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


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Overview
Established in 2012, Valutrades offers 70 plus currencies pairs, commodities and indices trading for beginner and advanced traders through its MT4, MT5 and ECN accounts. It doesn’t offer equities trading.	Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.
Best For
Currency traders looking for an ECN broker Professional currency traders looking for an API offering Traders looking for a narrow range of commodities, cryptocurrencies	Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FSAS (Seychelles) FCA (UK)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Scalping is allowed (great for professional traders) Competitive commissions of $3 per lot round turn Access to ECN or DMA accounts	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
The Bad
Asset offering is poor (only 80 instruments and no stocks or ETFs) Doesn’t have its on trading application	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
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
2012	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	From $100 to $5,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Maestro American Express AstroPay Diners SticPay PayPal Skrill Neteller e-wallets Wire transfers Giropay iDEAL JCB Klarna POLiPaysafecard Przelwy24 Rapid Transfer AliPay	Visa Mastercard Fasapay Webmoney PayRetailers PayTrust Pagsmile Directa NganLuong.vn UnionPay Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
13 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD,SGD, SEK, USD, ZAR	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, IR, SY.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
133	938
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
0	762
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
73	73
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
5	6
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
25	18
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	45
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
4	34
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
26	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (eg: 0.01 Contracts of Gold)	Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts)
📉 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	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
No	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	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
Three free withdrawals a month, then 5% processing fee.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes (Eg: Forex commission of $3 per side with ECN account).	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).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.1 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 34 Pips	Dynamic - From 120 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 22 Pips	Dynamic - From 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $4.62
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.84
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $90	Dynamic - From $131.8
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No