Basic Information
Year Founded
1974
2007
Headquarters Location
UK + 14 global offices
Cyprus, Israel, UK
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
No
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
CySEC
Minimum Deposit
£250
$50
Fixed Spreads?
NO
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker (Pro: STP)
Market Maker, NDD, STP
Commissions on Trades
NO (Pro accts Yes)
YES
CFD Loss Rate
81% loss rate on CFDs
76% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
1:1
Currency Pairs Offered
91
47
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
1,68
Background
Year Founded
1974
3,0
2007
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK + 14 global offices
3,0
Cyprus, Israel, UK
2,0
Publicly traded?
YES
3,0
Private
1,5
Size Measure
Annual Revs > $100 million
3,0
Over 5 million accts
3,0
Summary Score
3,00
2,38
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
CySEC
2,0
Multiple compliance
ESMA + ASIC + CFTC
3,0
FCA, ASIC, ESMA
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Very Secure
3,0
Offshore, No crypto protect
1,5
Summary Score
3,00
2,38
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Very Competitive
3,0
Spreads can widen
1,5
General
Off-hours higher, dormancy
2,0
Overnight and weekend apply
1,5
Spreads
Very Competitive
2,0
High on average
1,5
Summary Score
2,67
1,33
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
Expansive
3,0
Medium
1,5
Forex - Breadth
Major, minor, and exotic
3,0
47 pairs
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread
3,0
Primary CFD, cryptos
2,0
Summary Score
3,0
2,0
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
Top of the lIne
3,0
None, only proprietary
1,0
Proprietary options
Mobile app + platform options
2,5
Single platform
1,5
Special Advanced?
High-end support options
2,5
No streaming news
1,0
Summary Score
2,67
1,17
Special Features
Feature A
Guaranteed Stop Losses
3,0
Heavy focus on social trading
2,5
Feature B
Active Community forums
2,0
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
High-end institutional support
2,5
Loss protect only at high level
1,0
Summary Score
2,50
1,67
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Offsite at Dailyfx.com
2,0
Minimal
1,0
Technical Anlaysis
Deep support offline/online
2,0
Minimal
1,0
Other Guidance
Trading strategies section
2,5
Social Trading
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
1,50
Education Support
Basic Library
Broad - Begin, Inter, and Advanced
3,0
Basic Minimal
1,0
Webinars/Support
Offline, IG community
2,0
Some access
1,5
General
81% loss rate on CFDs
1,0
76% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
2,00
1,33
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
No Live Chat, ticket system
1,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
Average
1,5
FAQs? Quality?
High end
3,0
Sufficient
2,0
Summary Score
2,83
1,50
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
One of World's best
3,0
Pioneer in social trading
2,5
Pro #2
Top platforms & offerings
2,5
Good charting tools
2,0
Pro #3
Broad Market Coverage
2,5
Broad crypto coverage
2,0
Con #1
Other applicable fees
1,5
Poor education area
1,0
Con #2
No social trading
1,0
Poor cust service access
1,0
Con #3
DailyFx.com not integrated
1,0
Designed for low skill traders
1,0
Summary Score
1,92
1,58
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
1,68
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