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| OANDA | INGOT Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.84 / 5 | 3.3 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 542574 OANDA was acquired by FTMO (the Czech "funded trader" prop-trading firm) from CVC Capital Partners effective 1 December 2025; FTMO says it will run OANDA as a standalone business -- a very recent ownership change worth confirming hasn't affected service before relying on it. |
CySEC No. 462/25 + FSA Seychelles No. SD117 ASIC and CMA licences are held by other entities within the wider INGOT group, not confirmed to be held directly by the CySEC entity, which as of late 2025 had obtained its CySEC licence but reportedly had not yet begun operations under it. |
| Entity | OANDA Europe Limited | Ingot Brokers Europe Ltd |
| Founded | 1996 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | New York, USA (deep Canadian roots -- co-founded by a University of Toronto professor, with a long-standing Toronto presence) | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | $100 |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, Proprietary (OANDA Trade / fxTrade) | MT4, MT5 |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | ASIC, NFA/CFTC (US), CIRO, MAS | ASIC, CMA |
| Instruments | 70+ forex pairs plus indices, metals/commodities, share CFDs, ETF CFDs, and crypto CFDs (crypto CFDs not available to UK/EU retail clients), per OANDA's own instrument-specification page. No official total instrument count; one third-party estimate of ~1,700 symbols is unverified. | 1,000+ instruments across forex, stocks (~1,000), indices (~20), commodities (~15), ETFs (~24), and crypto (15-25), per third-party reviews; could not confirm these figures on Ingot's own site. |
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