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Vantage
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Skilling
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Founded in 2009, Vantage provides trading on over 1000 CFD products to more than 900,000 customers. Forex CFDs can be traded from 0.0 pips on the RAW account using TradingView, MT4 or MT5. Vantage is regulated by ASIC and keeps client funds separate. The company also offers a variety of social trading tools for those interested in copy trading. | Skilling is a broker established in 2016, located in Cyprus. It provides a wide range of trading instruments with competitive spreads from 0.1 pips. The platform is beginner-friendly and is regulated in Europe and other regions with clear pricing. Registering and starting trading involves three simple steps. | |
| Instruments | CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Bonds, Spread betting | Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptos |
| Demo Account | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minimum Deposit | $50 | $1001000 NOK1000 SEK |
| Trading Platforms | ProTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView, DupliTrade | Skilling Trader, MT4, cTrader, TradingView |
| Payment Methods | AstroPay, Bitwallet, BPAY, Credit Card, Debit Card, FasaPay, JCB Card, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, Sticpay, Swift, UnionPay, Visa, Volet, Wire Transfer | Apple Pay, Klarna, Mastercard, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, Trustly, Visa, Wire Transfer |
| Minimum Trade | 0.01 Lots | 0.01 Lots |
| Regulator | FCA, ASIC, FSCA, VFSC | CySEC |
| Account Currencies | USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD, JPY, HKD, SGD, PLN | USD, EUR, GBP, SEK, NOK |
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| Mobile Apps | iOS & Android | iOS & Android |
| App Review | Vantage provides a comprehensive trading app with a clean design and smooth interface that simplifies market analysis and trade execution. Switching to horizontal mode gives an optimal chart view, but the app may take a few seconds to respond. Despite this, the ease of adding indicators, drawing tools, the integrated economic calendar, newsfeed, market analysis, and FX TV are strong advantages. | |
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| Margin Trading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Account Types | STP, ECN, MAM, PAMM | STP, MAM, PAMM |
| AI / Machine Learning | ✗ | ✗ |
| Robo Advisor | ✗ | ✗ |
| Negative Balance Protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Market Maker | ✗ | ✓ |
| P2P Trading | ✗ | ✗ |
| Spot Trading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Trading | Myfxbook AutoTrade, Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader | Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader |
| Copy Trading | ✓ | ✗ |
| Copy Trading Platform | Traders benefit from social and copy trading at Vantage through platforms like MetaTrader, DupliTrade, ZuluTrade, and Myfxbook. In particular, ZuluTrade is well-regarded in the trading community for its use of a complex algorithm to rank the best signal providers. | |
| Social Trading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trade Signals | ✓ | |
| VPS Hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tournaments | ✗ | ✗ |
| Demo Competitions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ethical Investing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custodial Account | ✗ | ✗ |
| Guaranteed Stop Loss | ✗ | ✗ |
| Inactivity Fee | $0 | $0 |
| Islamic Account | ✓ | ✓ |
CFD Trading | ||
Traders can speculate on over 1,000 financial markets with leverage up to 1:2000, depending on the region. You can bet on rising or falling prices in currencies, commodities, indices, shares, and more without owning the asset. With a variety of CFD trading platforms, users can switch between desktop, web, and mobile for a smooth trading experience. | Skilling provides over 800 contracts for difference (CFDs) which encompass stocks, indices, forex, and commodities. Their high-functioning chart platforms enable extremely fast transaction times of 0.05 seconds. Experienced algorithmic traders can implement intricate CFD tactics using cTrader's C# programming language. | |
| Leverage | 1:20001:500 | 1:30 (Retail)1:1000 |
| FTSE Spread | 1.0 | 22 |
| GBPUSD Spread | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Oil Spread | 0.01 | 0.4 |
| Stocks Spread | 0.01 | 1.0 |
Forex Trading | ||
Vantage offers over 55 types of currencies for trading, which is more than the typical industry standard. This gives seasoned traders many options. Vantage's liquidity pool allows for forex spreads from 0.0 pips in the ECN account, which is lower compared to others. Moreover, there are no additional fees or hidden costs. | Skilling provides Standard and Premium accounts with appealing leverage and minimal spreads starting at 0.1 pips for a variety of forex pairs. These include major, minor, and exotic forex pairs. They offer a vast choice of over 70 currency pairs, of which 7 are tradable even on weekends. | |
| GBPUSD Spread | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| EURUSD Spread | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| EURGBP Spread | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Assets | 55+ | 70+ |
| Currency Indices | USD | |
Cryptocurrency Trading | ||
You can trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin anytime with up to 1:200 leverage and no additional fees. Risk management tools such as price alerts and stop losses are offered. The Vantage app includes a live news feed for keeping track of the market while moving. | Trade over 50 types of crypto pairs through leveraged CFDs. The selection of tokens exceeds many competitors, such as Vantage, which offers only over 30. You can begin trading with as little as $100. | |
| Crypto Spread | Floating | BTC 0.5 |
| Crypto Coins | ADA, AVA, BTC, DOG, EOS, ETH, LTC, NEO, SHB, SOL, TRX, UNI, XRPandmanymore | 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 | ✗ | ✗ |
| Crypto Mining | ✗ | ✗ |
| Crypto Staking | ✗ | ✗ |
| Auto Market Maker | ✗ | ✓ |