ThinkMarkets Vs. HF Markets (HFM) - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

ThinkMarkets is a global broker headquartered in Australia that offers real stocks and ETFs along with CFDs on stocks, etfs, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies accompanied by their proprietary platform: ThinkTrader.

HF Markets (HFM) is a global broker founded in 2010 under the brand name HotForex that specialises in CFDs trading on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks, ETFs, bonds and futures. Recently they added to their portfolio commission-free real stocks and ETFs.

• Passive investors looking to buy, hold or transfer real shares or ETFs from ASX
• Active traders looking to exploit their low spreads on CFDs
• MetaTrader 4 & 5 traders looking for a convenient offering

• Low volume traders looking for a low minimum deposit, low trade size and competitive spreads
• High volume traders looking for a competitive commission-driven environment through their zero spread account
• Traders looking to copy or provide knowledge via their HFCopy account

• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSAS (Seychelles)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• DFSA (United Arab Emirates)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• FSA (Seychelles)
• FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
• CMA (Kenya)

• Possibility to invest in real stocks and ETFs or trade CFDs
• Proprietary platform ThinkTrader is smooth and user friendly
• Spreads are very competitive when compared to similar competitors

• Well-structured account offering with options for all types of traders
• Competitive commissions on their Zero Spread and PAMM accounts
• Copy trading via MT4 / 5 offered through their HF Copy account

• Real stocks or ETFs are only from ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
• Expensive stock trading commissions ($8 flat fee for ASX shares or ETFs)
• While their stock and ETFs offering is great, they lack variety in all other asset classes

• Platform offering is limited to MetaTrader 4 and 5
• Asset offering in CFDs is below industry standards with 1,200 CFDs
• Their proprietary mobile app does not offer trading capabilities

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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
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Bank Transfer
• Bitcoin (BTC)
• Ethereum (ETH)
• Tether (USDT)

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• FasaPay
• WebMoney
• BitPay
• PayRetailers
• PayRedeem
• Bank Transfer

US, CA, SY, IR.

US, CA, SY, IR.

Yes, $5 monthly after 6 months of inactivity.

• For Standard account there are no commissions
• For Zero account there is a commission of $3.5 per lot round turn

For real stocks and ETFs investing, there is a flat fee of $8 per trade (in-and-out) or if the trade value is above $200,000 then a 0.05% fee per trade.

Yes depending on account type:

• Micro accounts have no commissions.
• Premium accounts have no commissions
• Zero Spread accounts have a minimum commission that varies between $3 to $4 per lot traded
• PAMM (Premium) accounts have no commission
• PAMM (Premium Plus) accounts have a commission of $8 per lot round turn
• HFCopy accounts have no commissions