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


Visit 70.8% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 79% 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.	XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.
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	Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)
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 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus.	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)
The Good
Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing	Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts
The Bad
Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework	No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)
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	2002
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF	5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
374	2,131
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
100	0
📙 Stock CFDs
100	1,877
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
52	57
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	21
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
18	36
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
10	135
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
73	5
📒 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	$50 trade value
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$50 trade value
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.	None
💰 Commissions
None	For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 83 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 25 Pips	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $4	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $205	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes