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OctaFX vs eToro USA | Broker Comparison

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Basic Information

Year Founded

First broker:

2011

Second broker:

2007

Headquarters Location

First broker:

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Second broker:

Cyprus, Israel, UK

Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)

First broker:

YES

Second broker:

No

Regulated?

First broker:

YES

Second broker:

YES

Primary Regulator

First broker:

CySEC

Second broker:

CySEC

Minimum Deposit

First broker:

$5

Second broker:

$50

Fixed Spreads?

First broker:

YES

Second broker:

NO

Trading Type

First broker:

ECN, STP

Second broker:

Market Maker, NDD, STP

Commissions on Trades

First broker:

NO

Second broker:

YES

CFD Loss Rate

First broker:

73% loss rate on CFDs

Second broker:

76% loss rate on CFDs

Maximum Leverage

First broker:

1:500

Second broker:

1:1

Currency Pairs Offered

First broker:

28

Second broker:

47

General Average Rating - 3 scale

First broker:

2,10

Second broker:

1,68

Customer Support

Value

Score

Value

Score

Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices

First broker:

YES

3,0

Second broker:

No Live Chat, ticket system

1,0

Responsiveness

First broker:

96% customer satisfaction

2,5

Second broker:

Average

1,5

FAQs? Quality?

First broker:

Below Average

1,5

Second broker:

Sufficient

2,0

Summary Score

First broker:

2,33

Second broker:

1,50

General Pros & Cons

Value

Score

Value

Score

Pro #1

First broker:

STP ECN broker, NDD

2,5

Second broker:

Pioneer in social trading

2,5

Pro #2

First broker:

Received many awards

2,5

Second broker:

Good charting tools

2,0

Pro #3

First broker:

Low fees

2,5

Second broker:

Broad crypto coverage

2,0

Con #1

First broker:

Poor asset coverage

1,0

Second broker:

Poor education area

1,0

Con #2

First broker:

cTrader platform limited

1,0

Second broker:

Poor cust service access

1,0

Con #3

First broker:

Security needs upgrade

1,0

Second broker:

Designed for low skill traders

1,0

Summary Score

First broker:

1,75

Second broker:

1,58

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