ICM Capital vs DIF Broker
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ICM Markets only accept professional traders.
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ICM Capital is an FCA-regulated brokerage that offers professional traders multi-asset trading. Pro traders can choose between MetaTrader 4 and ICM's proprietary platform to access commission-free and tight-spread account options. ICM Capital does not accept amateur traders. |
DIF Broker was founded in 1999, with a vision to offer personalized brokerage services via innovative technology. The broker offers services to thousands of clients in over 20 countries, and is regulated by the Portuguese CMVM. Day traders can access thousands of CFD instruments to trade on a powerful proprietary platform. |
| Comment by Reviewer | |
| "ICM Capital is best for professional traders looking for tight spreads and high leverage on forex and US stocks." | "After exploring the platform, I think that DIF Broker's unique focus on innovation, technology and customer support will suit both casual and high-volume investors. That said, I think the broker's competitive fees will be particularly advantageous for dedicated stock traders." |
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| Instruments | |
| Forex, CFDs, stocks, commodities, futures | Forex, CFDs, ETFs, indices, shares, energies, futures, options, bonds |
| Demo Account | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| $200 | €2000 |
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| Minimum Trade | |
| 0.01 Lots | 0.01 Lots |
| Regulator | |
| FCA, SVGFSA | CMVM, CNMV |
| Margin Trading | |
| No | No |
| STP Account | |
| No | No |
| ECN Account | |
| No | No |
| DMA Account | |
| No | No |
| MAM Account | |
| Yes | No |
| 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 | No |
| Market Maker | |
| No | No |
| P2P Trading | |
| No | No |
| Spot Trading | |
| No | No |
| Mobile Apps | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Auto Trading | |
| Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader | |
| Copy Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Copy Trading Platform | |
| Clients of ICM Capital can use the MetaTrader 4 platform to interact with and copy the trades of other investors. Both manual and automated copy trading is available. | |
| Social Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Trade Signals | |
| Yes | 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 | |
| Yes | No |
| Account Currencies | |
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| CFD Trading | |
| Leveraged contracts for difference can be used to take positions on major financial markets with fast execution speeds. On the negative side, the suite of CFDs is narrow, with commodities and indices only. | DIF Broker offers an impressive total of 30,000+ CFD instruments, which is far more than many brokers I review. That said, I think it's a shame that there's no additional tools or resources on offer for CFD traders. |
| Leverage | |
| 1:30 (Retail), 1:200 (Pro) | 1:30 |
| FTSE Spread | |
| 2.0 | 1 |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 1.8 | 3 |
| Oil Spread | |
| 2.0 | 0.05 |
| Stocks Spread | |
| Variable | Variable |
| Forex Trading | |
| A decent portfolio of currencies are available at ICM Capital. Trade majors like the EUR/SUD with spreads from 0.0 pips. You can speculate on forex using MT4 with expert advisors (EAs) supported. | I was particularly impressed to see a huge range of 180 major, minor and exotic currency pairs at DIF Broker. I was able to access sensible leverage up to 1:30 and no commission fees. Average spreads are OK but not the most competitive, coming in at around 1 pip for EUR/USD and 1.1 pip on GBP/USD. |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 1.8 | 3 |
| EURUSD Spread | |
| 1.3 | 3 |
| EURGBP Spread | |
| 1.3 | 3 |
| Assets | |
| 50+ | 180+ |
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