Alpari vs CityIndex

Alpari vs CityIndex Comparison Table 2023
Alpari	CityIndex
	WINNER CityIndex is the better broker
Review 2.3	Review 4.1
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US not accepted
Alpari offer forex, CFD and binary options trading across a big range of markets with low spreads and a range of account types that deliver for every level of trader from beginner to professional.	Established CFD, Forex and spread betting broker with over 30 years in the business. Regulated around the globe, including FCA (UK) and ASIC (Aus).
Bonus
30% up to $100 (terms apply)
Instruments
CFD, Forex, Crypto, Binary Options	Stocks, Spreadbetting, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$5	£/$100 (varies by location)
Payment Methods
ADVcash Bitcoin Payments Credit Card Diners Club EasyPay Ethereum Payments FasaPay Flutterwave GlobePay Maestro Mastercard Neteller PayRedeem Perfect Money RBK Money Skrill UnionPay Vietcombank Transfer WebMoney Wire Transfer Yandex Money	BPAY Credit Card Debit Card Mastercard PayID PayNow PayPal Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FSC of Mauritius, SEBI, JFSA	ASIC, FCA, MAS
Margin Trading
No	No
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
No	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	Yes
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	Yes
STP Account
No	Yes
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	Yes
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
Yes	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows	Yes
Auto Trading
Via Copy Trading choices	Automated trading capabilities via MT4 trading platform
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
	Smart Signals
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
Yes	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	Yes
Islamic Account
Yes	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CZK NGN	CZK
Stock Exchanges
	S&P 500 US Dollar Index
Commodities
Gold Natural Gas Silver	Copper Gold Livestock Natural Gas Nickel Oil Platinum Silver Soybeans
CFD Trading
Leverage
1:400	1:30 (Retail), 1:50 (Accredited Investor), 1:200 (Sophisticated Investor), 1:300 (Wholesale Investor), 1:400 (Professional Trader). Varies with jurisdiction.
FTSE Spread
13	1 pt
GBPUSD Spread<
0.7 var	0.8 pips
Oil Spread
4 pts	0.4
Stocks Spread
Variable	Variable
Forex Trading
Alpari International offer forex over a huge range of pairs including Major, minor and exotic pairs. All with competitive spreads and laddered leverage.
GBPUSD Spread
0.7 (var)	0.8
EURUSD Spread
0.4 (var)	0.5
EURGBP Spread
0.6 (var)	0.8
Assets
50+
Cryptocurrency
	Speculate on the leading cryptos, with ultra-tight spreads at City Index
Spread
	BTC 0.5%, ETH 1%
Coins
	BCH BTC ETH LTC XRP
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No
Binary Options
Alpari offers fix contracts on major markets with various contract types and payouts available.	Binary options trading not offered
Payout
80%
Expiry Times
30 seconds - 4 hours
Ladder Options
No	No
Boundary Options
No	No

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