XTB Vs. easyMarkets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
XTB is an international broker specialised in CFD trading and low cost forex spreads.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
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 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
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 isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
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
2002	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, SY, IR.	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.
📊 STP Account
Yes	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
2,131	196
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,877	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
57	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
21	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
36	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
135	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
5	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$50 trade value	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$50 trade value	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 0.01 Troy ounces of Gold)	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📉 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	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 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	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
For Stocks and ETFs there is an 0.08% commission with $8 minimum.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $120	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No