Forex.com
Plus500
Our Rating
7.28
5.83
72% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs
77% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Regulations and Licenses

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Plus500
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
NFA or CFTC (USA)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
FMA (New Zealand)
FSA (Seychelles)
CIMA (Cayman Islands)

Brokerage

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EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
-
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
-
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.2
1.70
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.6
2.3
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.4
1.4
Commissions (USD Base)
$6.00
-
Minimum Deposit
$100
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
4+
3+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

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Forex.com
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Currency Pairs
80+
71+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
8+
15+
Index CFDs
15+ (Standard Account)
67+
Share CFDs
220+ (Standard Account)
1816+
Commodities CFD
26+
22+
Stockbroking
-
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
-
300:1
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
300:1
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
300:1
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
Retail Max. Leverage (New Zealand)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
Major Pairs 200:1
Minor Pairs 100:1
300:1
Professional Leverage
-
300:1

*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
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Plus500
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

Forex.com
Plus500
Our Rating
7.28
5.83