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Skilling Vs. FxPro - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Updated Oct 20 2022

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Overview

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

FxPro is a regulated global brokerage firm offering a vast array of tradable instruments including CFDs on FX, Stocks, Crypto, Commodities, Indices, Energies and Futures.

Best For
  • Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions
  • Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades
  • Experienced traders looking for platform and accounts variety
  • FX Traders looking for deep liquidity and fast execution under 14 ms
Licenses

Financial
Licenses

Regulation

Regulated

Top-tier Licenses

0

Other Licenses

2

Provided by
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Financial
Licenses

Regulation

Regulated

Top-tier Licenses

1

Other Licenses

3

Provided by
TheTradingBible.com

Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
  • CySec (Cyprus)
  • FSAS (Seychelles)
  • CySec (Cyprus)
  • ASIC (Australia)
  • SCB (Bahamas)
  • FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
  • 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
  • Moderate asset offering (around 2,500+ instruments)
  • Great plafform variety (FxPro Edge CFD, MetaTrader 4 & 5, cTrader)
The Bad
  • 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
  • No real stocks or ETFs
  • Proprietary platform is not user friendly
Status
Operational Operational
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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
2016 2006
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $100 to $5,000 $100
💰 Payment Methods
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Fasapay
  • Webmoney
  • PayRetailers
  • PayTrust
  • Pagsmile
  • Directa
  • NganLuong.vn
  • UnionPay
  • Skrill
  • Neteller
  • Bank Transfer
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Bank Transfer
  • Neteller
  • Skrill
  • Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK. 8 - EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, PLN, AUD, JPY, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No No
❌ Restricted Countries

US, SY, IR.

US, CA, IR.

📊 STP Account
Yes No
📊 DMA Account
No Yes
📊 ECN Account
No No
Banking License
No No
Debit Card
No No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs CFDs
Total Asset Offering
938 2,261
Exchange Access
0 0
📙 Real Stocks
0 0
📙 Stock CFDs
762 2,100
📘 Currency Pairs
0 0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
73 70
📗 Commodities
0 0
📗 Commodities CFDs
6 11
📕 Indices
0 0
📕 Indices CFDs
18 29
📔 ETFs
0 0
📔 ETFs CFDs
45 0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0 0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
34 30
📒 Bonds
0 0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0 0
📓 Options
0 0
📓 Options CFDs
0 0
📗 Futures
0 0
📗 Futures CFDs
0 21
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions Allowed $1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions Allowed Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC) $1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots) $1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts) $1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable $1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30 30
💪 Professional Leverage
500 500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes Yes
📱 Android App
Yes Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No Yes
📺 cTrader
Yes Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes No
👫 Social Trading
No No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None

$15 after 12 months of inactivity plus $5 monthly thereafter.

💰 Deposit Fees
None None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None None
💰 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).

No commissions on MT4 & 5 ($45 per $1million USD traded on cTrader.

Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 120 Pips Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 36 Pips Dynamic - From 24 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $4.62 Dynamic - From $2.82
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.84 Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $131.8 Dynamic - From $88
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes No
🔭 Stock Screener
No No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes No
📡 Reuters Feed
No No
📡 Educational Content
No Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No No
📡 Video Tutorials
No No
📡 Account Management
No Yes
📡 Webinars
No No