City Index
Forex.com
Our Rating
6.83
7.28
71% of retail CFD accounts lose money
72% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
City Index
Forex.com
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
CIMA (Cayman Islands)

Brokerage

Feature
City Index
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EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.07
-
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.011
-
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.8
-
EUR/USD Standard Spread
0.70
1.2
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.1
1.6
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
2.2
1.4
Commissions (USD Base)
$2.50
$6.00
Minimum Deposit
$150
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
6+
4+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
City Index
Forex.com
Currency Pairs
84+
80+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
25+
8+
Index CFDs
21+
15+ (Standard Account)
Share CFDs
4500+
220+ (Standard Account)
Commodities CFD
46+
26+
Stockbroking
-
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
-
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
400:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
400:1
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
400:1
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (USA)
-
Spot 50:1
Futures 6.25:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Canada)
-
Major Pairs 33:1
Minor Pairs 17:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Singapore)
Major Pairs 20:1
Minor Pairs 10:1
-
Pro. Max. Leverage (Singapore)
50:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
-
Major Pairs 200:1
Minor Pairs 100:1
Professional Leverage
500:1
-

*Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail traders in the UK due to FCA regulations
*CFD trading is not available in the USA due to NFA and CFTC regulations, American traders spot trade in place of CFDs.

Trading Platforms + Tools

Feature
City Index
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MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

City Index
Forex.com
Our Rating
6.83
7.28