ActivTrades vs Excel Markets

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, ActivTrades currently holds a lower overall rating (4.5) compared to Excel Markets (4.9). ActivTrades has a lower minimum deposit, at 10.0. Both platforms offer their clients bonuses, demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping, MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that both companies offer the same minimum lot size 0.01, but ActivTrades has a maximum lot size of 1000.0, while Excel Markets offers 0.0. ActivTrades offers a greater leverage limit of 1:1000, whereas Excel Markets allows a maximum of only 1:400.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.5/5 (326 reviews)
4.7/5
4.5/5
4.5/5
4.5/5
4.9/5 (10 reviews)
4.8/5
5/5
5/5
4.8/5
Minimum deposit ($) 10.0 25.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 0.01
Maximum lot size 1000.0 0.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type STP STP, ECN
Maximal leverage (1:?) 1000 400
Availability STP STP, ECN
Regulation FCA (UK), FSC (British Virgin Islands), SCB (The Bahamas), CONSOB (Italy), CMVM (Portugal), CVM Bacen (Brazil) FMA (NZ)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), TradingView, ActivTrader MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Neteller, Skrill, Netbanx Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Moneybookers
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, CAD, AUD
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese, Polish
Country United Kingdom New Zealand
Trading platform(s) timezone The Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Italy, Mauritius, Portugal, United Kingdom Ireland, New Zealand, Russia
Other trading instruments Stocks, Indices, Commodities, CFDs -
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
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