Forex.com vs Skilling.com

FOREX.com vs Skilling Comparison Table 2024
FOREX.com	Skilling
Review 4.5	Review 4.7

Founded in 1999, FOREX.com is now part of StoneX, a financial services organization serving over one million customers worldwide. Regulated in the US, UK, EU, Australia and beyond, the broker offers thousands of markets, not just forex, and provides excellent pricing on cutting-edge platforms.	Skilling is a multi-asset broker founded in 2016 and based in Cyprus. The brand offers hundreds of day trading instruments with competitive spreads from 0.1 pips and beginner-friendly platforms. Skilling are also regulated in Europe and beyond with a transparent pricing structure. You can sign up and start trading in three easy steps.
	CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Customer Reviews
4.7 Based on 3 FOREX.com customer reviews
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Comment by Reviewer
"FOREX.com remains a best-in-class brokerage for active forex traders of all experience levels, with over 80 currency pairs, tight spreads from 0.0 pips and low commissions. The powerful charting platforms collectively offer over 100 technical indicators, as well as extensive research tools."	"Skilling maintains its position as a top pick for beginners looking for a competitive zero commission account with direct access to a copy trading feature. It will also serve experienced strategy providers looking to earn commissions, or anyone looking to trade forex during extended hours."
Pros
With over 20 years of experience, excellent regulatory oversight, and multiple accolades including runner-up in our 'Best Forex Broker' awards, FOREX.com boasts a global reputation as a trusted brokerage. The in-house Web Trader continues to shine as one of the best-designed platforms for aspiring day traders with a slick design and over 80 technical indicators for market analysis. Alongside a choice of leading platforms, FOREX.com offers a superb suite of supplementary tools including Trading Central research, SMART Signals pattern scanner, trading signals, and strategy builders. FOREX.com offers industry-leading forex pricing starting from 0.0 pips, alongside competitive cashback rebates of up to 15% for serious day traders. There’s a wealth of educational resources including tutorials, webinars, and a stacked YouTube channel to help you get educated in the financial markets.	The Skilling Copy solution is accessible directly from the cTrader web terminal, making it easy for strategy providers to manage their portfolios Excellent third-party charting platforms are available for serious day traders, with dozens of technical indicators and advanced order types Skilling continues to strengthen its investment offering recently introducing weekend forex trading on 7 currency pairs The broker offers smooth account funding with a good range of payment methods with zero deposit fees The broker has a solid global reputation and is regulated by top-tier authorities including the CySEC The €100 deposit and zero commissions in the Standard account are accessible for beginners
Cons
Despite increasing its range of instruments, FOREX.com's product portfolio is still limited to forex and CFDs, so there are no options to invest in real stocks, real ETFs or real cryptocurrencies. FOREX.com's MT4 platform offers approximately 600 instruments, significantly fewer than the over 5,500 available on its non-MetaTrader platforms. Funding options are limited compared to leading alternatives like IC Markets and don’t include many popular e-wallets, notably UnionPay and POLi. There’s no negative balance protection for US clients, so you may find yourself owing more money than your initial deposit into your account. Demo accounts are frustratingly time-limited to 90 days, which doesn’t give you enough time to test day trading strategies effectively.	Skilling trails alternatives like IG when it comes to research tools that can help day traders make informed decisions You can only access shares in the Skilling Trader platform and fewer instruments are available overall in the MT4 accounts
Awards
Best CFD Broker 2022 - Rankia Best HNW Service 2022 - Dubai Forex Expo Best US Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com Best US Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com Runner-Up - Best Forex Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com	Best Forex Trading Platform - Global Forex Awards 2022
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Cryptos, Futures, Options, Commodities	Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptos
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5 TradingView eSignal AutoChartist TradingCentral	Skilling Trader MT4 cTrader TradingView
Payment Methods
