ActivTrades vs Dukascopy

ActivTrades vs Dukascopy Comparison Table 2023
ActivTrades Review 2023	Dukascopy Review 2023
Review 4	Review 3.6
Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers	Traders from US not accepted See available binary options brokers
ActivTrades is a UK-headquartered CFD and forex broker established in 2001. The brokerage is heavily regulated with licenses from the FCA, SCB, CSSF, BACEN & CVM and CMVM. Over 1000 CFDs are available spanning 7 asset classes. Over 93.60% of orders are executed at the requested price. ActivTraders also offers a selection of leading trading platforms, including MT4, MT5, TradingView and ActivTrader platforms.	Dukascopy is an online broker operated by a Swiss-regulated banking group. It offers a good selection of 500+ markets, with forex, stocks, gold, ETFs, indices, bonds and cryptocurrencies available. It also offers flexible trading opportunities through the choice of CFDs or binary options. Traders will use MetaTrader 4 or a proprietary platform that is well-suited to automated trading.
Bonus Offer
Cashback on trades	10% Equity Bonus
Promotions
	Get A 20% Discount On Commissions At Dukacopy
Comment by Reviewer
"ActivTrades is an excellent option for day traders with ultra-fast execution speeds, very low spreads, no requotes and a choice of superb trading software."	"Dukascopy will appeal to active day traders with fee rebates and the JForex platform for automated trading."
Pros
Respected brand with 20+ years experience and 45+ awards Fast execution speeds with an average of 0.004 seconds ActivTrader Smart Order 2 increases investing efficiency Spreads from 0.5 pips on thousands of forex CFDs High-quality daily market analysis 24/5 customer support Generous margins Free webinars VPS service	Dukascopy offers trading on a powerful proprietary platform plus the popular MT4 The broker hosts its own TV channel, alongside various educational materials and an active online community Binary options are available as well as CFDs, providing straightforward up/down predictions on global assets Heavily regulated brokerage including oversight from Swiss FINMA Multiple account currencies including USD, EUR and CHF There is a joining bonus and volume discounts Full range of investments including cryptos Low minimum deposit of $100
Cons
£10 monthly inactivity fee after a year of no trading Not available to residents in the USA and Canada	Time-consuming registration process No Islamic trading account
Awards
Best Forex Broker Europe 2022 - Forex-Awards.com Most Trusted Global FX Broker 2022 - International Investor Magazine Best CFD Broker 2021 - Rankia Safest Global Broker 2021 - International Investor Award Winners Best FX Broker 2021 - Le Fonti Award	Best for Cryptocurrency trading in UAE, 2022 Best FX Research, 2022 Best ECN Broker for Beginners, 2021 Best Bank Broker, 2020 Best Technical Analysis Platform, 2020 Best Forex Trading Apps, 2019
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, ETFs, cryptos	Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, metals, cryptocurrencies, bonds, binary options
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$10	$100
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5	MT4 AlgoTrader
Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Sofort Visa Wire Transfer	Apple Pay Bitcoin Payments Credit Card Debit Card Maestro Mastercard Neteller Samsung Pay Skrill Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, SCB	FINMA, FCMC, JFSA
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	Yes
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	Yes
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	Yes
Market Maker
Yes	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	No
Mobile Apps
Yes	iOS, Android & webtrader
Auto Trading
Yes (APIs)	Yes (EAs & FIX APIs)
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
Yes	MetaTrader
VPS Hosting
Yes	Yes
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
	$40
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CHF	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY TRY SEK NOK DKK CHF PLN HUF
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Nasdaq Dubai New York Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Natural Gas Oil Silver Sugar Wheat	Cocoa Coffee Copper Cotton Gasoline Oil Palladium Platinum Sugar
CFD Trading
CFDs are available on hundreds of markets including forex, indices, shares and commodities. Traders can go long or short with reliable trading tools, excellent market research and transparent pricing.	Dukascopy offers highly leveraged CFDs with rates up to 1:200. A wide selection of asset classes are available, including currencies, equities, commodities, ETFs and cryptos. Spreads are also tight starting from 0.1 pips and traders get 24/7 support.
Leverage
1:400	1:200
FTSE Spread
1.7 - 2.95	Variable
GBPUSD Spread
0.8	1.16 Av
Oil Spread
0.03 - 0.08	5.3 Av
Stocks Spread
Variable	From 0.1
Forex Trading
ActivTrades is a great broker for active forex traders with industry-low spreads from 0.5 pips and zero commissions. The forex broker also offers impressive execution quality and speeds, alongside award-winning customer service.	With 60+ currency pairs available, Dukascopy offers enough majors, minors and exotics to keep most forex traders happy. The broker also offers high leverage up to 1:100 – a good amount to see from a reputable and regulated broker. Currency traders have access to excellent software, including MT4 and JForex.
Forex App
	Dukascopy offers a free mobile app that can be used to trade the broker’s range of forex pairs. The application is also home to trading signals, price alerts and beginner-friendly charts and graphs. Close to 50 technical indicators, plus level two quotes are also available.
GBPUSD Spread
0.8	1.1
EURUSD Spread
0.5	0.1
EURGBP Spread
0.8	0.9
Assets
50+	63
Cryptocurrency
Trade 16 of the most know cryptos, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Digital currencies can be traded around the clock with no hidden fees. 1:10 leverage is also available on major tokens like BTC.	Take positions on popular cryptos against the US Dollar. Traders can go long or short with decent leverage up to 1:5. Clients of Dukascopy are also protected to the tune of CHF 100'000 in the event of broker insolvency.
Spread
Variable	From 0.1
Coins
BTC ETH LTC BCH DOT EOS LINK XLM NEO ADA SOL XRP BNB XMR AVAX DOGE	BTC ETH LTC BCH XLM DSH EOS TRX ADA UNI LNK MAT AVE MKR CMP ENJ YFI BAT
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No
Binary Options
Binary options trading not offered	Dukascopy offers binary options on currency pairs, stocks and indices, alongside powerful trading tools and market insights. User gets flexible contract sizes and deposits are protected by EU law, though the $1000 starting investment is higher than alternatives.
Payout
	90%
Expiry Times
	3 minutes - 1 day
Ladder Options
No	No
Boundary Options
No	No

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