Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.
| IronFX | Interactive Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.25 / 5 | 4.08 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 125/10 + FCA No. 585561 | FCA No. 208159 |
| Entity | Notesco Financial Services Ltd | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited |
| Founded | 2010 | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Minimum deposit | $100 (a lower-deposit Cent account is also offered) | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 1.2 pips | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5 | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | FSCA | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA |
| Instruments | 500+ instruments across roughly 6 asset classes: shares, indices, forex (80+ pairs), futures, metals and commodities | 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. |
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