Pacific Union vs IronFX

PU Prime vs IronFX Comparison Table 2023
PU Prime	IronFX
Review 3.9	Review 3.8
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US not accepted
Pacific Union Prime is a CySEC- and offshore-regulated multi-asset broker offering competitive fees and direct market access on forex, commodities, stocks, bonds and indices. The broker supports the popular MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms and a proprietary mobile app. Fees vary by account type with no commission and spreads from 1.9 pips on the Standard account and $3.50 commission per lot and spreads from 0.4 pips on the Prime account.	IronFX offers CFD trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and futures with high leverage, a choice of bonuses, plus the reliable MT4 platform.
Bonus Offer
$50 no deposit bonus	Traders can choose between: 100% unlimited Sharing Bonus – minimum $200 deposit. 40% Power Bonus up to $4,000 – minimum $500 deposit. 20% Iron Bonus up to $2,000 – minimum $100 deposit.
Promotions
PU Prime: Claim A 50% Bonus Up To $10,000	IronFX: Claim A 40% Deposit Boost Up To $4000 IronFX Grand Trading Prix: 3 Laps, 30 Winners, $500K Prize Pot
Comment by Reviewer
"PU Prime will appeal to traders seeking high leverage and low fees in a direct-to-market trading environment."
Pros
Industry-recognized MT4 and MT5 platforms and mobile apps Good range of assets with nearly 1000 instruments over six asset classes Competitive fees with the Prime account spreads starting at 0.4 with a $3.50 commission Safeguards clients with segregated funds and negative balance protection PU Social app with copy trading capabilities Demo account with virtual funds Swap-free Islamic account Multilingual customer service	Copy trading MT4 integration Low minimum deposit Strong regulatory oversight Multiple payment methods Multiple account currencies
Cons
No tier 1 regulatory oversight Relatively high $40 minimum withdrawal and handling fee for withdrawals under $100 Standard account spreads are mediocre
Awards
	Best Online Trading Platform (2019) Best Broker of the Year (2019) Most Trustworthy Forex Broker Global (2019) Best Online Trading & Financial Services Company (2020) Best Online Forex Trading Platform (2021) International Online Currency Trading Platform of the Year (2021) Most Outstanding Online Trading Partners Program (2022)
Instruments
Forex, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Indices	Forex, Indices, Shares, Futures, Commodities, Metals (all CFDs)
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$50	$100
Payment Methods
AstroPay Bitwallet Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay Mastercard UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer	Bitcoin Payments Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay Neteller Perfect Money Skrill UnionPay Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 lots	0.01 lots
Regulator
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA)	CySEC, FCA, FSCA, BMA / Bermuda
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	Yes
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	Yes
STP Account
Yes	Yes
ECN Account
Yes	Yes
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	Yes
PAMM Account
No	Yes
LAMM Account
No	Yes
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	Android, iOS, WebTrader
Auto Trading
	EAs
Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
PU Social enables clients to mirror the positions and strategies of expert traders. The app is available on iOS and Android devices and features a social investing network with thousands of traders.	TradeCopier allows aspiring investors to copy the strategies of top traders in real-time. Funds can be withdrawn at any time.
Social Trading
Yes	Yes
Trade Signals
None	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	Yes
Tournaments
No	Yes
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
	3%
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY HKD SGD	USD EUR GBP AUD JPY PLN CZK
Stock Exchanges
Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
	Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gold Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat
CFD Trading
PU Prime offers CFD trading on hundreds of shares, as well as indices, commodities, bonds and cryptocurrencies. The leverage available varies by asset, and spreads also vary greatly between instruments and account types with the tightest near zero and the widest in the hundreds of pips. Stock, index, commodity and bond CFDs are traded on the leading MT4 platform.	Go long or short on 300+ CFDs with high leverage.
Leverage
1:500	1:30 (FCA) 1:30 (CySEC) 1:500 (FSCA) 1:1000 (BM)
FTSE Spread
Not Available	From 140
GBPUSD Spread
From 0.5 pips	From 0.8
Oil Spread
From 1.6 pips	From 3
Stocks Spread
Variable	Variable
Forex Trading
PU Prime clients can trade 40+ forex pairs via the MT4 and MT5 platforms with dynamic leverage up to 1:500. Spreads start from near zero on Prime accounts, which also charge a $3.50 commission per lot, and a zero-commission Standard account with wider spreads is also available.	IronFX offers trading in major currency pairs, plus minors and exotic pairs.
GBPUSD Spread
From 0.5 pips	From 0.8
EURUSD Spread
From 0.2 pips	From 0.7
EURGBP Spread
From 0.4 pips	From 0.9
Assets
200+	80+
Cryptocurrency
Pacific Union offers leveraged cryptocurrency trading against the US Dollar. Spreads are tight and updated in real-time. Traders can analyze crypto markets using powerful trading software.	Crypto trading not offered
Spread
From 0.7 pips
Coins
BTC BCH ETH LTC EOS XLM
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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