Forex.com
Plus500
Our Rating
61
57
72% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs
77% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Forex.com
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

Feature
Forex.com
Plus500
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

Feature
Forex.com
Plus500
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 (United Kingdom)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (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 (With offshore regulators)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
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
Forex.com
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
61
57
 

Our full comparison dives into the 10 most critical trading factors, but here are a few quick takeaways: FOREX.com has lower average spreads for most forex pairs compared to Plus500. Plus500 doesn’t offer RAW accounts, while FOREX.com does.

FOREX.com charges a commission of $5 per 100k traded; Plus500 charges none. Both brokers don’t charge fees for deposits and withdrawals. FOREX.com’s inactivity fee kicks in after one year, while Plus500’s starts after three months.