ACH Transfer Credit Card Debit Card Mastercard Neteller Skrill Visa Wire Transfer	Apple Pay Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Trustly Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
NFA, CFTC, CIRO, FCA, CYSEC, ASIC, SFC, FSA, MAS, CIMA	CySEC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
Yes	Yes
ECN Account
Yes	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
No	Yes
PAMM Account
No	Yes
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
Yes	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	Yes
Market Maker
No	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	iOS & Android
App Review
Running alongside the MT4 and Web Trader platforms, the FOREX.com app offers full trading capabilities on a user-friendly, compact platform. Integrated news and analysis, plus real time trade alerts, are two mobile specific features that set this app above the crowd. Additionally, it beats out MT4 when it comes to mobile charting tools, with over 80 indicators and 11 chart types, not to mention a slicker design that we love.
Android App Rating
3.8	4.2
iOS App Rating
3.6	5
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
No	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
	Copy trading is available through Skilling Copy. 800+ strategies can be mirrored on the award-winning platform. Strategy providers can also use the service to generate an additional revenue stream.
Social Trading
No	Yes
Trade Signals
SMART Signals
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	Yes
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$15	$0
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY CHF PLN	USD EUR GBP SEK NOK
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Borsa Italiana CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Borsa Italiana CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Nasdaq Nordic & Baltics National Stock Exchange Of India New York Stock Exchange S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
Coffee Cotton Gold Livestock Natural Gas Oil Orange Juice Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Natural Gas Nickel Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat Zinc
CFD Trading
With the ability to take both long and short positions on 5,500+ CFDs across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies, FOREX.com excels. Its exclusive Web Trader platform offers an excellent trading experience, equipped with over 80 technical indicators and average execution speeds of just 20 milliseconds, ensuring an optimal environment for serious day traders.	Skilling offers 800+ CFDs covering stocks, indices, forex and commodities. The powerful charting platforms facilitate ultra-fast execution times of 0.05 seconds and seasoned algo traders can execute complex CFD strategies using cTrader's C# programming language.
Leverage
1:200 (Retail), 1:500 (Pro)
FTSE Spread
1.0	22
GBPUSD Spread
1.3	0.6
Oil Spread
2.5	0.4
Stocks Spread
0.14	1.0
Forex Trading
FOREX.com continues to uphold its stature as a premier FX broker, offering over 80 currency pairs and boasting some of the most competitive fees in the industry. With EUR/USD spreads dipping as low as 0.0 and $5 commission per $100k, it stands out. Moreover, its SMART Signals help to identify price behaviors across numerous major currency markets.	Skilling offers Standard and Premium accounts with competitive leverage and low spreads from 0.1 pips across a wide range of major, minor and exotic forex pairs. A huge selection of over 70 currency pairs are available, including 7 pairs that can be traded on the weekend.
Forex App
Running alongside the Advanced and Web Trader Platforms, the FOREX.com mobile app offers full trading capabilities on a user-friendly, compact platform. Integrated news and analysis, plus real time trade alerts, are two mobile specific features that set this app above the crowd.
GBPUSD Spread
1.3	0.6
EURUSD Spread
1.2	0.4
EURGBP Spread
1.4	0.6
Assets
80+	70+
Cryptocurrency
You can trade a small range of 8+ cryptos against USD, EUR, GBP and AUD with tight spreads and no virtual wallet required. Algo traders can also utilize Expert Advisors (EAs) to automate their crypto trades.	You can trade 50+ crypto pairs via leveraged CFDs. The list of tokens is longer than many rivals, including Vantage with only 30+, and you can get started easily with just $100.
Spread
BTC 1.4%, ETH 2%	BTC 0.5
Coins
BTC BCH ETH LTC XRP	ACM APE AVE ATM AVA AXS BTC BAR BNB BTC BSV XBN ADA CHZ ATOM CRO DASH MANA DOGE EOS ETH ENJ XET ETC FTM ONE HT IOTA JUVE LTC LNK XLC XMR NEO OMG PSG CAKE DOT MATIC QTUM XRP ASR SAND SHIB SOL XLM SNX XTZ THT TRX UNI VET WAVE ZRP ZEC YFI
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	Yes

Review	Review
	CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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