CityIndex vs FXCM

CityIndex vs FXCM Comparison Table 2023
CityIndex FXCM
4.4
3.5
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Established CFD, Forex and spread betting broker with over 30 years in the business. Regulated around the globe, including FCA (UK) and ASIC (Aus).

FXCM are an FCA regulated, London based broker. Companies under the FXCM umbrella are also regulated in Australia and South Africa.

Instruments
Stocks, Spreadbetting, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto Spreadbetting, CFD, Forex, Crypto
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
£/$100 (varies by location) £300
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots Varies by asset
Regulator
ASIC, FCA, MAS FCA, CySEC, ASIC.
Margin Trading
No Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
Yes Yes
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No Yes
Trading Central
Yes No
STP Account
Yes No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
Yes No
MAM Account
No Yes
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No No
Robo Advisor
No No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes Yes
Market Maker
No Yes
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes No
Mobile Apps
Yes iOS and Android
Auto Trading
Automated trading capabilities via MT4 trading platform
Copy Trading
No Yes
Copy Trading Platform
FXCM offers social and copy trading on forex, CFDs and cryptos through the hugely popular ZuluTrade platform.
Social Trading
No Yes
Trade Signals
Smart Signals
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes No
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • CZK
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • ZAR
  • CHF
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Leverage
1:30 (Retail), 1:50 (Accredited Investor), 1:200 (Sophisticated Investor), 1:300 (Wholesale Investor), 1:400 (Professional Trader). Varies with jurisdiction. 1:30
FTSE Spread
1 pt 1.18 pts var*
GBPUSD Spread<
0.8 pips 0.5 pips*
Oil Spread
0.4 0.05 (var)*
Stocks Spread
Variable 0.2% Var*
Forex Trading
GBPUSD Spread
0.8 0.5 pips var*
EURUSD Spread
0.5 0.2 pips var*
EURGBP Spread
0.8 0.5 pips var*
Assets
40
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
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