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WINNER
FXCM is the better broker
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 Traders from US not accepted |
 Traders from US not accepted |
ICM Brokers is a regulated MT4 broker offering online trading in forex & CFDs.
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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.
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Instruments |
Forex, equity CFDs, precious metals, energies, futures |
Spreadbetting, CFD, Forex, Crypto |
Demo Account |
Yes |
Yes |
Minimum Deposit |
$300 |
£300 |
Payment Methods |
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Minimum Trade |
0.01 lots |
Varies by asset |
Regulator |
VFSC |
FCA, CySEC, ASIC. |
Margin Trading |
No |
Yes |
MetaTrader 4 |
Yes |
Yes |
MetaTrader 5 |
No |
No |
cTrader |
No |
No |
AlgoTrader |
No |
Yes |
OmniTrader |
No |
No |
TradingView |
No |
Yes |
Autochartist |
No |
No |
eSignal |
No |
Yes |
Trading Central |
No |
No |
STP Account |
No |
No |
ECN Account |
No |
No |
DMA Account |
No |
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 |
No |
Yes |
Market Maker |
No |
Yes |
P2P Trading |
No |
No |
Spot Trading |
Yes |
No |
Mobile Apps |
Yes |
iOS and Android |
Auto Trading |
Yes |
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Copy Trading |
No |
Yes |
Copy Trading Platform |
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FXCM offers social and copy trading on forex, CFDs and cryptos through the hugely popular ZuluTrade platform. |
Social Trading |
No |
Yes |
VPS Hosting |
No |
No |
Tournaments |
No |
No |
Demo Competitions |
No |
No |
Ethical Investing |
No |
No |
Custodial Account |
No |
No |
Guaranteed Stop Loss |
No |
No |
Islamic Account |
No |
No |
Account Currencies |
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Stock Exchanges |
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Commodities |
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CFD Trading |
Trade CFDs with high leverage rates. |
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Leverage |
1:400 Retail, 1:100 Professional |
1:30 |
FTSE Spread |
3.5 |
1.18 pts var* |
GBPUSD Spread< |
3 |
0.5 pips* |
Oil Spread |
Floating |
0.05 (var)* |
Stocks Spread |
Variable |
0.2% Var* |
Forex Trading |
Trade forex pairs with up to 1:400 leverage. |
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GBPUSD Spread |
3 |
0.5 pips var* |
EURUSD Spread |
2 |
0.2 pips var* |
EURGBP Spread |
3 |
0.5 pips var* |
Assets |
20+ |
40 |
Cryptocurrency |
Crypto trading not offered |
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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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