Capital.com vs Interactive Brokers
Capital.com | Interactive Brokers |
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4.3
Interactive Brokers is #12 in our CFD broker rankings. |
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Capital.com offer CFDs on a range of markets with competitive spreads and zero commissions. The broker also offers the Investmate app, negative balance protection and leveraged trading. |
IB Boast a huge market share of global trading. With a minimum deposit of $10,000 however, they remain an option for larger traders only. |
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. | |
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Instruments | |
CFDs, forex, indices, shares, commodities, spread betting (only available in the UK), cryptos (not available in the UK) | Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Exchange Linked Warrants |
Demo Account | |
Yes | Yes |
Minimum Deposit | |
£/$/€20 (By credit card - varies by payment method) | $10000 |
Payment Methods | |
Minimum Trade | |
$1 | $100 |
Regulator | |
FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSA | SEC, FCA, IIROC, SFC |
Margin Trading | |
Yes | Yes |
Margin Rate | |
1.55 - 2.59% | |
MetaTrader 4 | |
Yes | No |
MetaTrader 5 | |
No | No |
cTrader | |
No | No |
AlgoTrader | |
No | Yes |
OmniTrader | |
No | Yes |
TradingView | |
Yes | No |
Autochartist | |
No | No |
eSignal | |
No | Yes |
Trading Central | |
No | Yes |
STP Account | |
No | Yes |
ECN Account | |
No | No |
DMA Account | |
No | Yes |
MAM Account | |
No | Yes |
PAMM Account | |
No | No |
LAMM Account | |
No | No |
Demat Account | |
No | No |
AI / Machine Learning | |
Yes | Yes |
Robo Advisor | |
No | No |
Negative Balance Protection | |
Yes | No |
Market Maker | |
No | No |
P2P Trading | |
No | No |
Spot Trading | |
Yes | Yes |
Mobile Apps | |
iOS & Android + InvestMate | iOS, Android and Windows |
Auto Trading | |
Yes - through MT4 | |
Copy Trading | |
No | No |
Social Trading | |
No | No |
VPS Hosting | |
No | No |
Tournaments | |
No | No |
Demo Competitions | |
No | No |
Ethical Investing | |
No | No |
Custodial Account | |
No | No |
Guaranteed Stop Loss | |
No | No |
Inactivity Fee | |
0 | 0 |
Islamic Account | |
No | No |
Account Currencies | |
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Stock Exchanges | |
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Commodities | |
CFD Trading | |
Trade CFDs on an array of assets with ultra-low spreads | |
Leverage | |
1:30 | 1:50 |
FTSE Spread | |
0.9 pt var | 0.005% (£1 Min) |
GBPUSD Spread | |
0.00013 pips var | Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
Oil Spread | |
0.03 pips var | N/A |
Stocks Spread | |
Var | From 0.003 per share, variable |
Forex Trading | |
Capital.com offer a long list of forex CFD pairs for trading. All have competitive spreads. The firm also ensures negative balance protection | |
Forex App | |
Capital.com offers the highly rated Investmate app. As well as leveraged forex trading with competitive spreads and fees, the application offers a comprehensive educational package for beginners. The FX investing app is free to download from the respective app store with a live Capital.com account. |
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GBPUSD Spread | |
0.00013 pips (var) | Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
EURUSD Spread | |
0.00007 pips (var) | Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
EURGBP Spread | |
0.00015 pips (var) | Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
Assets | |
130+ | 70+ |
Cryptocurrency | |
Capital.com have some of the tightest spreads available on cryptos. They also offer crypto-only pairs, so that investors can trade cryptos versus each other, not purely the $ or € price. (Crypto not available to UK retail clients). | |
Spread | |
66 pips (BTC to USD) | |
Coins | |
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Crypto Lending | |
No | No |
Crypto Mining | |
No | No |
Crypto Staking | |
No | No |
Auto Market Maker | |
No | No |
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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. | |
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