AMarkets vs Interactive Investor

AMarkets vs Interactive Investor Comparison Table 2023
AMarkets Review 2023 Interactive Investor Review 2023
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4.6
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AMarkets is an established forex and CFD broker registered in the Cook Islands. Founded in 2007, the brokerage has over 1 million clients and is regulated in several offshore jurisdictions, including St Vincent and the Grenadines and Mwali. Over 1400 instruments are available on the popular MT4 and MT5 platforms.

Interactive Investor are a hugely respected, FCA-regulated investing firm. The trading platform is easy-to-use while the sign-up and deposit process is straightforward for new investors. ii also has a long track record and a string of industry awards under its belt.

Bonus Offer
25% welcome deposit bonus
Comment by Reviewer
"The copy trading service at AMarkets will appeal to beginners while experienced traders will rate the wide range of trading products, including ETFs, bonds and cryptos." "Interactive Investor is an excellent pick for UK traders interested in longer-term investing products like ISAs and SIPP accounts. The low fixed fees for large portfolios and 40,000+ stocks will also appeal to traders with a decent bankroll."
Pros
  • Cashback program with up to $17 rewarded for every lot traded, plus a VIP program with better trading conditions
  • A range of trading tools including a calculator, economic calendar, and sentiment indicators
  • Copy trading USD account with a $100 minimum deposit, leverage up to 1:500 and hedging
  • Regular trading news, forex analysis and trading ideas in the broker's Telegram channel
  • Micro Bitcoin (MBT) account available for beginners with a low 0.001 BTC deposit
  • No fees for deposits and a range of fast methods, including crypto transfers
  • Access to Autochartist analysis with signals and automated position entry
  • FCA-regulated
  • No minimum deposit
  • 40,000+ stocks and shares
  • Excellent market research
  • User-friendly investment app
  • Low fixed fees for large portfolios
  • Multiple payment methods including bank cards
  • Highly rated and trusted by 400,000 investors
  • Less than 1 minute average wait time for customer support
Cons
  • There are wider standard spreads than many competitors
  • We found that educational materials trail alternatives
  • No top-tier regulation reduces the trust score
  • Withdrawal fees up to 1.8%
  • No free demo account
  • No copy trading tools
Awards
  • Best Value Broker Middle East 2020 - Global Forex Awards
  • Fastest Growing Forex Broker in the Middle East 2019 - Egypt Investment Expo
  • Best Execution Speed Highest Client Success Rate 2014 - IAFT Awards
  • Fastest Growing Broker 2013 - STP Broker Asia
  • Best Educational Program 2011 - Show FX
  • Investment Platform of the Year 2022
  • Best Low-cost SIPP 2022
  • Shareholder Rights Champion 2022
  • Best Low Cost Stockbroker 2022
  • Retail Investor Champion of the Year 2021
  • Best Low Cost Stockbroker 2021
  • Best Stocks and Shares ISA provider 2021
  • Best Stocks & Shares ISA Provider 2020
  • Best Stockbroker for International Dealing 2020
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, bonds Stocks, Funds, Trusts, ETFs, Bonds, Gilts, VCTs
Demo Account
Yes No
Minimum Deposit
$100 £0
Trading Platforms
  • MT4
  • MT5
  • Own
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots £25
Regulator
FSA SVG FCA
Margin Trading
No No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
No No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No No
Robo Advisor
No No
Negative Balance Protection
No No
Market Maker
No No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
No No
Mobile Apps
Yes iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader Ready-Made Portfolios
Copy Trading
Yes No
Copy Trading Platform
The copy trading service is a good option for newer traders and you can pick investors to follow based on their profitability, fees, number of followers and more. The $100 starting deposit is also accessible for beginners.
Social Trading
Yes No
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No Yes
Custodial Account
No Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Inactivity Fee
$0
Islamic Account
Yes No
Account Currencies
  • GBP
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Experienced traders can access leverage up to 1:1000 on a range of CFDs across metals, energies, indices and more. Beginners can also follow and copy successful CFD trades in the copy trading account. CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:1000
FTSE Spread
64
GBPUSD Spread
0.6
Oil Spread
3
Stocks Spread
Variable
Forex Trading
AMarkets offers a decent range of 42 majors, minors and exotics with low spreads from 0.2 pips in the ECN account. With that said, Standard account spreads come in at around 1.5 pips for EUR/USD, which is higher than the best forex brokers. Forex trading not offered
GBPUSD Spread
0.6
EURUSD Spread
0.3
EURGBP Spread
1.5
Assets
42
Cryptocurrency
Access a decent range of crypto pairs against USD and deposit just 10 MBT to access the broker's Micro Bitcoin account. Deposit methods include Bitcoin, Binance Coin and Ethereum. Crypto trading not offered
Spread
From 30
Coins
  • BTC
  • BCH
  • DSH
  • ETC
  • ETH
  • LTC
  • XRP
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
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