IB Boast a huge market share of global trading. With a minimum deposit of $10,000 however, they remain an option for larger traders only.
A trader with a Plus500 account can trade CFDs on underlying financial instruments such as Forex, Stocks, Commodities, Cryptocurrency (Availability subject to regulation), Options and Indices. With tight spreads and no commission, they are a leading global brand.
Traders from US accepted
Traders from US not accepted
Awards
Best Overall Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com
Best Overall Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com
Best Trading App 2019 - DayTrading.com
Bonus
None
None
Instruments
Stocks, Futures, E-minis, CFD, Forex, Crypto
Stocks, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto
Demo Account
Yes
Yes
Minimum Deposit
$10000
$100
Payment Methods
Cheque, Credit Card, Mastercard
BPAY, Credit Card, Giropay, iDeal, Mastercard, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, Swift, Trustly, Visa, Webmoney, Western Union, Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
$100
Varies by asset
Regulator
SEC, FCA
FCA, CySec, ASIC
MetaTrader 4
No
No
MetaTrader 5
No
No
cTrader
No
No
ECN Account
No
No
DMA Account
No
No
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows
iOS, Android and Windows
Auto Trading
No
No
Trade Signals
No
No
Social Trading
No
No
Copy Trading
No
No
Islamic Account
No
No
CFD
Leverage
1:50 Var
1:300
FTSE Spread
0.005% (£1 Min)
Variable
GBPUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Variable
Oil Spread
N/A
Variable
Stocks Spread
From 0.003 per share, variable
Variable
Forex
Plus500 Offer forex trading via CFDs with tight variable spreads and a range of well over 70 currency pairs. Free Unlimited Demo Account.
GBPUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Variable
EURUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Variable
EURGBP Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Variable
Assets
70+
70+
Cryptocurrency
Plus500 accounts can trade CFDs on a range of cryptocurrencies 24/7, with competitive spreads (Just 1% for BTC). Leverage of 1:2 is also available. (Availability subject to regulation.)
Traders from US accepted