FXCM vs Spreadex compared

FXCM
Spreadex
71% of retail CFD accounts lose money
64% of retail CFD accounts lose money

FXCM

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Research score4.3/5.0
  • Trading platform combined score4.0/5.0
  • Fees score4.0/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • investors and traders globally
You can't open an account at FXCM

Spreadex

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Research score2.1/5.0
  • Trading platform combined score4.5/5.0
  • Fees score4.3/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • forex 3.84/5
You can't open an account at Spreadex
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Basic data of broker

Overall Score
4.4

Recommended for Forex traders looking for easy account opening, funding and withdrawal

Overall Score
4.4

Recommended for Spread, Forex and CFD traders looking for low fees and great deposit/withdrawal options

Country of origin
Broker's country of establishment

UK

Country of origin
Broker's country of establishment

UK

Fees

Fees score
4.0
Fees score
4.3
Fees summary
BrokerChooser's qualitative summary on the broker's prices

Average trading and non-trading fees, low CFD fees

Fees summary
BrokerChooser's qualitative summary on the broker's prices

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

Deposit and withdrawal score
4.0
Deposit and withdrawal score
4.3
Number of base currencies
How many account currencies you can choose from

4

Number of base currencies
How many account currencies you can choose from

3

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score
4.2
Account opening score
4.2
Account opening fully online
Account opening fully online
Minimum deposit
The minimum amount you have to deposit for using the account
$/€/£50 is the minimum for debit/credit card. If you choose Active Trader account (targeted at high-volume traders), the minimum equity requirement is $25,000.
*

$50

*
Minimum deposit
The minimum amount you have to deposit for using the account
No minimum deposit for bank transfer, but 10 minimum deposit for credit/debit card
*

$0

*
Time to open account
BrokerChooser estimation on time needed to access account after all documents are provided by customer

1-3 days

Time to open account
BrokerChooser estimation on time needed to access account after all documents are provided by customer

1-3 days

Required documents
Documents required for opening an account

Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill

Required documents
Documents required for opening an account

Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill

Trading platform

Web platform score
3.3
Web platform score
4.5
Mobile platform score
4.5
Mobile platform score
4.5
Desktop platform score
3.8
Desktop platform score
-

Markets and products

Markets and products score
1.7
Markets and products score
1.7
Stocks
Stocks are available
Stocks
Stocks are available
Fractional shares
Fractional shares are available
Fractional shares
Fractional shares are available
ETFs
ETFs are available
ETFs
ETFs are available
Forex
Forex is available
Forex
Forex is available
Provided as a Forex CFD
*
*
Funds
Funds are available
Funds
Funds are available
Bonds
Bonds are available
Bonds
Bonds are available
Options
Options are available
Options
Options are available
Futures
Futures are available
Futures
Futures are available
Crypto
Crypto is available in any form (e.g. as a CFD or ETF)
CFD
*
*
Crypto
Crypto is available in any form (e.g. as a CFD or ETF)
CFDs
Any CFD is available, e.g. stock CFD or commodity CFD
CFDs
Any CFD is available, e.g. stock CFD or commodity CFD
CFD disclaimer

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.

CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 64% 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

Research score
4.3
Research score
2.1
Charting quality

Great

Charting quality

Mid-range

Education score
5.0
Education score
1.3
Demo account
Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score
5.0
Customer service score
5.0
Phone
You can reach the broker by phone
Phone
You can reach the broker by phone
Live chat
Live chat is available
Live chat
Live chat is available
Email
Email support is available
Email
Email support is available
24/7 availability
At least one customer support channel, i.e. live chat, phone or email, is available even on the weekend
24/7 availability
At least one customer support channel, i.e. live chat, phone or email, is available even on the weekend

Security

Investor protection amount
The protection amount depends on the country where you opened your account. In the US, forex trading and commodity-related contract (e.g. futures or options) are generally not covered.

£85,000 in the UK, €20,000 in the EU, no protection in other countries

Investor protection amount
The protection amount depends on the country where you opened your account. In the US, forex trading and commodity-related contract (e.g. futures or options) are generally not covered.

£85,000

Banking background
Whether the broker has a banking background
Banking background
Whether the broker has a banking background
Listed on stock exchange
The broker is listed on a stock exchange
Listed on stock exchange
The broker is listed on a stock exchange
Foundation date

1999

Foundation date

1999

Country of regulation
Which countries' regulators oversee the broker

UK, Australia, South Africa and Cyprus

Country of regulation
Which countries' regulators oversee the broker

UK

FXCM

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

Spreadex

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

FXCM's service is on par with Spreadex's and a comparison of their fees shows that FXCM's fees are similar to Spreadex's.

Account opening takes about the same effort at FXCM compared to Spreadex, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at FXCM, while customer service quality is similar to Spreadex's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of FXCM as somewhat worse than the platform of Spreadex, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with FXCM, while Spreadex provides less useful research and education.

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