Capital.com vs HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) 2023

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

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

Capital.com stands out for its quality research, strong educational content, and innovative web platform. Capital.com holds fewer regulatory licenses and offers a narrower range of markets than some of the best brokers, but still significantly outperforms the industry average.

HYCM is a trusted brand that offers a straightforward MetaTrader platform experience. Its Raw account delivers competitive pricing, and traders gain access to third-party modules from Trading Central as well as exchange-traded securities (available through a separate platform). That said, HYCM offers a narrow range of symbols to forex and CFD traders.

To open a trading account with Capital.com, you'll need to make an initial minimum deposit of $20.

HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) requires a minimum deposit of $20 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. Capital.com offers Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw) for banking, whereas HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) provides Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (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 Capital.com 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 Both Capital.com and HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) hold 3 global Tier-1 licenses. HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) holds 1 global Tier-2 licenses, while Capital.com holds 0.

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 HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) (88) earned a higher Trust Score than Capital.com (87).

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

Here’s what trading platforms are available at Capital.com:

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

Here’s what trading platforms are available at HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets):

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

The MetaTrader trading platform suite is wildly popular among forex and CFD traders across the globe. Both Capital.com and HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4). Forex traders also appreciate the ability to engage in social copy trading. Copy trading is not offered by either broker.

Capital.com provides traders 124 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets)'s 70 available pairs. If you are interested in trading CFDs, Capital.com offers traders access to 3119 CFDs, while HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) offers access to 1199 CFDs; so Capital.com offers 1920 more CFDs than HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets).

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