Capital.com vs Interactive Brokers

Capital.com vs Interactive Brokers Comparison Table 2023
Capital.com	Interactive Brokers
Review 1.8	Review 4.3 Interactive Brokers is #12 in our CFD broker rankings.
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US accepted
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 $10,000 however, they remain an option for larger traders only.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 84% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Awards
Top 5 Trading Platforms Globally 2021 - BrokerChooser Best Mobile Platform / App - Investment Trends
Instruments
CFDs, forex, indices, shares, commodities, spread betting (only available in the UK), cryptos (not available in the UK)	Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Exchange Linked Warrants
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
£/$/€20 (By credit card - varies by payment method)	$10000
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Boleto Credit Card Debit Card Giropay GlobePay iDeal Mastercard PayPal Przelewy24 Sofort Trustly Visa Wire Transfer	ACH Transfer Apple Pay Automated Customer Account Transfer Service Cheque Credit Card Google Wallet JCB Card Mastercard Payoneer Samsung Pay Wire Transfer
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
USD EUR GBP PLN	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD INR JPY SEK NOK DKK CHF HUF
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana Bombay Stock Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange Nasdaq National Stock Exchange Of India New York Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange	Borsa Italiana CAC 40 Index France Chicago Mercantile Exchange Euronext IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Korean Stock Exchange London Metal Exchange London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Nasdaq Nordic & Baltics New York Stock Exchange Russell 2000 Shenzhen Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Commodities
Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Cannabis Copper Corn Cotton Gold Lithium Oil Orange Juice Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Aluminium Gold Lead Natural Gas Precious Metals Soybeans Zinc
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.
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
BTC XLM ETH XRP NEO TRX BTG LTC QTUM XEM ADA BTS	BTC LTC ETH XRP
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

Review	Review
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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