Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.
| Exness | Interactive Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.97 / 5 | 4.08 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 178/12 + FCA-licensed (FRN unconfirmed) + FSA Seychelles No. SD025 Exness Group also holds licences in Seychelles (FSA), Mauritius (FSC), BVI (FSC), Curacao (CBCS), Jordan and the UAE, but these are not on the approved Tier-1 list so are excluded here. FCA-licensed via Exness (UK) Ltd; per Exness's own disclosures this entity does not serve retail clients -- confirm current status before relying on it. |
FCA No. 208159 |
| Entity | Exness (Cy) Ltd | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited |
| Founded | 2008 | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Minimum deposit | $10 (varies by payment method; some methods allow as low as $1) | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 0.2 pips | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, Proprietary (Exness Terminal) | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | FSCA, CMA | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA |
| Instruments | 100+ instruments across forex, indices, commodities, stock and crypto CFDs | No single total-instrument count published by the broker; stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds (1,000,000+ bonds), and mutual funds (500+ fund families) across 170+ markets in roughly 40 countries, per IBKR's own fact sheet. |
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