Interactive Brokers vs TD Ameritrade
| Interactive Brokers | TD Ameritrade |
|---|---|
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| 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. | One of the largest discount brokers in the US, with a fixed trading commission and access to a large array of trading products and securities |
 Traders from US accepted |
Traders from US accepted |
| Bonus | |
| None | 60 days free trades when depositing $3k |
| Instruments | |
| Stocks, Futures, E-minis, CFD, Forex, Crypto | Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Forex |
| Demo Account | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| $10000 | None |
| Payment Methods | |
| Cheque, Credit Card, Mastercard | |
| Minimum Trade | |
| $100 | None |
| Regulator | |
| SEC, FCA | SEC |
| MetaTrader 4 | |
| No | No |
| MetaTrader 5 | |
| No | No |
| cTrader | |
| No | No |
| ECN Account | |
| No | No |
| DMA Account | |
| No | Yes |
| Mobile Apps | |
| iOS, Android and Windows | iOS and Android |
| Auto Trading | |
| No | No |
| Trade Signals | |
| No | No |
| Social Trading | |
| No | No |
| Copy Trading | |
| No | No |
| Islamic Account | |
| No | No |
| CFD | |
| CFD trading not offered | |
| Leverage | |
| 1:50 Var | |
| FTSE Spread | |
| 0.005% (£1 Min) | |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| Commission (.20 pts x trade value) | |
| Oil Spread | |
| N/A | |
| Stocks Spread | |
| From 0.003 per share, variable | |
| Forex | |
| 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+ | |
| Cryptocurrency | |
| Crypto trading not offered | |
| Spread | |
| Coins | |
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