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XTB vs Octa

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

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	XTB	Octa
Overall score	3.29 / 5	3.28 / 5
Regulation	CySEC No. 169/12 + FCA No. 522157 + FSA Seychelles No. SD148 single-source; provisional	CySEC No. 372/18
Entity	XTB Limited	Octa Markets Cyprus Ltd
Founded	2002	2011
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland	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
Minimum deposit	$0	$25
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	0.7 pips	0.6 pips
Platforms	xStation 5 (proprietary)	MT4, MT5, cTrader, Proprietary (OctaTrader)
Other Tier-1 regulators	KNF (Poland)	None confirmed
Instruments	11,300+ across forex, indices, commodities, stocks, ETFs, crypto CFDs	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.
Visit	Visit XTB	Visit Octa

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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.