easyMarkets Vs. IG - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.	IG is a global broker established in 1974 that holds 8 reputable financial licenses and provides CFD trading on stocks, commodities, ETFs, indices, cryptocurrencies, bonds, futures, options along with real stocks through their share dealing account.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Professional traders looking to exploit their customisable platform and broad asset offering High volume traders that can offset their commission costs by trading in larger volumes
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 8 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	ASIC (Australia) FMA (New Zealand) NFA (United States) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) FSCA (South Africa) BMA (Bermuda)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	Broad platform offering with high customisability and integrated news feeds Comprehensive asset offering with more than 10,000 + CFDs or real stocks and ETFs
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	There are too many small costs such as custody, in-and-out-commissions in some cases, management fees, etc Their standard contracts can be too large some times for low volume traders
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
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Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2001	1974
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP	From $10 to $450.
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.	6 - AUD, EUR, GBP, HKD, SGD, USD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.	SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
196	35,227
Exchange Access
0	8
📙 Real Stocks
0	15,000
📙 Stock CFDs
64	15,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
62	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	37
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	76
📔 ETFs
0	2,000
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	2,000
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	15
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	19
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
23	1,000
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)	1/10 of Contract (5,000 Notional)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	1/10 of Contract (5,000 Notional)
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	0.01 Contracts
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 Lots)	1 Contract
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)	1 Contract
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Contract
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	250
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	After 24 months of inactivity, IG charges an $18 monthly fee.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Yes, they charge depending on the client’s account base currency and exchange location of the shares being traded. For example, for some clients US shares can have a minimum charge of $10 in-and-out.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
Fixed - 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 40 Pips
📈 GOLD
Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Fixed - $13	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Fixed - $100	Dynamic - From $90
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes