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Oanda vs Markets.com

Oanda or Markets.com – which is better for UK traders 2024? Compare Oanda and Markets.com in this detailed breakdown of their platforms, features and fees.

Oanda vs Markets.com Comparison Table 2024
Oanda	Markets.com

4.3	4.4
Oanda is ranked #85 among CFD brokers.	Markets.com is ranked #29 among CFD brokers.
Review	Review
OANDA is an award-winning global broker, established in 1996. The hugely respected brand offers competitive trading accounts and serves clients from 196 countries. It remains a popular option with both beginners and experienced traders thanks to its user-friendly and sophisticated web platform, no minimum deposit and premium currency products and services. The company is also overseen by reputable regulators, including the FCA, ASIC and CIRO.	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.
	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. Note: trading Cryptocurrency CFDs and Spread Bets is restricted in the UK for all retail clients.
Pros
The OANDA Trade web platform serves serious traders, with 100+ technical indicators, an economic overlay and a Dow Jones news feed OANDA recently improved its prop trading service, OANDA Labs Prop Trader, offering an 80% profit share to skilled traders The guaranteed stop loss order (GSLO) is a useful risk management tool not available at many alternatives There are no restrictions on short-term trading strategies with scalping, hedging and netting permitted OANDA has enhanced its suite of stocks, now providing exposure to over 2,200 US and European shares With 68 forex pairs and access to a premium MT4 upgrade, the broker will serve active forex traders Oversight from tier-one regulators like the FCA and ASIC makes the broker reliable and trustworthy The $0 minimum deposit will appeal to newer traders Spreads are tight and there are zero hidden fees	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
Cons
The range of payment methods trail competitors, only offering a handful vs the 10+ available at alternatives like AvaTrade It's a shame that social and copy trading tools aren't supported for traders who want to explore other ways to trade High-volume traders get limited fee rebates or perks compared to leading brands Weekend customer support and extended hours trading aren't available	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
Awards
Best Trading Tools winner 2021 - Online Personal Wealth Awards Awarded highest overall client satisfaction 2021 - Investment Trends US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex Awarded highest client satisfaction for mobile platform/app 2021 - Investment Trends US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex Voted Most Popular Broker 2021 - TradingView Broker Awards Voted Best Forex and CFD Broker 2021 - TradingView Broker 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
FCA Regulated
Yes	Yes
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Bonds, ETFs, Spread Betting	CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Crypto, ETFs, Bonds, Spread Betting (UK Only)
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$0	$100
Payment Methods
Credit Cards Debit Card Mastercard Neteller Skrill Trustly Visa Wire Transfer	Credit Cards Debit Card Neteller PayPal Skrill Sofort Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, KNF, MAS, CIRO, FFAJ, BVI	FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, FSC
Mobile Apps
OANDA Trade, MT4	iOS, Android
Trading 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.
iOS App Rating
4.7	3.2
Android App Rating
3.7	4.5
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
Margin Rate
2%
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
Yes	No
Autochartist
Yes	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	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	Yes
Market Maker
Yes	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
	Trading Insights
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes	Yes
Inactivity Fee
$10	$10
Islamic Account
No	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD JPY CHF HKD SGD	USD EUR GBP ZAR SEK NOK DKK PLN CZK AED
Commodities
Corn Palladium Platinum Copper Wheat Gold Silver Oil Natural Gas Soybeans Sugar	Gold Oil Silver Natural Gas Copper Corn Soybeans Cotton Palladium Wheat
CFD
You can speculate on popular financial assets covering forex, commodities, indices, metals and bonds. You can get started with $0 minimum deposit, making the broker a good pick for beginners. There’s also over 130 technical indicators available collectively in the MT4 and OANDA Trade platforms.	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.
Leverage
1:30	1:30
FTSE Spread
1.0	2 pips
GBPUSD Spread<
1.4	1.3 pips (var)
Oil Spread
3.0	0.05
Stocks Spread
12 (Apple Inc)	4 pips
Forex
OANDA offers 68 currency pairs, which is above the industry average. You can speculate on majors, minors and exotics, with spreads from 0.8 pips on popular pairs. There are no commissions and leverage is available up to 1:200. Average execution speeds are fast based on tests, at 12 milliseconds.	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.
Assets
68	67
GBPUSD Spread
1.4	1.3 pips (var)
EURUSD Spread
0.8	0.70 pips (var)
EURGBP Spread
0.9	1.0 pip (var)
Cryptocurrency
OANDA offers trading on leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. You can place trades in the app hassle-free and practice in the unlimited demo account. The broker offers guaranteed stop-loss orders to help protect you against crypto market volatility.	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.
Spread
$100	BTC 88.94 (USD), ETH 5 (USD)
Coins
BTC ETH LTC BCH PAXG LINK UNI AAVE	BTC BCH DASH ETH LTC XRP TRON BAT NEO ADA
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

Oanda	Markets.com
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. Note: trading Cryptocurrency CFDs and Spread Bets is restricted in the UK for all retail clients.
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