IG Group vs Optimus Futures

IG Group vs Optimus Futures Comparison Table 2023
IG Group Optimus Futures
4.4

IG Group is #2 in our CFD broker rankings.

Not Yet Rated

Optimus Futures is #37 in our broker rankings.

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United States Flag 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
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
Commodities
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
Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits
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