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Skilling.com vs Valutrades

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

Skilling vs Valutrades Comparison Table 2024
Skilling	Valutrades

4.7	3.3
Skilling is ranked #97 among CFD brokers.	Valutrades is ranked #97 among CFD brokers.
Review	Review
Skilling has closed or no longer accepts UK clients. Skilling is a multi-asset broker founded in 2016 and based in Cyprus. The brand offers hundreds of trading instruments with competitive spreads from 0.1 pips and beginner-friendly platforms. Skilling are also regulated in Europe and beyond with a transparent pricing structure. You can sign up and start trading in three easy steps.	Valutrades is an FCA-regulated broker offering ultra-low latency forex, index and commodity CFD trading with ECN pricing from 0 pips. Traders can choose between the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms and benefit from a range of blogs, webinars and calculators.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71% 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
The Skilling Copy solution is accessible directly from the cTrader web terminal, making it easy for strategy providers to manage their portfolios Excellent third-party charting platforms are available for serious traders, with dozens of technical indicators and advanced order types Skilling continues to strengthen its investment offering recently introducing weekend forex trading on 7 currency pairs The broker offers smooth account funding with a good range of payment methods with zero deposit fees The broker has a solid global reputation and is regulated by top-tier authorities including the CySEC The €100 deposit and zero commissions in the Standard account are accessible for beginners	Excellent pricing from zero pips and lightning-fast execution No minimum deposit will appeal to traders on a budget Strong selection of forex pairs with over 80 assets VPS available for active, high-volume traders MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 integration Variety of fast and free funding methods FCA-regulated and reputable brand
Cons
Skilling trails alternatives like IG when it comes to research tools that can help traders make informed decisions You can only access shares in the Skilling Trader platform and fewer instruments are available overall in the MT4 accounts	Narrow range of non-forex assets especially commodities Only one account type restricts flexibility Subpar market research and analyst insights Outdated website and interface No direct stock trading
Awards
Best Forex Trading Platform - Global Forex Awards 2022
FCA Regulated
No	Yes
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptos	Forex, CFDs, indices, commodities
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$0
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Klarna Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Trustly Visa Wire Transfer	Alipay Klarna Neteller Rapid Transfer Skrill Visa
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
CySEC, FSA	FCA, FSA
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	Yes
iOS App Rating
5
Android App Rating
4.2
Margin Trading
Yes	No
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
cTrader
Yes	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
Yes	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	No
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
Yes	No
PAMM Account
Yes	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	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	No
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Yes
Copy Trading
Yes	No
Copy Trading Platform
Copy trading is available through Skilling Copy. 800+ strategies can be mirrored on the award-winning platform. Strategy providers can also use the service to generate an additional revenue stream.
Social Trading
Yes	No
VPS Hosting
No	Yes
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
Yes	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$0
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP SEK NOK	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY ZAR SEK NOK CHF HKD SGD
Commodities
Gold Silver Oil Coffee Sugar Cotton Corn Cocoa Wheat Platinum Palladium Gasoline Natural Gas Aluminium Copper Soybeans Nickel Zinc	Gold Silver
CFD
Skilling offers 800+ CFDs covering stocks, indices, forex and commodities. The powerful charting platforms facilitate ultra-fast execution times of 0.05 seconds and seasoned algo traders can execute complex CFD strategies using cTrader's C# programming language.	Trade CFDs on forex, indices and commodities with leverage up to the FCA-sanctioned maximum of 1:30. The MetaTrader platforms will also serve technical traders and automated trading strategies.
Leverage
1:30 (Retail) 1:200 (Pro)	1:500
FTSE Spread
22	0.7
GBPUSD Spread<
0.6	0.4
Oil Spread
0.4	0.018
Stocks Spread
1.0	N/A
Forex
Skilling offers Standard and Premium accounts with competitive leverage and low spreads from 0.1 pips across a wide range of major, minor and exotic forex pairs. A huge selection of over 70 currency pairs are available, including 7 pairs that can be traded on the weekend.	Trade 80+ major, minor and exotic forex pairs on true ECN accounts with spreads from zero, low commissions and deep liquidity from tier-one providers. The breadth of currencies and competitive pricing makes the broker a good pick for forex traders.
Assets
70+	80+
GBPUSD Spread
0.6	0.4
EURUSD Spread
0.4	0.2
EURGBP Spread
0.6	0.1

Skilling	Valutrades
Review	Review
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71% 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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