Updated May 13 2022
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Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes. |
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. |
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🏛 Financial Regulators | |
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Status | |
Operational | Operational |
Recent News | |
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Key Data | |
⌛ Account Opening Time | |
1 Day | 1 Day |
📋 Documents Required | |
All documents must be under the account holder’s name. |
All documents must be under the account holder's name. |
📍 Year Founded | |
2016 | 2012 |
💳 Minimum Deposit | |
$, €, £ - 100 (Standard, MT4), 5,000 (Premium, MT4 Premium) | 0 |
💰 Payment Methods | |
💵 Account Base Currencies | |
5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK. | All available cryptocurrencies. |
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens | |
No | Yes |
❌ Restricted Countries | |
US, SY, IR. | None |
📊 STP Account | |
Yes - depending on product traded, available liquidity and trade size | No |
📊 DMA Account | |
No | No |
📊 ECN Account | |
No | No | Assets |
📚 Available Assets | |
📙 Stocks | |
762 | N/A |
📘 Currency Pairs | |
73 | N/A |
📗 Commodities | |
6 | N/A |
📕 Indices | |
18 | N/A |
📔 ETFs | |
45 | N/A |
💸 Cryptocurrencies | |
34 | 110+ |
📒 Bonds | |
N/A | N/A |
📓 Options | |
N/A | N/A |
📗 Futures | |
N/A | N/A |
📝 Notes: | |
All of Skilling’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 per share - From 0.1 shares (Fractional trading) | N/A |
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size | |
Varies per ETF (Eg: VanEck Gold Miners 0.1 unit, XLK 1 unit) | N/A |
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size | |
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC) | $2 |
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size | |
$1,000 (0.01 Lots) | N/A |
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size | |
Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts) | N/A |
📉 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 | N/A |
💪 Professional Leverage | |
Up to 1:500 | N/A |
✍ Customisable Leverage | |
No | No |
🎲 Deleveraged Trading | |
No | Yes |
🎓 Demo Account | |
Yes | No |
📱 IOS App | |
Yes | Yes |
📱 Android App | |
Yes | Yes |
📺 MetaTrader 4 | |
Yes | No |
📺 MetaTrader 5 | |
No | No |
💻 Web trader | |
Yes | Yes |
💻 TradingView Platform | |
Yes | No |
💻 Proprietary Platform | |
Yes | Yes |
📊 Multi-chart Tools | |
Yes | No |
👬 Copy Trading | |
Yes | No |
👫 Social Trading | |
No | No |
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss | |
No | No |
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss | |
Yes, for cTrader, MT4 and MT4 Premium accounts | No | Fees |
💰 Inactivity Fee | |
No | No |
💰 Deposit Fees | |
No | No |
💰 Withdrawal Fees | |
No | No |
💰 Commissions | |
Skilling charges commission on its forex pairs and spot metals for its premium account. The commission starts from $35 per million USD traded (eg: EUR/USD $35, GBP/USD $40 and Gold $60) |
Yes, from 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction values on Coinbase Standard. |
Spreads |
📈 EUR/USD | |
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips | N/A |
📉 SP500 | |
Dynamic - From 120 Pips | N/A |
📈 GOLD | |
Dynamic - From 36 Pips | N/A |
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD) | |
Dynamic - From $4.62 | N/A |
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD) | |
Dynamic - From $0.84 | N/A |
📉 BTC | |
Dynamic - From $131.8 | Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0% | Research and Analysis |
⭐ Watchlists | |
Yes | Yes |
🔭 Stock Screener | |
No | No |
🗓 Economic Calendar | |
Yes | No |
📜 Integrated Newsfeed | |
Yes | Yes |
📡 Reuters Feed | |
No | No |