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Skilling.com vs FXOpen

Skilling vs FXOpen Comparison Table 2023
Skilling FXOpen
Review
4.7
Review
3.7
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Skilling are an exciting brand, regulated in Europe and beyond, offering 900+ instruments across 7 asset classes and spreads from 0.2 pips.

FXOpen is a highly regulated FX and CFD broker offering multiple trading platforms and spreads from 0.0 pips.

80% 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.
Pros
  • Demo account
  • MT4 integration
  • Strong regulatory oversight
  • Multiple payment methods
  • Bonuses & trading contests
  • Full range of investments
  • Copy trading (global traders)
  • Low minimum deposit (global traders)
Cons
  • Inactivity fee
Awards
  • Best ECN Broker 2012 - Masterforex-V
  • Best Forex Broker in Australasia 2011 - World Finance Magazine
  • Best Islamic Forex Broker 2011 - IB Times Trading Awards
  • Best South-East Asia Forex Broker and Best ECN Forex Broker 2011 - IB Times Trading Awards
  • Best Trading Platform 2010 - Falcon Awards
Bonus
$100 Deposit Bonus (FSA clients only)
Instruments
CFD, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies Forex, CFDs, Indices, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, ETFs, Shares
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
100 EUR/USD/GBP or 1000 NOK/SEK $1 Global, £300 UK
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots or 1 Share 0.01 Lot
Regulator
CySEC, FSA FCA, CySEC, ASIC
Margin Trading
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5
No Yes
cTrader
Yes No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
Yes Yes
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
Yes Yes
ECN Account
No Yes
DMA Account
No No
MAM Account
Yes No
PAMM Account
Yes 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
iOS and Android + browser-based platforms iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Yes - through MT4 Yes (EAs)
Copy Trading
Yes Yes
Copy Trading Platform
Copy trading is available through Skilling Copy. 1000+ strategies can be copied. Strategy providers can generate an additional revenue stream. FXOpen offers copy trading, enabling users to follow and copy the positions and strategies of other traders. Myfxbook and ZuluTrade supported.
Social Trading
Yes Yes
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
No Yes
Tournaments
No Yes
Demo Competitions
No Yes
Ethical Investing
Yes No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Inactivity Fee
0 $10
Islamic Account
Yes Yes
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • SEK
  • NOK
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • AUD
  • JPY
  • CHF
  • HKD
  • RUB
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Trade a long list of financial assets with leveraged CFDs and tight spreads. Trade CFDs on currency pairs, cryptocurrencies, indices, & commodities with tight spreads
Leverage
1:30 (EU), 1:500 (Global) 1:30 - 1:500 (varies by trading entity)
FTSE Spread
from 1.5 pts 0.8
GBPUSD Spread<
from 0.2 pips 0.2
Oil Spread
from 0.4 pips 4.0
Stocks Spread
from 0.1% N/A
Forex Trading
Skilling offer Standard and Premium accounts with competitive leverage and spreads across a wide range of major, minor and exotic forex pairs. Trade major, minor & emerging forex pairs with 1:30 leverage
GBPUSD Spread
from 0.2 pips 0.2
EURUSD Spread
from 0.2 pips 0.2
EURGBP Spread
from 0.2 pips 0.2
Assets
73 (platform dependent) 50+
Cryptocurrency
Trade 57 crypto pairs via leveraged CFDs. Cryptocurrency trading is not available to traders in the UK and China. Trade on 40+ cryptocurrency coins with 1:2 leverage (Pro clients only in UK).
Spread
Starting from 0,001 (BTC is 0,5) Variable
Coins
  • BTC
  • ETH
  • LTC
  • XRP
  • DOGE
  • DOT
  • ADA
  • BTC
  • BCH
  • ETH
  • LTC
  • ETC
  • EOS
  • DSH
  • XRP
  • IOT
  • XMR
  • NEO
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
Yes No
Review
Review
80% 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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