Side-by-side regulation, cost, platforms, and score -- generated from the same disclosed data and methodology behind our rankings.
| Octa | Saxo | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.28 / 5 | 3.25 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 372/18 | FCA No. 551422 |
| Entity | Octa Markets Cyprus Ltd | Saxo Capital Markets UK Ltd |
| Founded | 2011 | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus (Octa Markets Cyprus Ltd, the CySEC entity); the global Octa brand's other entities are headquartered in Saint Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Minimum deposit | $25 | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 0.6 pips | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Proprietary (OctaTrader) | SaxoTraderGO, SaxoTraderPRO |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | None confirmed | MAS |
| Instruments | 230-300+ instruments (varies by platform and source) across forex (35-52 pairs), metals/energy commodities, shares (100+), and crypto CFDs (34); indices are offered but no count was found. | 72,000+ instruments across stocks (23,000+), bonds (5,200+), ETFs (7,400+), mutual funds (18,300+), forex (185+ pairs plus 45+ FX vanilla options), listed options (20+ exchanges), futures (250+), and CFDs (8,600+ on stocks/indices/forex/commodities), per Saxo's own partner/product pages. |
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