Skilling Vs. Freedom Finance - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.

Freedom Finance is an equities broker founded in 2008 belonging to the parent group Freedom Holding Corp (a publicly traded company on NASDAQ exchange). Their specialty is providing access to more than 1 million stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures and options worldwide along with IPOs.

• Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions
• Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades

• Real equities traders looking to day-trade stocks, options, futures and ETFs
• Long term investors looking to build a stocks or ETFs portfolio
• Experienced investors that know which assets they are looking for

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FSAS (Seychelles)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• BaFin (Germany)
• SEC (United States)

• Multiple intuitive platforms for traders with different levels of experience
• Several payment methods for deposits and withdrawals
• No commission for standard accounts
• Trade Assistant tool is great for beginners opening their first trade

• Over 1,500,000+ assets from several exchanges worldwide
• All assets are real equities (they do not provide CFDs)
• InvestIdeas section with great analysis on several high potential stocks
• 3% per year in their savings D-account (Daily interest accrual)

• Doesn’t allow deleveragred trading or customizable leverage
• Charges commission on forex and spot metal trading for premium accounts 
• Asset offering is not that comprehensive

• The use of SMS codes for authentication of basic operations can be an issue for frequent international travellers
• Freedom Finance does not offers currencies, cryptocurrencies or spot commodities
• No stock screener or tools to research and analyse stocks efficiently

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Fasapay
• Webmoney
• PayRetailers
• PayTrust
• Pagsmile
• Directa
• NganLuong.vn
• UnionPay
• Skrill
• Neteller
• Bank Transfer

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfers

US, SY, IR.

SY, IR. 

Yes, 7€ for bank transfers.

Yes, up to 2.5% for credit / debit cards.

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 and the vary per account:

In their all inclusive USD account they charge,

• 0.5% + $0.012 per share with a minimum  of $1.2 per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending

In their Smart in EUR account they charge,

• 0.02€ per share with a minimum of 2€ per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending
• €0.05 for each SMS notification

In their Fix in EUR account, they charge,

• 10€ Monthly account fee
• 0.012€ per share with a minimum of 1.2€ per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending
• €0.03 for each SMS notification