Markets.com vs Skilling.com

Markets.com vs Skilling Comparison Table 2024
Markets.com	Skilling
Review 4.4	Review 4.7

Markets.com is a respected broker, offering multi-asset trading opportunities through CFDs or spread betting (UK only). Established in 2008, the brand has an impressive 4.3 million registered customers and is overseen by trusted regulators, including the FCA, ASIC and CySEC. 79.1% of retail accounts lose money.	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. 79.1% 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.	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.
Promotions
	Skilling: Deposit $100 & Get A $30 Welcome Bonus
Comment by Reviewer
"Markets.com is best for active traders looking for a regulated broker with low fees and fast execution speeds of 82ms. Beginners will also enjoy the in-house platform with its user-friendly interface, clear navigation and dynamic charts."	"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
Markets.com continues to offer a strong proprietary platform with a TradingView-powered charting interface, pro-level technical analysis and custom alerts Traders can access the MT4 and MT5 software, which offer dozens of technical tools and a huge online community for scripts, bots and custom tools CFD and spread-betting opportunities are available on multiple asset classes including forex, stocks, ETFs, bonds and indices Comprehensive educational content is on offer, especially for beginners, including podcasts, webinars and financial market videos The $10 inactivity fee is only charged after 12 months of no trading activity (many competitors start charging after only 3 months) Markets.com is a trusted broker with oversight from tier-one regulators including the FCA, CySEC and ASIC There are no deposit/withdrawal charges, account registration or order admin costs There's good customer support with responses in <1 minute during testing The low minimum deposit of $100 should appeal to beginners	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
The single retail account option doesn't offer traders any choice of trading conditions, or any additional perks for active trading There are no auto or copy trading terminals outside of the MetaTrader platforms, such as DupliTrade Unlike some top competitors like XM, customer support is not available on the weekend	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 Trading Platform 2020 - FXScouts Runner Up - Best FX Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com Best Forex Provider 2017 - UK Forex Awards Best FX Platform 2017 - UK Forex Awards	Best Forex Trading Platform - Global Forex Awards 2022
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Crypto, ETFs, Bonds, Spread Betting (UK Only)	Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptos
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100
Trading Platforms
Markets.com Web/App Platform MT4 MT5	Skilling Trader MT4 cTrader TradingView
Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card iDeal Neteller PayPal Skrill Sofort Wire Transfer	Apple Pay Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Trustly Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, FSC	CySEC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
No	Yes
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	Yes
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	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android	iOS & Android
App Review
Markets.com operate MarketsX – the bespoke platform, both on WebTrader and mobile applications. The app, available on android and iOS has been downloaded over a million times.
Android App Rating
4.5	4.2
iOS App Rating
3.2	5
Auto Trading
	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
Trading Insights
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	Yes
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes	No
Inactivity Fee
$10	$0
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP ZAR SEK NOK DKK PLN CZK AED	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 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
Copper Corn Cotton Gold Natural Gas Oil Palladium Silver Soybeans Wheat	Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Natural Gas Nickel Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat Zinc
CFD Trading
Markets.com offers a strong variety of CFD products, not only covering popular asset classes but also more interesting markets such as IPOs and Bonds. The low fees and educational resources will appeal to beginners, whilst seasoned CFD traders will appreciate the feature-rich charting platforms.	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
1:30
FTSE Spread
2 pips	22
GBPUSD Spread
1.3 pips (var)	0.6
Oil Spread
0.05	0.4
Stocks Spread
4 pips	1.0
Forex Trading
Markets.com offers 43 major, minor and exotic currency pairs. The range is around the industry average, though spreads are fairly competitive, starting from 0.6 pips for EUR/USD. There’s also an excellent range of tools and education, including forex calculators and trading videos.	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
Markets.com operate MarketsX – the bespoke platform, both on WebTrader and mobile applications. The app, available on android and iOS has been downloaded over a million times.
GBPUSD Spread
1.3 pips (var)	0.6
EURUSD Spread
0.70 pips (var)	0.4
EURGBP Spread
1.0 pip (var)	0.6
Assets
67	70+
Cryptocurrency
You can open long or short positions 24/7 on 25+ popular digital currencies including Ripple, Bitcoin, Neo and Monera. Spreads on Bitcoin are around 51.13 which is uncompetitive compared to other brands, although the 1:20 leverage will offer greater exposure to the market.	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 88.94 (USD), ETH 5 (USD)	BTC 0.5
Coins
BTC BCH DASH ETH LTC XRP TRON BAT NEO ADA	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. 79.1% 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.	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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