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Capital.com

CFDCFD This broker offers CFD trading: leveraged contracts that follow the price of an asset without owning it. Switch the comparison to CFD to rate it on that. Available in your country Capital.com accepts clients from the country this site is for.
80CFDOverall score InvestinGoal score from 0 to 100, calculated from the data in this comparison across 12 areas (regulation, safety, costs, platforms and more). CFD and stock trading are scored separately: the number follows the side selected above.
Open Account

84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

Oanda

CFDCFD This broker offers CFD trading: leveraged contracts that follow the price of an asset without owning it. Switch the comparison to CFD to rate it on that. Available in your country Oanda accepts clients from the country this site is for.
82CFDOverall score InvestinGoal score from 0 to 100, calculated from the data in this comparison across 12 areas (regulation, safety, costs, platforms and more). CFD and stock trading are scored separately: the number follows the side selected above.
Open Account

76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

Best for

What we compare A comparison of the kinds of traders Capital.com and Oanda are best suited to, based on what each one actually offers in India.
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Oanda is better than Capital.com for professional traders, scalpers and algo traders. Both are a good fit for day traders, high-volume traders and swing traders.

Best for
Overall score Capital.com 80 -2 Oanda 82
Day trading i
Long-term investing i
Professional traders i
High-volume traders i
Scalpers i
Swing traders i
News traders i
Algo traders i
Stock traders i
Crypto traders i
Futures traders i
Options traders i

Regulation

What we compare A comparison between the financial authorities that supervise Capital.com and the ones that supervise Oanda.
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Capital.com and Oanda are both regulated by top-tier authorities, Capital.com by CySEC, ASIC (Australia) and the FCA (United Kingdom) and Oanda by KNF, ASIC (Australia) and the CFTC (United States).

Regulation
Section score Capital.com 100 Oanda 100
Tier-1 regulators
ESMA (European Union) i
FCA (United Kingdom) i
ASIC (Australia) i
CFTC (United States) i
NFA (United States) i
SEC (United States) i
CIRO (Canada) i
MAS (Singapore) i
SFC (Hong Kong) i
JFSA (Japan) i
FINMA (Switzerland) i
Tier-2 regulators
FMA (New Zealand) i
CBR (Russia) i
FSCA (South Africa) i
DFSA (Dubai) i
CSRC (China) i
ISA (Israel) i
LFSA (Malaysia) i
JSC (Jordan) i
CMA (Kenya) i
Tier-3 regulators
FSA (Seychelles) i
MMA (Maldives) i
SCB (Bahamas) i
FSC (Mauritius) i
VFSC (Vanuatu) i
FSC (Belize) i
CIMA (Cayman Islands) i
SV FSA (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) i
FSRC (St. Kitts & Nevis) i
BMA (Bermuda) i
BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands) i
EDR (External Dispute Resolution) i

Safety

What we compare A comparison of the tools and services that Capital.com and Oanda have in place to protect your money in India.
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Capital.com and Oanda both offer segregated client funds and two-factor authentication.

Safety
Section score Capital.com 65 -1 Oanda 66
Company info
Is it publicly traded i
Is it a bank i
Year founded i 2016 1996
Parent company i Capital Com SV Investments Ltd OANDA Group
CEO i 0 Gavin Bambury
Money safety
Segregated client funds i
Two-factor authentication i
Investor compensation scheme i
Additional money insurance i
Partner bank i N/A N/A
Brand power
Number of customers worldwide i 3,000,000
Annual revenue i USD 0 USD 16,900,000
Monthly website search traffic i 2M monthly visits

Costs

What we compare A comparison of what it costs to trade with Capital.com and with Oanda in India, both on each trade and on holding the account.
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Oanda is better than Capital.com for costs, given that Oanda is cheaper on EUR/USD, at 5.5 USD per lot (against Capital.com's 7 USD), charges lower Bitcoin CFD fees, at 40 USD (against Capital.com's 50 USD), and does not charge currency conversion fees, unlike Capital.com. Neither Capital.com nor Oanda charges account maintenance fees or deposit fees.

