XTB Vs. HF Markets (HFM) - 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.	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.
Best For
Experienced forex traders looking for low spreads Experienced stock traders looking for trading particular stocks under low spreads (with commission)	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
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 5 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) CMNV (Spain) UKNF (Poland)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) FSCA (South Africa) FSA (Seychelles) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) CMA (Kenya)
The Good
Low forex & stock spreads Professional platform with customisable layouts	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
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)	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
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	2010
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ - 0	From $5 to $250 (depending on location or account)
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort FasaPay WebMoney BitPay PayRetailers PayRedeem Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
5 - USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, HUF.	6 - USD, EUR, NGN, JPY, ZAR, THB.
🗽 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 currencies, commodities, indices, ETFs, stocks and bonds. Real stocks and ETFs.
📙 Stocks
1,877	2,113 Real Stocks / 54 CFDs
📘 Currency Pairs
57	53
📗 Commodities
21	13
📕 Indices
36	11
📔 ETFs
135	34
💸 Cryptocurrencies
5	N/A
📒 Bonds
N/A	3
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	14
📝 Notes:
All XTB assets are CFDs.	HF Markets provides both CFDs and real equities.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$50	$5 (Fractional Share Trading
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$50	$5 (Fractional ETF Trading)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	N/A
📉 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	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:1000 (Non EU)
💪 Professional Leverage
N/A	Up to 1:500 (EU Only)
✍ 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	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 a month after 1 year of inactivity	Yes, $5 monthly after 6 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
For Stocks and ETFs / 0.08% - $8 Minimum commission	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
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.8 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 Pips to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 35 Pips	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $0.33
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $120	N/A
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No