SquaredFinancial Vs. Exness - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
SquaredFinancial is a global brokerage firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cyprus that specialises in providing real stocks along with CFDs on all major asset classes paired with MT4 & MT5 platforms.	Exness is a Cypriot broker founded in 2008 that specialises on currencies trading via MT4 & 5 along with their proprietary Exness Trader platform.
Best For
Professional high volume traders looking to exploit their competitive commissions in shares High volume FX traders looking to open a SquaredElite account with spreads from 0 Pips	Low volume traders looking to take advantage of their low sized account offerings Off-shore traders looking for high leverage factors High volume traders looking for their professional accounts (assuming they are satisfied with their available assets)
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 1 Other Licenses 6 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)	FSA (Seychelles) CBCS (Curaçao) FSC (British Virgin Islands) FSC (Mauritius) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK)
The Good
Extensive asset offering (more than 10,000+ products) Real stocks are offered along with CFDs Very competitive share trading commissions when compared to similar brokers	Competitive spreads depending on the account type Low entry barrier for new traders No minimum deposit on standard accounts
The Bad
Platform offering is limited to only MT4 and MT5 High minimum deposit for SquaredElite account (5,000 €)	Most Exness' the financial licenses are from off-shore locations Very low asset offering with less than 200 instruments Despite using TradingView charts, multi-charts layout or fullscreen are not possible
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	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
2005	2008
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
250 € (SquaredPro Account), 5,000 € SquaredElite Account	From 0 to $3,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Instatransfer	Credit Card Debit Card Neteller Skrill USDT (Tether) Bank Transfer BTC (Bitcoin) Perfect Money SticPay USDC (USD Coin)
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ZAR.	1 - USD
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, IR, SY.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
17,101	243
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
8,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
8,000	100
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
40	100
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
5	7
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
15	10
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
1,000	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
25	26
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
16	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	0.01 Lots ($1,000)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	0.01 Lots ($1,000)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per Commodity (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)	0.01 Lots ($1,000)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Varies per future (Eg: 1 Contract)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	2000
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes, depending on account type or assets. For account types: SquaredPro account has no default commissions SquaredElite account has a commission of $5 per lot For particular assets there are commissions on all accounts, specifically in shares as follows: USA shares have a $0.06 per share commission (with a minimum of $2) European shares have a 0.15% commission of the transaction value (with a minimum of 5 €)	Commissions vary as follows: No comissions on Standard account No comissions on Standard Cent account $3.5 per lot side on Raw Spread account $0.2 per lot side on Zero account No commission on Pro account
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips	1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 150 Pips	From 200 pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 110 Pips	From 20 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	From $0.10
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $250	From $20
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No