Exness vs VT Markets 2024

Exness is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. Exness is authorised by two Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and two Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). Exness is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulator: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system.

VT Markets is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. VT Markets is authorised by one Tier-1 regulator (highly trusted), one Tier-2 regulator (trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (average risk), and zero Tier-4 regulators (high risk). VT Markets (through its parent company) is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Exness is a MetaTrader-only broker regulated in the EU offering multiple account types and forex pairs, but its offering lacks the range of CFDs forex brokers typically offer.

VT Markets benefits from being part of the Vantage Group of companies, and provides access to the MetaTrader suite of platforms as well as its own VT Pro trading app.

To open a trading account with Exness, you'll need to make an initial minimum deposit of $10.

VT Markets requires a minimum deposit of $100 before you can open an account and start trading.

It's important to make sure that your forex broker accepts the funding options and deposit methods that work best for you. Both Exness and VT Markets offer Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw). Neither have PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw).

Comparing the trading costs of forex and CFDs is not easy. Not every broker publishes average spread data, and pricing structures vary. Based on our thorough, data-driven testing of each broker's commissions and fees, we found that VT Markets offers better pricing overall for traders.

Methodology: When testing each broker's commissions, fees, and pricing, we analyze multiple trade scenarios and award points based on the expansiveness (or inexpensiveness) of the broker's spreads. We then run multiple scenarios for different investor types, incorporating any miscellaneous fees, to determine an "all-in" cost per trade. Learn more about how we test.

At ForexBrokers.com, we track over 110 international regulatory agencies and sort them by tiers (Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, Tier-4, and Tier-5) to help you choose well-regulated, highly trusted forex brokers. Learn more about our proprietary Trust Score rating system. Based on our research on the regulatory status of over 60 brokers, we've found that Exness holds 2 global Tier-1 licenses, while VT Markets holds 1. Exness holds 3 global Tier-2 licenses, while VT Markets holds 1.

After evaluating each broker based on their number of held licenses, years in business, and a range of other data-driven variables, we've determined that Exness (81) earned a higher Trust Score than VT Markets (70).

To compare the trading platforms of both Exness and VT Markets, we tested each broker's trading tools, research capabilities, and mobile apps. For trading tools, Exness offers a better experience. With research, VT Markets offers superior market research. Finally, we found Exness to provide better mobile trading apps.

Here’s what trading platforms are available at Exness:

• Proprietary Platform - Yes
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - No
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - No
• TradingView - No

Here’s what trading platforms are available at VT Markets:

• Proprietary Platform - No
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - No
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - No
• TradingView - Yes

The MetaTrader trading platform suite is wildly popular among forex and CFD traders across the globe. Both Exness and VT Markets offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4). Forex traders also appreciate the ability to engage in social copy trading. Exness and VT Markets both offer copy trading.

Exness provides traders 96 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to VT Markets's 39 available pairs. If you are interested in trading a full range of securities, VT Markets offers traders access to 1000 tradeable symbols, while Exness offers access to 227 tradeable symbols; so VT Markets offers 773 more tradeable symbols than Exness.

We found in our testing that VT Markets offers a more diverse selection of investment options than Exness, allowing you to trade Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs), U.S. Stocks (CFD), Cryptocurrency (Derivative) and Social Trading / Copy Trading. Neither have Cryptocurrency (Physical) and Spread Betting.