Moneta Markets Vs. FXCM - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 77% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Moneta Markets is an international broker that specialises in CFDs trading via MetaTrader 4 and their proprietary platform ProTrader powered by TradingView.	FXCM is a global brokerage headquartered in the U.K that specialises in both retail and institutional trading with a comprehensive API offering. **The below information is provided based on FXCM EU LTD. For other FXCM entities, please go to the corresponding FXCM website for more information. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of marketing affiliate for FXCM EU LTD.
Best For
Scalpers looking to take advantage of the spreads and commissions on ECN account International traders looking for an off-shore high leverage broker.	Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 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
ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa) FSA (Seychelles) SVGFSA (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
ProTrader platform powered by TradingView Competitive commissions on ECN account Moneta Markets is part of the Vantage group which holds an ASIC license	Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)
The Bad
Demo accounts only last 30 days Asset offering is extremely low (below 300 instruments) Weak regulatory framework with only 1 license STP account spreads are really high for industry standards	Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors
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
2019	1999
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$50	$50
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard FasaPay JCB SticPay Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - AUD, USD, GBP, EUR, SGD, CAD, NZD, JPY, HKD.	4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
AF, AS, AL, AU, BY, BE, BM, BA, BG, BI, CA, CF, HR, CU, CY, CD, ER, FR, GU, IR, IQ, IT, JP, LB, LR, LY, MK, ML, ME, MM, KP, PR, GN, GW, RO, SL, RS, SG, SI, SO, SS, SD, ES, SY, US, UK, VI, VE, YE, ZW.	RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
769	447
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
640	341
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
45	41
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
15	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
16	19
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
40	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
6	22
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
7	10
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Unit
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
1000	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	400
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Commission structure varies as follows: No commissions on Direct STP account $3 per lot per side commission on Prime ECN account $1 per lot per side commission on Ultra ECN account	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.1 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 300 Pips	Dynamic - From 58 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 10 to 130 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.22	Dynamic - From $1.04
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.02	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $51
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No