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| Interactive Brokers | FOREX.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 3.59 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | CySEC No. 400/21 + FCA No. 446717 |
| Entity | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | StoneX Europe Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | New Jersey, USA (EU ops via Cyprus) |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | $100 |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 1 pips |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | Proprietary, MT4, MT5, TradingView |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC |
| 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. | 80+ FX pairs plus indices, commodities, shares CFDs |
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