Plus500 vs Merrill Edge

Plus500 vs Merrill Edge Comparison Table 2023
Plus500	Merrill Edge
Review 4.1	Review 2.8 Merrill Edge is #38 in our broker rankings.
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US accepted
An investor with a Plus500 account can trade CFDs (forex, stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies (availability subject to regulation), options, indices, and ETFs), Shares, and Futures. With tight spreads and no commission, they are a leading global brand.	Merrill Edge is one of the best online brokers for investors in the United States.
79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Awards
Best Overall Broker 2021 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com	#1 for ESG & Sustainable Investing #1 for Banking Services #1 for Client Experience (Self-Directed)
Bonus
	$600 Transfer Bonus
Instruments
CFDs (forex, commodities, ETFs, options, etc.), Shares, Futures	Stocks, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Options, Bonds
Demo Account
Yes	No
Minimum Deposit
$100	$0
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Credit Card Debit Card Google Wallet Mastercard PayPal POLi Skrill Swift Trustly Visa Wire Transfer	Automated Customer Account Transfer Service Cheque Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
Varies by asset	0.01 lots
Regulator
FCA, MAS, CySEC, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FMA, DFSA, EFSA	SEC, FINRA
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
Margin Rate
	8.625%
MetaTrader 4
No	No
MetaTrader 5
No	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	No
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	Yes
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
Yes	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows	iOS & Android
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
Yes	Yes
Custodial Account
No	Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes	No
Islamic Account
No	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP AUD ZAR CZK	USD
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Deutsche Boerse Euronext London Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Livestock Oil Platinum Silver Soybeans Steel Sugar	Gold Oil Silver
CFD Trading
	CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:30
FTSE Spread
Variable
GBPUSD Spread<
Variable
Oil Spread
Variable
Stocks Spread
Variable
Forex Trading
Plus500 Offer forex trading via CFDs with tight variable spreads and a range of well over 70 currency pairs. Free Unlimited Demo Account.	Forex trading not offered
Forex App
Plus500 have developed their mobile apps to match the WebTrader online platform . Secure, reliable and uncomplicated, the app is among the best out there. Stop loss and limits are available, free alerts and a full range of markets and instruments are available. Visit the download page here.
GBPUSD Spread
Variable
EURUSD Spread
Variable
EURGBP Spread
Variable
Assets
70+

Review	Review
79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
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