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| Interactive Brokers | CFI | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 3.88 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | 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 | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Dubai, UAE |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | No minimum |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 0.4 pips |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Proprietary (CFI Trading App) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | FSCA |
| 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. | 1500+ instruments across forex, stocks, energies, metals, indices, ETFs, crypto, bonds and futures |
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