IC Markets
Forex.com
Our Rating
8.50
7.28
77% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with IC Markets (EU) Ltd
72% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
IC Markets
Forex.com
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
NFA or CFTC (USA)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
FSA (Seychelles)

Brokerage

Feature
IC Markets
Forex.com
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.02
-
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.23
-
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.17
-
EUR/USD Standard Spread
0.62
1.2
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
0.83
1.6
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
0.77
1.4
Commissions (USD Base)
$3.50
$6.00
Minimum Deposit
$0
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
15+
4+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
IC Markets
Forex.com
Currency Pairs
61+
80+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
18+
8+
Index CFDs
16+
15+ (Standard Account)
Share CFDs
100+
220+ (Standard Account)
Commodities CFD
26+
26+
Stockbroking
-
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
-
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
500:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
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)
500:1
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 (With offshore regulators)
500:1
Major Pairs 200:1
Minor Pairs 100:1

*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
IC Markets
Forex.com
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

IC Markets
Forex.com
Our Rating
8.50
7.28