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IG Group vs Global Prime

IG Group vs Global Prime Comparison Table 2023
IG Group Global Prime
Review
4.4

IG Group is #2 in our CFD broker rankings.

Review
3.8
United States Flag Traders from US accepted
United States Flag Traders from US not accepted

IG-US offer spread betting, CFD and Forex trading across a range of markets. They are FCA regulated, boast a great trading app and have over 47 year track record of excellence.

Global Prime is a multi-regulated trading broker offering 100+ markets. Traders can get started with a $200 minimum deposit and trade with leverage up to 1:100.

Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
Pros
  • Full range of investments
  • Multiple account currencies
  • Multiple deposit methods
  • MetaTrader 4 integration
  • Good execution speed
  • Strong regulation
  • Copy trading
Cons
  • Clients from US and Canada are not accepted
  • No MetaTrader 5 integration
Awards
  • Best Customer Service 2022 - Online Money Awards
  • Best Spread Betting Provider 2022 - Online Money Awards
  • Best Platform for the Active Trader 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
  • Best Multi Platform Provider 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
  • Best Finance App 2022 - ADVFN International Financial Awards
Instruments
Forex, ETFs, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, spread betting Forex, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies, shares, bonds
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
£250 AUD $200
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.1 lots 0.01 lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, MAS, FSCA, JFSA, FMA, CFTC, NFA, BMA, DFSA, FINMA, BaFin ASIC, VFSC, FSA
Margin Trading
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
No Yes
Autochartist
Yes Yes
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
Yes No
STP Account
No Yes
ECN Account
No Yes
DMA Account
Yes No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No Yes
Robo Advisor
Yes No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes Yes
Market Maker
Yes No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Yes Yes
Copy Trading
No Yes
Copy Trading Platform
Interact with and copy the trades of experienced investors with Global Prime's exclusive copy trading service.
Social Trading
No Yes
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
Yes Yes
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
Yes No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes No
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • SGD
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Trade leveraged CFDs on a variety of assets including stocks, commodities and forex Buy and sell across the financial markets with leveraged CFD products.
Leverage
1:30 1:200
FTSE Spread
1.0 pt 0.84
GBPUSD Spread<
from 0.589 pips 0.64
Oil Spread
2.8 pips 1.6
Stocks Spread
Variable Variable
Forex Trading
Trade a range of major, minor and exotic currencies Global Prime offers online trading on a long list of major, minor and exotics currencies.
Forex App

IG offers a superb all-round trading app. One of the pioneers of mobile trading, the application has been developed and refined over many years, meaning it is now among the best trading apps. Quick response, user friendly layout, access to full charting and a stable and reliable application. Top marks.
GBPUSD Spread
from 0.589 pips 0.75
EURUSD Spread
from 0.165 pips 0.16
EURGBP Spread
from 0.540 pips 0.85
Assets
90+ 48
Cryptocurrency
Trade four major cryptocurrencies paired with USD Trade five top crypto coins against the USD.
Spread
Variable Floating
Coins
  • BTC
  • BCH
  • LTC
  • ETH
  • BTC
  • BCH
  • LTC
  • ETH
  • XRP
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
Review
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Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
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