IG Group vs Optimus Futures

IG Group vs Optimus Futures Comparison Table 2023
IG Group	Optimus Futures
Review 4.4 IG Group is #2 in our CFD broker rankings.	Review Not Yet Rated Optimus Futures is #37 in our broker rankings.
Traders from US accepted	Traders from US 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.	Optimus Futures is an introducing broker partnering with numerous FCM services. It offers hundred of global assets across 40+ trading platforms.
Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
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	Futures, options
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
£250	$500
Payment Methods
Credit Card Debit Card Mastercard PayPal Visa Wire Transfer	Cheque Credit Card Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.1 lots	Variable
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, MAS, FSCA, JFSA, FMA, CFTC, NFA, BMA, DFSA, FINMA, BaFin	CFTC, NFA
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
Yes	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
Yes	No
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
Yes	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
Yes	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	Yes (iOS & Android)
Auto Trading
Yes	Yes (EAs)
Copy Trading
No	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
	Copy trading services are available across some of the broker's extensive range of platforms.
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
Yes	None
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
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
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana Bombay Stock Exchange Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange National Stock Exchange Of India Russell 2000 S&P 500 Shanghai Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Tadawul Toronto Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange	Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Commodities
Coffee Copper Gold Iron Natural Gas Nickel Oil Orange Juice Palladium Silver Soybeans Steel Sugar Wheat	Gold Silver
CFD Trading
Trade leveraged CFDs on a variety of assets including stocks, commodities and forex	CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:30
FTSE Spread
1.0 pt
GBPUSD Spread<
from 0.589 pips
Oil Spread
2.8 pips
Stocks Spread
Variable
Forex Trading
Trade a range of major, minor and exotic currencies	Offers 80+ spot forex pairs to US traders, plus futures from multiple global exchanges, including ICE, ASX and Eurex
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	Variable
EURUSD Spread
from 0.165 pips	Variable
EURGBP Spread
from 0.540 pips	Variable
Assets
90+	Varies with provider
Cryptocurrency
Trade four major cryptocurrencies paired with USD	Optimus Futures offer micro Bitcoin futures with competitive rates.
Spread
Variable	Variable
Coins
BTC BCH LTC ETH	BTC
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

Review	Review
Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
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