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| Interactive Brokers | Exness | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 3.97 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | CySEC No. 178/12 + FCA-licensed (FRN unconfirmed) + FSA Seychelles No. SD025 Exness Group also holds licences in Seychelles (FSA), Mauritius (FSC), BVI (FSC), Curacao (CBCS), Jordan and the UAE, but these are not on the approved Tier-1 list so are excluded here. FCA-licensed via Exness (UK) Ltd; per Exness's own disclosures this entity does not serve retail clients -- confirm current status before relying on it. |
| Entity | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | Exness (Cy) Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | $10 (varies by payment method; some methods allow as low as $1) |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 0.2 pips |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | MT4, MT5, Proprietary (Exness Terminal) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | FSCA, CMA |
| 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. | 100+ instruments across forex, indices, commodities, stock and crypto CFDs |
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