EasyEquities
FXCM
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Long-term investors focusing on stocks and ETFs
Recommended for Forex traders looking for easy account opening, funding and withdrawal
South Africa
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees.
Average trading and non-trading fees, low CFD 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
3
4
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
>3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 71% 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
Poor
Great
Customer service
Security
No protection
£85,000 in the UK, €20,000 in the EU, no protection in other countries
2014
1999
South Africa, Australia
UK, Australia, South Africa and Cyprus
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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EasyEquities's service is slightly weaker than FXCM's and a comparison of their fees shows that EasyEquities's fees are similar to FXCM's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at EasyEquities compared to FXCM, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at EasyEquities, while customer service quality is considerably lower than FXCM's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of EasyEquities as being of the same quality as the platform of FXCM, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with EasyEquities, while FXCM provides excellent research and education.