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| XS Markets | Interactive Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.35 / 5 | 4.08 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 412/22 + FSA Seychelles No. SD089 | FCA No. 208159 |
| Entity | XS Markets Ltd | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited |
| Founded | 2010 | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Not independently confirmed | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Minimum deposit | No minimum | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5 | TWS (Trader Workstation), IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal (WebTrader) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | ASIC, FSCA | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC, CIRO, MAS, DFSA |
| Instruments | 700-1,100+ instruments (sources disagree) across forex, metals, energy/commodities, indices, shares, crypto CFDs, and futures. No official total instrument count was found. | 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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