Oanda Vs. easyMarkets - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary platforms.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Forex traders of all levels (from beginner to advanced)	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 7 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
CFTC (U.S) NFA (U.S) ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) MAS (Singapore) IIROC (Canada) FFAJ (Japan) BVI (British Virgin Islands)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world Fast, simple and professional trading platforms Competitive spreads in their currency pairs	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
Extremely limited offering of assets (104) No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
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 minimum (may take longer)	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. *There is no document verification needed for gross account deposits below US$9,000.	Valid identity documents (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
1996	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £, - 0.	$, €, £ 25 for Standard account, 2,000 for premium and 10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, EUR, GBP, SGD, CHF, JPY, AUD, CAD, HKD.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and bonds.	CFDs on commodities, forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
N/A	64
📘 Currency Pairs
68	62
📗 Commodities
13	17
📕 Indices
16	13
📔 ETFs
N/A	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
4	17
📒 Bonds
6	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	23
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All Oanda's assets are CFDs. In the case of commodities, they only have 13, but each commodity has various trading pairs against several different currencies, eg: GOLD/EUR, GOLD/CHF, etc.	All of easyMarkets assets are CFDs
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
N/A	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
1 unit of any currency pair (Eg: 1 Euro, 1 Usd, 1 GBP, etc)	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	N/A
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 unit of any Bond contract	>N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	Varies per option (Eg. 5 XAU for XAU/USD, 5,000 GBP for GBP/USD)
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:100	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes, it's possible to adjust it using pre-set levels by EasyMarkets.
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	Yes, for Web and App accounts
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 after 1 year of inactivity	N/A
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.	No
💰 Commissions
No, but they do charge currency conversion fees. If your account base currency is GBP and you trade the EUR/USD pair, you'll be paying a conversion fee.	No
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	Fixed per account (Eg: 1.7 Pips Standard MT4, 1.2 Pips Premium MT4 and 0.7 Pips VIP MT4)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Fixed at 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 26 Pips	Fixed per account (Eg: $0.05 Standard MT4, $0..4 Premium MT4 and $0.03 for VIP MT4)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
N/A	$13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $100	Fixed from $110 for Web/App and $100 for MT4 accounts
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No