Plus500
ThinkMarkets
Our Rating
5.83
7.67
77% of retail CFD accounts lose money
75.5% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Plus500
ThinkMarkets
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
FMA (New Zealand)
DFSA (Dubai)
FSA (Seychelles)

Brokerage

Feature
Plus500
ThinkMarkets
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.1
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.3
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
-
0.2
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.70
1.1
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
2.3
1.3
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.4
1.1
Commissions (USD Base)
-
$3.50
Minimum Deposit
$100
$0
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
3+
6+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
Plus500
ThinkMarkets
Currency Pairs
71+
46+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
15+
21+
Index CFDs
67+
21+
Share CFDs
1816+
1200+
Commodities CFD
22+
15+
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
500:1
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
500:1
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
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Singapore)
Major Pairs 20:1
-
Pro. Max. Leverage (South Africa)
-
500:1
Retail Max. Leverage (New Zealand)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
300:1
500:1

*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
ThinkMarkets
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
ThinkMarkets
Our Rating
5.83
7.67