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| Interactive Brokers | AvaTrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FSA Seychelles No. SD033 Regulated in the EU via MiFID passporting; confirm current entity with AvaTrade directly. single-source; spot-check recommended |
| Entity | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | Ava Trade EU Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Dublin, Ireland |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | $100 |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 0.93 pips |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | Proprietary (AvaTradeGO), MT4, MT5, DupliTrade, ZuluTrade |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | ASIC, JFSA (Japan), CIRO (Canada), Central Bank of Ireland |
| Instruments | 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. | CFDs across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, bonds, crypto |
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