The 2 brokers on this page, ranked
Ordered by our global published score, highest first. There is no US score, because there is no US test; each name links to that broker's US review.
- Interactive Brokers: highest global score of the two, 62.3 out of 100
- Charles Schwab: second-highest global score of the two, 51.2 out of 100
Which 2 US forex brokers also offer futures from the same firm?
1. Interactive Brokers: highest global score of the two
Advertised EUR/USD spread
Not published on the US site
Platforms
IBKR Desktop, Trader Workstation (TWS), IBKR Mobile
NFA registration
Interactive Brokers LLC, NFA ID 0258600, FCM, Forex Dealer Member since April 19, 2012
Retail forex obligations, July 2026
US$26,190,990, fifth of six reporting firms (CFTC financial data)
Why We Recommend Interactive Brokers
I recommend Interactive Brokers if you want futures and forex from one US legal entity. In my view its disclosure document states the arrangement plainly: customers have access to futures markets around the world and may also engage in leveraged spot forex trading through IB. My advice is to read that disclosure before you fund, because it tells you exactly which entity stands behind both books.
Pros & Cons
- Its trading platforms page lists "Futures (Incl. Futures Options)" among the investment products its platforms support.
- The account minimum is US$0 for both IBKR Pro and IBKR Lite, its US site states, so you can open with nothing.
- Its products page lists futures and futures options beside spot currencies, all from Interactive Brokers LLC.
- Its margin pages state no forex margin rate.
- No page of its US site lists base currencies.
Broker's Detail
Interactive Brokers LLC (NFA ID 0258600) has been registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant since December 2, 1994, and has been an NFA member since the same date; it has held the NFA's Forex Dealer Member designation since April 19, 2012 (NFA BASIC, read September 23, 2026).
On cost, its US site publishes no EUR/USD spread figure. What it does publish is a forex commission of 0.08 to 0.20 bps times the trade size, with no hidden spreads or markups, on every account (its US spot currencies page).
Its individual account page describes investing in stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds, and more across 170 markets in 40 countries from a single unified platform (its individual account page).
| What the US site states | Source |
|---|---|
| IB customers have access to securities and futures markets around the world, including in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. | US site, September 23, 2026 |
2. Charles Schwab: second-highest global score of the two
Advertised EUR/USD spread
Not published on the US site
Platforms
thinkorswim desktop, thinkorswim web, thinkorswim mobile
NFA registration
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC, NFA ID 0477394, FCM, Forex Dealer Member since February 16, 2016
Retail forex obligations, July 2026
US$55,996,755, third of six reporting firms (CFTC financial data)
Why We Recommend Charles Schwab
I recommend Charles Schwab if you want futures from the same legal entity that holds your forex account, Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. In my judgment that one-entity arrangement keeps your two books simple. My view is that thinkorswim suits a trader who keeps both books in one place, since its forex page says you can trade equities, options, futures, and forex all on the same platform.
Pros & Cons
- There is no minimum funding amount to open a Schwab account and use thinkorswim, although account minimums and other requirements apply to trade (its thinkorswim page).
- Its paperMoney demo lets you practice equities, options, futures, and forex in a live market simulation.
- Its paperMoney demo gives you US$100,000 of virtual buying power to practice with.
- No page of its US site states a Schwab forex margin requirement.
- Forex accounts are not available to residents of Ohio or Arizona, its US site states.
- Trading privileges are subject to review and approval, and not all clients will qualify, its US site says.
Broker's Detail
Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC (NFA ID 0477394) has been registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant since October 3, 2014, and has been an NFA member since the same date; it has held the NFA's Forex Dealer Member designation since February 16, 2016 (NFA BASIC, read September 23, 2026).
On cost, its US site publishes no EUR/USD spread figure. Its forex page says forex trading is commission-free and trade costs are reflected in the bid-ask spread (its US forex page).
For futures, its US site charges US$2.25 per contract, per side, for futures and futures options trades, with additional exchange, regulatory, and overnight fees possibly applying, and NFA and exchange fees not included (its futures and pricing pages).
| What the US site states | Source |
|---|---|
| Futures and futures options trading is provided by Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. | US site, September 23, 2026 |
Futures trading at the 2 brokers, side by side
The register holds six firms registered as retail forex counterparties with a Forex Dealer Member designation: four are Retail Foreign Exchange Dealers and two are Futures Commission Merchants without an RFED registration. Of those six, two offer futures from the same legal entity that holds the forex account, Interactive Brokers and Charles Schwab, and the table below prints each one’s futures wording from its US site, its entity and NFA ID, and its advertised EUR/USD spread, so you can compare the two. FOREX.com is not among them: its home page offers “selected futures through our affiliate” (its home page), and that affiliate is StoneX Futures, a different company from GAIN Capital Group LLC, the registered dealer that holds its forex accounts (its forex trading page). I would read the wording before you choose.
| Broker | NFA entity (NFA ID) | Futures, as the US site states it | Advertised EUR/USD spread and basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Brokers | Interactive Brokers LLC (0258600) | IB customers have access to securities and futures markets around the world, including in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. | Not published on the US site | US site, September 23, 2026 |
| Charles Schwab | Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC (0477394) | Futures and futures options trading is provided by Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. | Not published on the US site | US site, September 23, 2026 |
Which futures can you trade with a US forex broker?
In my view you have two futures menus to choose from: at Charles Schwab you choose from the markets its futures page lists, and at Interactive Brokers from the exchanges its disclosure document names. Schwab’s futures markets menu lists micro futures, E-Mini S&P 500, E-Mini Nasdaq, E-Mini Russell 2000, and E-Mini Dow futures, gold, silver, and copper, crude oil and natural gas, and corn, wheat, soybean, live cattle, feeder cattle, and lean hog futures; it says contracts are cash-settled and typically expire monthly or quarterly (its futures page). Interactive Brokers says its customers have access to futures markets around the world, and its exchange table lists CME Group including CME, CBOT, and NYMEX, CBOE Futures Exchange, and ICE Futures U.S., with data current as of December 31, 2025 (its firm specific disclosure document).
Is a futures account the same as a forex account in the US?
No, a futures contract and a retail forex contract are different products under different rules, even when one legal entity offers you both. A futures contract is standardized and traded on a regulated futures exchange, in Schwab’s words, while retail forex is a contract with a CFTC-registered dealer as your counterparty. For retail forex, 17 CFR 5.9 sets a security deposit of 2% of notional value on major currency pairs (50:1, our arithmetic) and 5% on all others (20:1, our arithmetic); that rule is for retail forex, not futures. At Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC you apply for a futures trading account and a forex trading account separately, each from an eligible brokerage account, and its site says futures and forex accounts are not protected by SIPC and forex accounts receive no preference in a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to Part 190 of the CFTC’s regulations (its futures, forex, and pricing pages). I would apply for each account only when you need it.
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