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WINNER
Interactive Brokers is the better broker
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 Traders from US not accepted |
Not Yet Rated
Traders from US accepted |
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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). |
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. |
| Instruments |
| Stocks, Spreadbetting, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto |
Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto |
| Demo Account |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Minimum Deposit |
| £/$100 (varies by location) |
$10000 |
| Payment Methods |
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| Minimum Trade |
| 0.01 Lots |
$100 |
| Regulator |
| ASIC, FCA, MAS |
SEC, FCA, IIROC, SFC |
| Margin Trading |
| No |
Yes |
| Margin Rate |
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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 |
| Yes |
Yes |
| STP Account |
| Yes |
Yes |
| ECN Account |
| No |
No |
| DMA Account |
| Yes |
Yes |
| MAM Account |
| No |
No |
| PAMM Account |
| No |
No |
| LAMM Account |
| No |
No |
| Demat Account |
| No |
No |
| AI / Machine Learning |
| No |
Yes |
| Robo Advisor |
| No |
No |
| Negative Balance Protection |
| Yes |
No |
| Market Maker |
| No |
No |
| P2P Trading |
| No |
No |
| Spot Trading |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Mobile Apps |
| Yes |
iOS, Android and Windows |
| Auto Trading |
| Automated trading capabilities via MT4 trading platform |
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| Copy Trading |
| No |
No |
| Social Trading |
| No |
No |
| Trade Signals |
| Smart Signals |
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| VPS Hosting |
| No |
No |
| Tournaments |
| No |
No |
| Demo Competitions |
| No |
No |
| Ethical Investing |
| No |
No |
| Custodial Account |
| No |
No |
| Guaranteed Stop Loss |
| Yes |
No |
| Inactivity Fee |
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0 |
| Islamic Account |
| No |
No |
| Account Currencies |
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- USD
- EUR
- GBP
- CAD
- AUD
- INR
- JPY
- SEK
- NOK
- DKK
- CHF
- HUF
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| Stock Exchanges |
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| Commodities |
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| 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. |
1:50 |
| FTSE Spread |
| 1 pt |
0.005% (£1 Min) |
| GBPUSD Spread< |
| 0.8 pips |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| Oil Spread |
| 0.4 |
N/A |
| Stocks Spread |
| Variable |
From 0.003 per share, variable |
| Forex Trading |
| GBPUSD Spread |
| 0.8 |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| EURUSD Spread |
| 0.5 |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| EURGBP Spread |
| 0.8 |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| Assets |
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70+ |
| Cryptocurrency |
| Speculate on the leading cryptos, with ultra-tight spreads at City Index |
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| Spread |
| BTC 0.5%, ETH 1% |
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| 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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