IC Markets
Plus500

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
IC Markets
Plus500
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
FMA (New Zealand)
FSA (Seychelles)

Brokerage

Feature
IC Markets
Plus500
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
1.70
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
0.83
2.3
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
0.77
1.4
Commissions (USD Base)
$3.50
-
Minimum Deposit
$0
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
15+
3+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
IC Markets
Plus500
Currency Pairs
61+
71+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
18+
15+
Index CFDs
16+
67+
Share CFDs
100+
1816+
Commodities CFD
26+
22+
Stockbroking
-
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
500:1
300:1
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
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)
500:1
300:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Singapore)
-
Major Pairs 20:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
500:1
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
IC Markets
Plus500
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

IC Markets
Plus500
Our Rating
8.50
5.83