XM Vs. Vantage - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
XM is an international broker headquartered in Cyprus which offers MetaTrader 4 & 5 and over 1500 + tradable assets.	Vantage is a global broker operating since 2009. Initially based in Australia, Vantage is offering trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Best For
Experienced traders looking to trade shares in high volume using their Zero account MetaTrader users wishing to explore XM's offering while maintaining their preferred platforms	Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees) Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services Traders preferring mobile apps
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) ADGM (United Arab Emirates)	ASIC (Australia) VFSC - (Vanuatu) CIMA (Cayman Islands)
The Good
Competitive commissions on their Zero account Modest asset offering of 1500+ tradable instruments (similar to competitors in the same range)	Low deposit requirements Low non-trading fees Good educational material, news feed and market analysis Great mobile platform
The Bad
No proprietary platforms or technology Expensive spreads and trading fees Lack of asset variety when compared to other brokers in the same range	High stock CFD fees Not all instruments are available on every trading platform Doesn’t offer ETFs
Status
Operational	Inactive
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
2009	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$5	$200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill	Bank Transfer Debit / Credit Card Cryptocurrency Bitwallet FasaPay Neteller Skrill Union Pay
💵 Account Base Currencies
11 - USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, HUF, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR.	9 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, JPY, SGD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA.	AF, AL, AS, AU, BY, BM, BA, BG, BI, CA, CF, CN, HR, CU, ER, GR, GU, IR, IQ, CI, JP, LB, LR, LY, ML, ME, MM, KR, PR, GN, GW, RO, SL, RS, SG, SI, SO, SD, ES, SD, SY, VE, YE.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,382	289
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,286	210
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
57	40
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
15	20
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
14	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	6
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
10	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - Fractions allowed	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$100 (0.001 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounce of Gold)	Varies per commodity (eg: 1 ounce for gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounce of Gold)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 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	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $15 one time payment after 1 year of inactivity and then $5 monthly.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	No for all methods, except the bank transfer. First one is free, subsequent in the same month are charged $20 or equivalent depending on the account currency.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes on Zero accounts ($7 per lot round turn).	Yes for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.7 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	Dynamic - From 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $9.4	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Unavailable
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	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No