ActivTrades
Barclays
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for low fees and great deposit/withdrawal conditions
Recommended for Long-term investors looking for a broker with low fees and solid background
UK
UK
Fees
Trading fees are low, non-trading fees are average.
Low trading and non-trading fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
4
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
>3 days
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license AND Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / telecommunication bill / residential certificate AND One photo of yourself
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74-85% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for cliens under FCA, €100,000 for cash deposits and €20,000 for securities for other European clients
£85,000
2001
1992
UK, Luxembourg, The Bahamas
UK
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ActivTrades's service is on par with Barclays's and a comparison of their fees shows that ActivTrades's fees are slightly lower than Barclays's.
Account opening takes less effort at ActivTrades compared to Barclays, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at ActivTrades, while customer service quality is much better than Barclays's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of ActivTrades as much better than the platform of Barclays, found that clients have access to less markets and products with ActivTrades, while Barclays provides somewhat better research and education.
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