Costs
Section score Capital.com 81 -3 Oanda 84 Best
Broker fees
Deposit fees i
Withdrawal fees i
Overnight fees i
Inactivity fees i
Currency conversion fees i
Discounts on volume i
Real time market data fee i
Dividend withholding i
Account opening fees i
Account maintenance fee i
Portfolio management fee i
Fees on CFDs
Forex commission per lot i Free Free
EUR/USD average standard spread i
0.7 pips
1 pips
EUR/USD average raw spread i
0.1 pips
EUR/USD average fixed spread i
EUR/USD total cost per lot i USD 7 USD 5.5
S&P 500 fees (CFD) i 0.4 points 0.49 points
Gold fees (CFD) i 0.5 points 0.57 points
Bitcoin fees (CFD) i USD 50 USD 40
US stocks fees (CFD) i Free USD 0.1
Fees on stocks
Stock fee type i Spread Percentage
US stocks fees (real) i
ETF fees (real) i
Management costs i
Connection costs i
Fees on futures
Futures fees per contract i
Platform fees i
Fees on options
Options fees per contract i
Event fees i
Fees on savings plans
IRA opening fee i
IRA maintenance fee i
401k opening fee i
401k maintenance fee i

Available markets

What we compare A comparison of the markets and products you can trade with Capital.com and with Oanda in India, and of how many instruments each one gives access to.
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Oanda is better than Capital.com for available markets, since Oanda offers futures on crypto and forex, which Capital.com does not. Both Capital.com and Oanda offer CFDs on commodities, crypto, forex, indices and stocks.

Available markets
Section score Capital.com 75 -25 Oanda 100 Best
Total tradable symbols i 3,800 1,500
Currency pairs i
Indices i
Commodities i
Stocks i
ETF i
Cryptocurrencies i
Bonds i
Interest rates i
Portfolios i
CFDs i Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks
Futures i Crypto, Forex
Options i
Assets you can own i

Platform

What we compare A comparison of the trading platforms that Capital.com and Oanda make available to their clients in India.
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Oanda is better than Capital.com for platforms, given that Oanda offers MetaTrader 5, TradingView and AutoChartist, which Capital.com does not. Capital.com and Oanda both offer a proprietary platform and MetaTrader 4.

Platform
Section score Capital.com 83 -8 Oanda 91 Best
Proprietary platform i
MetaTrader 4 i
MetaTrader 5 i
cTrader i
Social trading platform i
Copy trading platform i
ZuluTrade i
TradingView i
Duplitrade i
Mirror Trader i
NinjaTrader i
AutoChartist i
Real time pricing i
5 digit pricing i
One-click trading i

Mobile

What we compare A comparison of the mobile apps of Capital.com and Oanda in India, and of what each one lets you do from your phone.
7 / 12

Oanda is better than Capital.com for mobile trading, as Oanda offers the MetaTrader 5 app, mobile charting tools and mobile drawing tools, which Capital.com does not. Both Capital.com and Oanda offer a proprietary mobile app and the MetaTrader 4 app.

Mobile
Section score Capital.com 73 -13 Oanda 86 Best
Proprietary app i
Social trading app i
Copy trading app i
MetaTrader 4 app i
MetaTrader 5 app i
cTrader app i
Mobile trading signals i
Mobile alerts i
Mobile charting tools i
Mobile drawing tools i
Mobile watchlist i
Smartwatch app i

Trading features

What we compare A comparison of the trading tools and strategies that Capital.com and Oanda allow on their platforms in India.
8 / 12

Oanda is better than Capital.com for trading features, since Oanda offers tier-1 liquidity providers, which Capital.com does not, and allows for scalping and automated trading. Both Capital.com and Oanda offer negative balance protection and trailing stops.

Trading features
Section score Capital.com 67 -16 Oanda 83 Best
Trade execution
Broker type i Agency Agency
Average execution time i
Slippage occurrence i
Requotes occurrence i
Tier-1 liquidity providers i
PFOF i
Leverage
Major FX pairs leverage i 200:1 888:1
Minor/Exotic FX pairs leverage i 200:1 888:1
Major indices leverage i 200:1 888:1
Minor indices leverage i 200:1 200:1
Gold leverage i 200:1 888:1
Commodities leverage i 200:1 100:1
Equities leverage i 20:1 20:1
Cryptocurrency leverage i 20:1 10:1
Risk management
Stop losses i
Take profits i
Limit orders i
Trailing stop i
Margin call i
OCO orders i
Guaranteed stop loss i
Negative balance protection i
Minimum trade size (FX) i 0.01 lots 0.01 lots
Minimum trade size (stocks) i USD 0 USD 0
Fractional stocks i
Trading compliance
Scalping strategies allowed i
Hedging strategies allowed i
Automated trading strategy allowed i
EAs use allowed i
HFT strategy allowed i
VPS use allowed i
API use allowed i
Price scraping allowed i
FIFO rule applies i

