Plus500 vs Pocket Option

Plus500 vs Pocket Option Comparison Table 2023
Plus500	Pocket Option
Review 4.1	Review 4.2 Pocket Option is #1 in our binary options broker rankings.
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US accepted
Plus500 is a leading global broker with millions of registered traders and multiple awards. The company specializes in CFDs on its intuitive, proprietary platform and app. The broker also has a high safety rating with licenses from reputable regulators, including in the UK, Europe and Australia.	Pocket Option is a global binary options broker with a sleek proprietary trading platform and competitive range of assets.
79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Bonus Offer
	50% Deposit Bonus
Comment by Reviewer
"Plus500 is a great option for CFD traders seeking a trustworthy broker with extensive market access, low fees and a beginner-friendly trading platform."
Pros
No commissions and tight spreads on over 2,800 instruments across forex, shares, indices, commodities, options and ETFs Premium service for professional traders with added benefits including external webinars, expert analysis and a dedicated client manager ESG investing opportunities through a range of equities and indices, including the Global Warming Reduction Index Unique +Insights feature offering real-time trading analysis to uncover trends and market sentiment Excellent reputation with 24 million clients worldwide and licensed in multiple jurisdictions Reliable 24/7 customer support via email, telephone, live chat and WhatsApp Excellent risk management tools including guaranteed stop loss orders Authorized by tier-one regulators including the FCA	Demo account Copy trading Low minimum deposit Multiple payment methods
Cons
No MetaTrader 4 integration $10 monthly inactivity fee No copy trading	No MT4 integration Weak regulatory oversight
Awards
Best Overall Broker 2021 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com Best Overall Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com	Best Binary Broker 2022 - DayTrading.com
Instruments
CFDs (forex, commodities, ETFs, options, etc.), Shares, Futures	Binary Options, Currencies, Commodities, Stocks, Indices
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100	$50
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Credit Card Debit Card Google Wallet Mastercard PayPal POLi Skrill Swift Trustly Visa Wire Transfer	ADVcash Bitcoin Payments Cashu Credit Card Debit Card Doku Wallet Ethereum Payments FasaPay GlobePay JCB Card Maestro Mastercard Neteller PayRedeem Perfect Money QIWI Skrill Sofort Visa WebMoney Western Union Wire Transfer Yandex Money
Minimum Trade
Varies by asset	$1
Regulator
FCA, MAS, CySEC, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FMA, DFSA, EFSA	IFMRRC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4
No	No
MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
No	No
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
Yes	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows	iOS & Android
Auto Trading
	Yes
Copy Trading
No	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
	Pocket Option offers hassle-free copy trading. Simply choose from the broker's top ranked traders and mirror their positions in your own account.
Social Trading
No	Yes
Trade Signals
	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	Yes
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
Yes	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes	No
Inactivity Fee
	$0
Islamic Account
No	No
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP AUD ZAR CZK	USD
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Borsa Italiana Deutsche Boerse Euronext London Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange S&P 500
Commodities
Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Cannabis Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Lithium Livestock Oil Platinum Silver Soybeans Steel Sugar	Gold Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Silver
CFD Trading
Commission-free CFDs span an excellent range of markets. Traders can go long or short on popular assets with flexible leverage and competitive spreads.	CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:30
FTSE Spread
Variable
GBPUSD Spread
Variable
Oil Spread
Variable
Stocks Spread
Variable
Forex Trading
Plus500 offers forex trading via CFDs with tight, variable spreads and an impressive range of over 70 currency pairs.	Binary and OTC options can be purchased on over 30 foreign exchange pairs.
Forex App
Plus500 have developed their mobile apps to match the WebTrader online platform . Secure, reliable and uncomplicated, the app is among the best out there. Stop loss and limits are available, free alerts and a full range of markets and instruments are available. Visit the download page here.
GBPUSD Spread
Variable	N/A
EURUSD Spread
Variable	N/A
EURGBP Spread
Variable	N/A
Assets
70+	30+
Cryptocurrency
Crypto trading not offered	Pocket Option supports popular cryptocurrencies on a beginner-friendly app.
Spread
Variable	N/A
Coins
BCH BTC ETH LTC XRP IOTA NEO EOS XMR	BTC ETH DSH BCH LINK
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No
Binary Options
Binary options trading not offered	Pocket Option offers short term binary options on a beginner-friendly platform with competitive payouts.
Payout
	92%
Expiry Times
	5 seconds - 4 hours
Ladder Options
No	No
Boundary Options
No	No

Review	Review
79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
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