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| Trading via ECN system
| Trading through dealer
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| Order execution
| Correlation of buy and sell orders from traders goes on automatically
| Traders’ buy and sell orders processed by dealer by searching for the most optimal conditions of order execution
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| Requotes | No requotes | Depends on the market situation | |
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| Liquidity | Market liquidity provided by quotes from many market makers | Liquidity provided by one market maker
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| Choice of the strategies
| Optimal conditions for scalping, news trading and using automatic trading systems (robots) | Optimal conditions for trading with pending orders
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| Influence on market dynamics degree
| Market dynamics influenced by private investors to a considerable extent | General market trends formed by big players, to a lesser extent by private investors
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| Leverage | 1:100
| 1:20 – 1:500
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| Size of deposit
| From 1000 USD/EUR
| Unlimited
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| Spread | Changing
| Fixed
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| Commission for order execution
| Yes
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| SWAP
| Yes
| Yes | |
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| Position reopening
| No
| Yes | |
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| Accrual of annual interest on funds available on a trading account (IR)
| No
| Yes | |
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| Minimum contract size
| 0.1 of a lot
| 0.1 of a lot | |
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| Currency pairs available for trading
| 40
| 120 | |
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