Markets.com Vs. City Index - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.

City Index is a global broker founded in 1983 that holds 4 financial licenses and offers advanced trading platforms, mobile apps, diverse market research tools and an extensive range of markets.

• 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

• Intermediate and experienced traders looking for a great asset variety on CFDs
• Experienced traders looking to trade options over 17 asset classes
• Share and ETF traders looking for a comprehensive offering

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• MAS (Singapore)
• ADGM (United Arab Emirates)

• 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

• All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs
• Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5)
• While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate

• Minimum trade sizes larger than average
• Spreads above average

• All assets are CFDs, there is no possibility to buy real stocks or ETFs
• Cryptocurrency offering is below most of its competitors (only 5)
• While easy to execute a trade, platform is difficult for a novice to navigate

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Maestro
• Electron
• PayPal
• Bank Transfer

US, JP, CA, BE.

US, CA, SY, IR.

$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.

12£ monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

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)

• Spread betting markets have no commission
• CFDs or FX trading has no commission as well (except equities: shares & ETFs)
• Equity commissions depend on the market’s location (eg: UK and Europe have a 0.08% of transaction value fee, US equities and Asian ones have different percentages as well)
• The minimum equity commission rates are $10, £10 or 10€.