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FXCM are an FCA regulated, London based broker. Companies under the FXCM umbrella are also regulated in Australia and South Africa. |
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. |
 Traders from US not accepted |
Traders from US accepted |
| Bonus |
| None |
None |
| Instruments |
| CFD, Forex, Crypto |
Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto |
| Demo Account |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Minimum Deposit |
| £300 |
$10000 |
| Payment Methods |
| Credit Card, POLi |
Apple Pay, Cheque, Credit Card, Google Pay, Mastercard, Samsung Pay |
| Minimum Trade |
| Varies by asset |
$100 |
| Regulator |
| FCA |
SEC, FCA |
| MetaTrader 4 |
| Yes |
No |
| MetaTrader 5 |
| No |
No |
| cTrader |
| No |
No |
| STP Account |
| No |
Yes |
| ECN Account |
| No |
No |
| DMA Account |
| No |
Yes |
| Mobile Apps |
| iOS and Android |
iOS, Android and Windows |
| Auto Trading |
| No |
No |
| Trade Signals |
| No |
No |
| Social Trading |
| Yes |
No |
| Copy Trading |
| Yes |
No |
| Islamic Account |
| No |
No |
| Account Currencies |
| USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, ZAR, CHF |
USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, NOK, CHF |
| CFD |
| Leverage |
| 1:30 [CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.] |
1:50 Var |
| FTSE Spread |
| 1.18 pts var* |
0.005% (£1 Min) |
| GBPUSD Spread |
| 0.5 pips* |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| Oil Spread |
| 0.05 (var)* |
N/A |
| Stocks Spread |
| 0.2% Var* |
From 0.003 per share, variable |
| Forex |
| GBPUSD Spread |
| 0.5 pips var* |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| EURUSD Spread |
| 0.2 pips var* |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| EURGBP Spread |
| 0.5 pips var* |
Commission (.20 pts x trade value) |
| Assets |
| 40 |
70+ |
| Cryptocurrency |
| Spread |
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Traders from US not accepted