Plus500
FXCM
Our Rating
5.83
7.93
77% of retail CFD accounts lose money
66% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Plus500
FXCM
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
FSCA (South Africa)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
FMA (New Zealand)
DFSA (Dubai)
FSA (Seychelles)

Brokerage

Feature
Plus500
FXCM
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.30
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.90
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.40
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.70
1.3
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
2.3
1.4
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.4
1.7
Commissions (USD Base)
-
$3.00
Minimum Deposit
$100
$300
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
3+
8+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
Plus500
FXCM
Currency Pairs
71+
42+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
15+
7+
Index CFDs
67+
13+
Share CFDs
1816+
15+
Commodities CFD
22+
12+
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)
300:1
200:1
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)
300:1
200:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
300:1
200:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
300:1
Balance:
0-50k 200:1
50k+ 200:1

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

Overall

Plus500
FXCM
Our Rating
5.83
7.93