Markets.com Vs. Axi (AxiTrader) - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 68% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 74.1% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.	Axi (previously known as AxiTrader) is an Australian broker offering CFDs products on FX, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptocurrencies.
Best For
Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5	Experienced FX Traders looking to benefit from their custom account offering High volume traders looking to benefit from their 0 pips spreads
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 3 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)	ASIC (Australia) FCA (Uk) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) SVGFSA (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
The Good
Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5) Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs	Competitive account offering for all trader levels with spreads from 0 pips
The Bad
Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average	All assets are CFDs (No real stocks or ETFs offered) Extremely low asset offering (around 150 instruments)
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
2008	2007
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort Giropay iDeal Polish Internet Banking Global Collect
💵 Account Base Currencies
11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.	10 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, HKD, JPY, NZD, PLN, SGD, USD
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, JP, CA, BE.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
9,646	229
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
7,008	0
📙 Stock CFDs
2,008	50
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
67	140
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
28	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
40	14
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
466	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
25	11
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
4	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
300	400
✍ 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	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.	$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is: EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10) UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8) US Shares = 2c (min $15) AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)	Varies per account type: Standard: None Pro: $3.50 per lot Elite: $1.75 per lot)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 100 Pips	Dynamic - From 90 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 20 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.81	Dynamic - From $1.45
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.31	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $104.10	Dynamic - From $40
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes