Transfer (depending on location and entity) Bitcoin Ethereum USDT (Tether)
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF	3 - EUR, USD, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY.	JP, US, CA, MY, IL, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
374	254
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
100	0
📙 Stock CFDs
100	104
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
52	102
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	8
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
18	12
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
10	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
73	28
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
4	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 - 0.01 Lots
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	3000
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 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
€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.	None
💰 Commissions
None	FBS commissions vary per account type as follows: Cent account: none Micro account: none Standard account: none Zero spread account: From $20 per lot ECN account: From $6 per lot Crypto account: 0.05% for opening or closing positions
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 83 Pips	Dynamic - From 170 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 25 Pips	Dynamic - From 32 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $4	Dynamic - From $0.08
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $205	Dynamic - From $104
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No