ActivTrades vs IG Group
| ActivTrades | IG Group |
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| ActivTrades offers online trading on the MT4, MT5 and ActivTrader platforms. | IG-US offer spread betting, CFD and Forex trading across a range of markets. They are FCA regulated, boast a great trading app and have a 40 year track record of excellence. |
| Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits | |
 Traders from US not accepted |
Traders from US not accepted |
| Awards | |
| Best Online Trading Services 2018 - ADVFN
Best Online Trading Services 2017 - Shared Magazine Awards Forex Broker of the Year 2017 - Le Fonti International Financial Awards |
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| Bonus | |
| Cashback on trades | None |
| Instruments | |
| Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, ETFs | Stocks, Digital Options, Futures, Spreadbetting, Options, CFD, Forex, REITs |
| Demo Account | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| $500 | £250 |
| Payment Methods | |
| Mastercard, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, Sofort, Visa | Credit Card, JCB Card, Mastercard, MoneyGram, PayPal, Wire Transfer |
| Minimum Trade | |
| 0.01 lots | £1 |
| Regulator | |
| FCA | FCA, MAS |
| Margin Trading | |
| No | No |
| MetaTrader 4 | |
| Yes | Yes |
| MetaTrader 5 | |
| Yes | No |
| cTrader | |
| No | No |
| STP Account | |
| No | Yes |
| ECN Account | |
| No | Yes |
| DMA Account | |
| No | Yes |
| MAM Account | |
| No | No |
| PAMM Account | |
| No | Yes |
| LAMM Account | |
| No | No |
| Demat Account | |
| No | No |
| AI / Machine Learning | |
| - | Yes |
| Robo Advisor | |
| - | Yes |
| Negative Balance Protection | |
| - | No |
| Market Maker | |
| No | No |
| P2P Trading | |
| No | No |
| Spot Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Mobile Apps | |
| Yes | iOS, Android |
| Auto Trading | |
| Yes (APIs) | Yes |
| Trade Signals | |
| Yes | Yes (Via Chartist Software) |
| VPS Hosting | |
| - | No |
| Tournaments | |
| - | No |
| Demo Competitions | |
| - | No |
| Ethical Investing | |
| - | Yes |
| Social Trading | |
| No | No |
| Copy Trading | |
| No | No |
| Islamic Account | |
| Yes | No |
| Account Currencies | |
| USD, EUR, GBP, CHF | USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, SEK, CHF |
| CFD | |
| CFDs are available on hundreds of markets including FX, indices, shares, & commodities. | |
| Leverage | |
| 1:30 | 1:30 EU, 1:200 |
| FTSE Spread | |
| 0.8 | 1 pt |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 0.8 | 0.9 pips |
| Oil Spread | |
| 0.03 | 3 pips |
| Stocks Spread | |
| Variable | 0.1% Var |
| Forex | |
| Trade on the foreign exchange market with 1:30 leverage. | |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 0.8 | 0.9 pips |
| EURUSD Spread | |
| 0.5 | 0.6 pips |
| EURGBP Spread | |
| 0.8 | 2 pips |
| Assets | |
| 50+ | 90+ |
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| Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits | |