Skilling Vs. Saxo Bank - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.	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.
Best For
Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades	Professional investors looking to trade a variety of markets High net worth traders or investors
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 7 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)	ASIC (Australia) HKMA (Hong Kong) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) AFM (Netherlands)
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	Exceptional selection of financial instruments at one place 2 highly-customizable proprietary trading platforms API integration for 3rd party services like Excel or TradingView
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	High minimum deposit for certain countries Withdrawals via bank transfer only High fees on options and futures
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	4 days
📋 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	1992
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $100 to $5,000	From $500 up to $2,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Fasapay Webmoney PayRetailers PayTrust Pagsmile Directa NganLuong.vn UnionPay Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK.	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.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, BR, ES, IN, KE, MX, NG, PK, ZA.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
938	49,339
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	30,000
📙 Stock CFDs
762	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
73	182
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
6	19
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
18	29
📔 ETFs
0	5,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
45	5,400
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
34	9
📒 Bonds
0	5,000
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	3,000
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	300
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions Allowed	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - Fractions Allowed	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC)	Varies by Cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 units of BTC)
📉 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)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	66
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	Up to $150 after 6 months of inactivity, £25 after one quarter in the UK.
💰 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).	$0.02/share (min $10) for US Stocks, from 0.10% (min €10) for other equity markets, €4 per futures contract.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.4 to 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 120 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 36 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $4.62	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.84	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $131.8	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No