I personally dont like any besides localbitcoins, and waiting for the ATM`s arrive in my area.
Any and every exchange out there can be putting in orders without actual orders on prices.
Outside from the usual terrible support.
Bitcoin ATMs charge up to a 10% fee. And even if they do make up orders, ATMs still get the exchange rates from them, so you're even worse off.
Regarding the fee, I am pretty sure bitcoin ATM can never beat exchanges.
But it does offer better anonymity (no identity verification), fast tx time (whole tx should take a min or so), and sometimes it could offer create great earning opportunity (
http://www.wired.com/2014/01/bitcoin_atm/)
No identity verification? They require a photo, a fingerprint scan, a hand scan, a ID scan, and probably, in the near future, a stool sample, a CV, and a background check before you can buy.
Also, ATMs have very high fees.
That's exactly why you should use 0% fee exchanges like ANXPRO.
Though it doesn't explicitly charge a trading fee, the bid-ask spread on there is pretty big (which is about 1%).
For your comparison, these are the bid ask prices at this very moment shown on ANX site.
ANX: 3446.33111 and 3468.84999
BITSTAMP: 3462.89681 and 3465.14489
BTCE: 3403.12888 and 3403.13663
That's because of low volume. If you bid/ask at market price, it should be ok, and someone will fill the trade.
It could be the reason, but unless the gap gets smaller, I see no benefit of using it...
ANXPRO is a P2P exchange like localBTC or a real time one like BTC-e/Bitstamp ? Never heard of them. Where are they located ?
ANXPRO is a registered money transmitter and company in Hong Kong, and it is a real time Cryptocurrency exchange, which supports direct Hong Kong and Australian Banking, and also SEPA Deposits and Withdrawals.