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| Interactive Brokers | Axi | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 3.29 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | FCA No. 466201 The FCA has published a warning about a clone firm ("AXI Corp Limited") impersonating this genuine authorised UK firm -- verify you are dealing with Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited specifically. |
| Entity | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited |
| Founded | 1978 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Sydney, Australia |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | MT4 |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | ASIC, DFSA, FMA |
| 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. | 220+ instruments across forex (70+), commodities (15+), indices (30+), shares (50-60+), and crypto CFDs (30+), per third-party reviews; no official count found on Axi's own site. |
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