Trading 212 vs ThinkMarkets 2023

Trading 212 has a trust score of 77, giving it a "Average Risk" trust label. Here's what each trust score label means:

• "Highly Trusted" (90-99) - These brokers are considered the most trustworthy firms in the industry. Simply put, we would not hesitate to open and fund an account with a Highly Trusted broker.
• "Trusted" (80-89) - These brokers are reliable and trustworthy. "Trusted" firms are a solid choice, and may simply hold fewer regulatory licences or feature different corporate structures than those brokers that have earned our top Trust Score rating.
• "Average Risk" (70-79) - Average Risk brokers are firms we generally consider to be safe, but that may warrant a closer inspection before you open and fund a live trading account. At the least, we always encourage traders to check the regulatory licenses for Average Risk firms to verify that they are regulated in their own country of residence.
• "High Risk" (60-69) - High-risk firms should be scrutinized and carefully reviewed before opening an account. These forex brokers are – in most cases – operating without credible regulatory licensing, and likely have a history of legal or financial issues. Before considering an account with a high-risk firm, we recommend checking our country guides for your country of residence to see if a more trusted broker is available.
• "Do Not Trust" (<59) - We do not recommend opening an account of any kind with a broker that earns a “Do Not Trust” rating.

ThinkMarkets has a trust score of 88, giving it a "Trusted" trust label.

Founded in 2004 and regulated by more than one Tier-1 regulator, Trading 212 delivers a proprietary, innovative trading app for web and mobile that is a great choice for beginner forex traders who want an intuitive platform for trading forex and CFDs or investing in shares. Though we love its well-designed trading platform, the market research and educational resources at Trading 212 are limited, and the broker's lack of advanced features may leave experienced forex traders wanting more.

Founded in 2010, ThinkMarkets is a trusted broker that holds multiple Tier-1 regulatory licenses, boosting its overall Trust Score rating. ThinkMarkets offers the full MetaTrader platform suite (both MT4 and MT5) as well as its proprietary ThinkTrader platform. Traders at ThinkMarkets also gain access to trading signals via its Signals Centre and social copy trading (in certain jurisdictions). ThinkMarkets has a growing number of available markets, research materials, and educational content, yet still has room to improve in these important categories.

Tier-1 regulators go above and beyond by requiring additional capital requirements, checking in on brokers more frequently, and putting brokers through a tougher screening process. Trading 212 is United Kingdom (U.K.) (FCA Authorised), while ThinkMarkets is Australia (ASIC Authorised), Japan (SFC Authorised), New Zealand (FMA Authorised) and United Kingdom (U.K.) (FCA Authorised).. Neither have Canada (CIRO Authorised), Hong Kong (SFC Authorised), CBI Authorised (Ireland), Singapore (MAS Authorised), Switzerland (FINMA Authorised) and USA (CFTC Authorized)

Tier-2 and tier-3 licenses are still important in evaluating the overall trustworthiness of forex brokers. As far as tier-2 licenses go, Trading 212 is Cyprus (CySEC Authorised), while ThinkMarkets is Cyprus (CySEC Authorised) and South Africa (FSCA Authorised).. Neither have China (CBRC Authorised), India (SEBI Authorised), Israel (ISA Authorised), Russia (CBR Authorised), Thailand (SEC Authorised) and UAE (DFSA/Central Bank Authorised). When comparing tier-3 licenses Trading 212 is none, while ThinkMarkets is Cayman Islands (CIMA Authorised) and Mauritius (FSC Authorised).. Neither have Bahamas (SCB Authorised), Belize (FSC Authorised), Bermuda (BMA Authorised), British Virgin Islands (FSC Authorised) and Vanuatu (VFSC Authorised).

For trading platforms Trading 212 supports a Proprietary Platform, whereas ThinkMarkets supports a Proprietary Platform and Desktop Platform (Windows).. Neither have cTrader, DupliTrade and ZuluTrade

For MetaTrader Trading 212 provides neither of these, while ThinkMarkets provides MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5). If MetaTrader is a must for you, read our guides on the best MT4 brokers or best MT5 brokers.

Trading 212 requires a minimum deposit of €10, while ThinkMarkets requires a minimum deposit of $0. From our testing we found Trading 212 offers spreads of N/A, while ThinkMarkets offers spreads of N/A. Trading 212 supports Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) and Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) for popular funding options, where ThinkMarkets supports Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit) and Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw).

Trading 212 offers a more diverse selection of investment options than ThinkMarkets allowing you to trade Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs), Metals, Energies, Agriculturals, ETF and U.S. Stocks (CFD). Looking at total tradeable symbols, Trading 212 has 1785, compared to 4000 from ThinkMarkets.

Crypto trading is popular with forex traders. Most crypto assets are offered either as the underlying physical asset or as a CFD or other derivative — including spot forex contracts. In terms of trading physical cryptocurrency neither Trading 212 nor ThinkMarkets allow you to trade physical cryptocurrencies.

In terms of research and research tools Trading 212 gives traders the following tools: Daily Market Commentary, Stock Charts and Forex News (Top-Tier Sources). In comparison ThinkMarkets has the tools listed here: Daily Market Commentary, Stock Charts, Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) and Social Trading / Copy Trading.. Neither have Autochartist and Trading Central (Recognia)

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