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Interactive Brokers vs IG

Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.

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	Interactive Brokers	IG
Overall score	4.08 / 5	3.81 / 5
Regulation	FCA No. 208159	CySEC No. 309/16 + FCA No. 195355
Entity	Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited	IGM Forex Ltd
Founded	1978	1974
Headquarters	Greenwich, Connecticut, USA	London, UK
Minimum deposit	Not independently confirmed	£1
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	Not independently confirmed	0.6 pips
Platforms	TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader)	Proprietary, MT4, ProRealTime
Other Tier-1 regulators	NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA	ASIC, +9 more Tier-1
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.	17,000+ across forex, indices, shares, commodities, crypto CFDs
Visit	Visit Interactive Brokers	Visit IG

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How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.