Account types

What we compare A comparison of the kinds of account you can open at Capital.com and at Oanda in India, and of who each one is meant for.
9 / 12

Oanda is better than Capital.com for account types, as Oanda offers a corporate account, an unlimited demo account and a raw spread account, which Capital.com does not. Capital.com and Oanda both offer a demo account and a professional traders account.

Account types
Section score Capital.com 50 -3 Oanda 53 Best
Demo account i
Unlimited demo account i
Standard account i
Micro account i
Cent account i
Nano account i
Raw spread account i
ECN account i
Swap-free account i
Islamic account i
Professional traders account i
Fixed spread account i
Spread betting account i
Copy trading account i
Corporate account i
Managed account i
Stock investing account i
Margin investing account i
Savings account i
Retirement account i

Account opening

What we compare A comparison of what it takes to open and fund an account with Capital.com and with Oanda in India.
10 / 12

Capital.com and Oanda are equally good for account opening, as Capital.com offers 5 account base currencies (against Oanda's 1), and credits deposits faster, within the same day (against Oanda's 2 days). On the other hand, Oanda does not require a minimum deposit (against Capital.com's 20 USD), and offers a bonus program. Capital.com and Oanda both offer credit cards and debit cards.

Account opening
Section score Capital.com 82 Oanda 80 -2
Minimum deposit i USD 20 USD 0
Minimum withdrawal i USD 0 USD 0
Wire transfers i
Credit cards i
Debit cards i
eWallets i Neteller, Skrill Neteller, Skrill
Local payment methods i
Account base currencies i AUD, EUR, GBP, PLN, USD USD
Deposit waiting time i Instant up to 2 business days
Withdrawal waiting time i up to 1 business days up to 2 business days
Bonus program i

Customer care

What we compare A comparison of the customer support of Capital.com and Oanda in India, in how it can be reached and how fast it answers.
11 / 12

Capital.com is better than Oanda for customer care, because Capital.com offers customer support in 25 languages (against Oanda's 5), and has a website in 28 languages (against Oanda's 7). Capital.com and Oanda both offer phone support and live chat.

Customer care
Section score Capital.com 67 Best Oanda 46 -21
Number of languages supported i 28 7
Website languages i Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
Website available in English i
Customer support languages i Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese German, English, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
Customer support in English i
Call back request i
Email support i
Phone support i
Live chat i
Priority customer support i
Dedicated account manager i
Cash sweep i
Stock lending i
Distributes proceeds i
Tax withholding agent i
Tax assistance i

Learning

What we compare A comparison of the educational material that Capital.com and Oanda provide to their clients in India.
12 / 12

Capital.com is better than Oanda for learning, given that Capital.com offers professional reports and daily market commentary, which Oanda does not. Capital.com and Oanda both offer education for advanced traders and webinars.

Learning
Section score Capital.com 100 Best Oanda 80 -20
Education
Education center i
Education for beginners i
Education for advanced traders i
Webinars i
Tutorials i
Glossary i
Research
Economic calendar i
Traders' sentiment i
Daily market commentary i
Daily trading ideas i
News via social media i
Professional reports i
Watchlist i
Capital.com
Open Account 84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
Oanda
Open Account 76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
Our verdict

Capital.com vs Oanda: which one should you choose?

Capital.com

CFD Choose Capital.com, regulated by CySEC and ASIC, if you want an online CFD broker with a wide choice of markets, fast withdrawals and a guaranteed stop loss.

Open Account 84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
Oanda

CFD Choose Oanda, regulated by the FCA and the CFTC, if you want a forex brokerage service with low trading costs, no minimum deposit and a choice of trading platforms.

Open Account 76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

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