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IC Markets vs CFI

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	IC Markets	CFI
Overall score	3.46 / 5	3.88 / 5
Regulation	CySEC No. 362/18 + FSA Seychelles No. SD018	EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FCA No. 828955 + FSA Seychelles No. SD107 Held by Credit Financier Invest Limited, a separate UK group entity from the Dubai-headquartered Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd reviewed as this broker's primary entity.
Entity	IC Markets (EU) Ltd	Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd
Founded	2007	1998
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia	Dubai, UAE
Minimum deposit	$200	No minimum
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	0.8 pips	0.4 pips
Platforms	MT4, MT5, cTrader	MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Proprietary (CFI Trading App)
Other Tier-1 regulators	ASIC	FSCA
Instruments	Forex, metals, stocks, commodities, futures, crypto, indices	1500+ instruments across forex, stocks, energies, metals, indices, ETFs, crypto, bonds and futures
Visit	Visit IC Markets	Visit CFI

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How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.