Saxo Bank Vs. Nextmarkets - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank operating since 1992. It is one of the most regulated brokerages in the world with an exceptional selection of financial instruments.	Nextmarkets is a german broker founded in 2014 that specialises in commission free stocks and ETFs trading through their proprietary platform which offers an expert advisory service via live coaches that suggest their trading ideas.
Best For
Professional investors looking to trade a variety of markets High net worth traders or investors	New investors and traders looking to explore their social and copy trading offering via live coaches New investors and traders looking for a simple and friendly mobile app for commission-free investing in stocks or equities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 7 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) HKMA (Hong Kong) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) AFM (Netherlands)	MFSA (Malta Financial Services Authority)
The Good
Exceptional selection of financial instruments at one place 2 highly-customizable proprietary trading platforms API integration for 3rd party services like Excel or TradingView	Their “trading ideas” and “live coaches” offering is quite interesting and provides a lot of value for new traders Their proprietary platform is very simple and easy to use Their equities offering is completely commission-free
The Bad
High minimum deposit for certain countries Withdrawals via bank transfer only High fees on options and futures	Asides from stocks and ETFs, their asset offering lacks variety Their web platform is completely impractical to use for professional trading They don’t let you enjoy your demo trading experience in peace, there is a constant pop-up asking you to fund your account at all times
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
4 Days	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
1992	2014
💳 Minimum Deposit
From 500 € to 2,000 € depending on residence	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
26 - AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNH, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, LTL, MXN, MYR, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, RUB, SEK, SGD, TRY, USD, ZAR	2 - EUR, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US,BR,ES,IN,KE,MX,NG,PK,ZA	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks, ETFs, bonds and options. CFDs on currencies, commodities, stocks, indices, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and bonds.	Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, commodities, indices, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
30,000+	8,000+
📘 Currency Pairs
182	22
📗 Commodities
19 (CFDs)	5
📕 Indices
29 (CFDs)	5
📔 ETFs
5,400+	1,000+
💸 Cryptocurrencies
9	4
📒 Bonds
5,000+	1
📓 Options
3,000+	N/A
📗 Futures
300+	N/A
📝 Notes:
N/A	Nextmarkets provides both CFDs and real stocks or ETFs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
N/A	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 units of BTC)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.1 BTC with leverage 1:2)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
N/A	Varies per commodity (eg: 1 contract of Gold - 1 trojan ounce)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:66	Up to 1:100
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes (through API)	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Up to $150 after 6 months of inactivity, £25 after one quarter in the UK	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
$0.02/share (min $10) for US Stocks, from 0.10% (min €10) for other equity markets, €4 per futures contract	No
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
0.8 Pips average - 0.4 for VIPs	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
N/A	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
N/A	Dynamic - From 40 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - From $2
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - From $0.1 to 0.3
📉 BTC
N/A	Dynamic - From $125
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No