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Whaleclub Review
Published December 15, 2017
Jared McKinney

Headquarters

Hong Kong, China

Description

Trade with Digital Currency.

Website

https://whaleclub.co/

24-hour trade volume

31 Million dollars

Availability

190 Countries Worldwide

User Experience

Design

I love the design of Whaleclub. Their trading interface packs a ton of information and useful tools into a tiny space. You can tell from the simplicity of their navigation that they really took the time to create a user-friendly experience. Plus, it's mobile friendly in addition to Whaleclub offering iOS and Android apps.

Beginner-Friendly

Sort of - The interface if very beginner friendly if you're familiar with other trading platforms. So for beginning traders, it's a very friendly platform, however, if you're like me and have zero trading experience there's definitely a learning curve. Luckily the chat experience is awesome and I've learned a ton from other users in the chat.

Documentation

Yes - The help center contains guides and documentation on a variety of topics, but it's much more efficient to just ask users in the chatroom

Customer Support

TBD - So far I haven't needed customer support for any issues. I've submitted a support request and will update as soon as I hear back.

Security

Verification Tiers

No Verification Required - Simply create a new account and you're ready to start trading.

2-Factor Authentication

Yes - via Google Authenticator

Insurance

No - I couldn't find any documentation suggesting that funds are insured.

Storage

Yes - all account funds are stored offline using cold storage and geographically distributed in vaults around the world.

Encryption

Yes - AES 256 Encryption (aka the best of the best)

Payment & Fees

Fee Structure

Spread Only - Whaleclub does not charge any fees on trade execution. The business is based on a pure exchange model outlined below:

whaleclub-business-model

Deposit Fees

Deposits are only accepted in BTC and DASH. There are no deposit fees.

Withdrawal Fees

Yes - Fees are applied to each withdrawal to supposedly help cover mine fees associated with blockchain transactions. Whether or not that's true is up to debate.

Financing Fees

Yes - Financing fees are calculated hourly based on the size of your position multiplied by the market daily rate divided by 24 (to give you an hourly rate).

Accepted Payment Methods

Crypto Only - BTC & DASH

Technology

Reliability

Excellent - haven't had any issues whatsoever.

Mobile App

Yes - Android & iOS

Trading

Markets

Commodities

  • Crude Oil (Brent)
  • Crude Oil (WTI
  • Gold
  • Gold/EUR
  • Gold/Silver
  • Natural Gas
  • Silver
  • Silver/EUR

Forex

  • AUD/USD
  • EUR/GBP
  • EUR/USD
  • GBP/USD
  • NZD/USD
  • USD/CAD
  • USD/CHF
  • USD/CNH
  • USD/JPY
  • USD/MXN
  • USD/TRY

Crypto

  • BTC/USD
  • DASH/BTC
  • DASH/USD
  • ETH/USD
  • LTC/USD
  • XMR/BTC

Stocks

  • Alphabet
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Coca-Cola
  • Facebook
  • Goldman Sachs
  • JP Morgan
  • Netflix
  • Petrobras
  • Snap
  • Starbucks
  • Tesla
  • Twitter

Indices

  • FTSE 100
  • NASDAQ
  • Nikkei 225
  • Russel 2000
  • S&P 500

Bonds

  • US 10Y T-Note
  • US 2Y T-Note
  • US 5Y T-Note
  • US T-Bond

Margin Trading & Leverage

Up to 200x leverage on forex and 50x leverage on stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.

Features

Stop Loss, Take Profit, Split, Trailing Stop

Charts

Yes - Fully-customizable charts, time intervals, drawing tools, and indicators

Additional Info

Live news, forecasts, and market updates