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| Interactive Brokers | Fusion Markets | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.08 / 5 | 3.45 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 208159 | CySEC No. 444/24 + FSA Seychelles No. SD096 Fusion Markets also operates offshore entities regulated by Vanuatu's VFSC and the Seychelles FSA, excluded here as non-Tier-1. |
| Entity | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | Fusion Markets EU Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Melbourne, Australia |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | No minimum |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 0.9 pips |
| Platforms | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA | 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. | 250+ instruments across forex, indices, commodities, shares and crypto CFDs |
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