Plus500 Vs. Coinbase - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Plus500 is an international broker specialised in CFD trading with a big range of assets including CFDs based on American options	Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.
Best For
Intermediate traders looking to trade short term Experienced traders looking to speculate using CFDs based on options	Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 3 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) MAS (Singapore)	Registered as an electronic payments provider in countries where required to operate, yet they don’t require traditional brokerage regulation.
The Good
CFDs on american options offered Low minimum trade sizes Propietary platform with multi-charting tools	Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies
The Bad
No ability to remove leverage All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)	Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
16 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, AUD, JPY, PLN, HUF, CZK, CAD, TRY, SEK, NOK, SGD.	All available cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, CU, SY, IR.	None
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and options.	Coinbase provides only real cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
2,000+	N/A
📘 Currency Pairs
70	N/A
📗 Commodities
25	N/A
📕 Indices
26	N/A
📔 ETFs
95	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
14	110+
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
Option CFDs (Calls and Puts) on: Alphabet, Facebook, Apple, Deutsche Bank, Snap, Twitter, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla and NIO along with major indices and EUR/USD.	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All of Plus500's assets are CFDs.	Coinbase is a traditional cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, meaning that all cryptocurrencies purchased are real ones and not financial derivatives.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies by Stock (Eg: 0.05 units of Tesla)	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies by ETF (Eg: 0.5 units of XLK)	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.001 BTC)	$2
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000	N/A
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.2 Troy ounces of Gold)	N/A
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Varies by Option (Eg: 5 contracts of Tesla Calls)	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	N/A
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:300	N/A
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 every 3 months	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
No	Yes, from 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction values on Coinbase Standard.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	N/A
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 70 Pips	N/A
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	N/A
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $5.2	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From 7 Pips	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $136	Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
No, only allows setting an individual favourites list	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No