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| FXOpen | Interactive Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.42 / 5 | 4.08 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 194/13 + FCA No. 579202 + FSA Seychelles-licensed (licence number unconfirmed) FCA and ASIC licences are held by separate FXOpen group entities (UK and Australia), not by FXOpen EU Ltd itself. FSA Seychelles-licensed via FXON Ltd, per the official FSA Capital Markets register; licence number not independently confirmed. |
FCA No. 208159 |
| Entity | FXOpen EU Ltd | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited |
| Founded | 2003 | 1978 |
| Headquarters | London, UK (group); FXOpen EU Ltd, the CySEC entity, is based in Cyprus | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Minimum deposit | $300 / €300 | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 1 pips | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary (TickTrader) | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | ASIC | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA |
| Instruments | Forex plus CFDs on indices, commodities, stocks and cryptocurrencies | 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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