XTB Vs. ActivTrades - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.	ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.
Best For
Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)	Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)	FCA (UK) SCB (Bahamas) CSSF (Luxembourg)
The Good
Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts	Great and intuitive proprietary platform MT4 and MT5 offered Low currency spreads
The Bad
No ability to remove or customise leverage High commissions on stocks & ETFs All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies)	Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors Commissions are charged Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
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
2002	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 0	$500
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.	4 - EUR, USD, CHF, GBP.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, ETFs, commodities, currencies, indices and cryptocurrencies	CFDs on stocks, indices, currencies, commodities, ETFs and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
1,877	1,000+
📘 Currency Pairs
57	50
📗 Commodities
21	16
📕 Indices
36	30
📔 ETFs
135	500+
💸 Cryptocurrencies
5	11
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All XTB assets are CFDs.	All of ActivTrades’s assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$50	Varies per share (Fractional share trading allowed)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$50	Varies per ETF (Fractional ETF trading allowed)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
N/A	Up to 1:400
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 a month after 1 year of inactivity	Yes, $10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	Yes depending on method: Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	Yes, only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)
💰 Commissions
For Stocks and ETFs / 0.08% - $8 Minimum commission	Yes depending on asset: For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€) For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£) For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1) Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips	From 0.5 Pips to 0.91 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	From 23 Pips to 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	From 98 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $120	From $55 to $91
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No