Lightspeed Trading vs Interactive Brokers

Lightspeed Financial vs Interactive Brokers Comparison Table 2023
Lightspeed Financial Interactive Brokers
4.2

Lightspeed Financial is #33 in our broker rankings.

4.3

Interactive Brokers is #12 in our CFD broker rankings.

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Lightspeed is a broker for high-volume traders offering advanced platforms & tools.

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.

Instruments
Equities, options, futures Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Exchange Linked Warrants
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
$10,000 $10000
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
Variable $100
Regulator
FINRA, NFA SEC, FCA, IIROC, SFC
Margin Trading
No Yes
Margin Rate
1.55 - 2.59%
MetaTrader 4
No No
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No Yes
OmniTrader
No Yes
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
Yes Yes
Trading Central
No Yes
STP Account
No Yes
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
No Yes
MAM Account
No Yes
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No Yes
Robo Advisor
No No
Negative Balance Protection
No No
Market Maker
No No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
No Yes
Mobile Apps
Yes iOS, Android and Windows
Auto Trading
Yes
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No No
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No No
Custodial Account
No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No
Inactivity Fee
0
Islamic Account
Yes No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • INR
  • JPY
  • SEK
  • NOK
  • DKK
  • CHF
  • HUF
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:50
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 Trading
Forex trading not offered
GBPUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURGBP Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Assets
70+
Cryptocurrency
Trade Bitcoin futures.
Spread
Floating
Coins
  • BTC
  • BTC
  • LTC
  • ETH
  • XRP
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
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