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IG vs Plus500

Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.

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	IG	Plus500
Overall score	3.81 / 5	3.49 / 5
Regulation	CySEC No. 309/16 + FCA No. 195355	CySEC No. 250/14 + FCA No. 509909 + FSA Seychelles No. SD039
Entity	IGM Forex Ltd	Plus500CY Ltd
Founded	1974	2008
Headquarters	London, UK	Haifa, Israel (EU ops via Cyprus)
Minimum deposit	£1	€50
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	0.6 pips	1.3 pips
Platforms	Proprietary, MT4, ProRealTime	WebTrader (proprietary)
Other Tier-1 regulators	ASIC, +9 more Tier-1	ASIC, FSCA, MAS, FMA
Instruments	17,000+ across forex, indices, shares, commodities, crypto CFDs	2,800+ CFDs across forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, crypto
Visit	Visit IG	Visit Plus500

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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.