easyMarkets Vs. Interactive Brokers - Compare and Choose the Right One


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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.	Interactive Brokers is a global brokerage founded in 1978 that holds 11+ high tier financial licenses and provides discounted electronic trading services in nearly all the globe with access to more than 100,000+ financial instruments.
Best For
Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities	Seasoned investors looking for a one-stop shop to cover a variety of needs Global investors who seek the most reliable discount service available Traders from intermediate to advanced level
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 10 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)	SEC (United States) FINRA (United States) FCA (United Kingdom) ASIC (Australia) IIROC (Canada) MNB (Hungary) BSE (India) CBI (Ireland) FSA (Japan) CSSF (Luxembourg) CSSF MAS (Singapore)
The Good
Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss	High regulation Exceptional number of investment instruments (Above 100,000+) Competitive discount fees
The Bad
Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours	Complicated account opening process Platforms are not beginner friendly Narrow choice of deposit options (Mostly bank transfer)
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 Day	1 - 3 Days
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity documents (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	1978
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £ 25 for Standard account, 2,000 for premium and 10,000 for VIP	$ - 0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money	Bank Transfer ACH (US only) Check (US only) Debit Card (US only) BPAY (Australia only)
💵 Account Base Currencies
19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC	23 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DK, HKD, HUF, INR, ILS, JPY, MXN, NZD, NOK, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR, KRW, SEK
🗽 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	AF, SY, SO, SD, LY, NG, BI.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on commodities, forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies and indices.	Real stocks, currencies, ETFs, options, futures, bonds, cryptocurrencies CFDs on almost every possible asset class Structured Products
📙 Stocks
64	78 markets
📘 Currency Pairs
62	105
📗 Commodities
17	35 markets
📕 Indices
13	13
📔 ETFs
N/A	13,000+
💸 Cryptocurrencies
17	4
📒 Bonds
N/A	60,000+
📓 Options
23	33 markets
📗 Futures
N/A	32 markets
📝 Notes:
All of easyMarkets assets are CFDs	Interactive brokers provides real assets (equities) from more than 100+ markets (exchanges) across the world and also provides CFDs (in allowed regions).
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)	From 1 share - except for exchanges that allow fractional trading (US stock exchanges)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A for EU Citizens
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2,500 (0.025 lots)	No minimum, but minimum fee is $1.75 per order
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)	$25,000 (0.25 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
N/A	Varies per commodity (eg: 1 Ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
>N/A	$1,000 for corporate/muni bonds, $1 million for treasury bonds
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	1 contract
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Varies per option (Eg. 5 XAU for XAU/USD, 5,000 GBP for GBP/USD)	1 contract
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	N/A
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes, it's possible to adjust it using pre-set levels by EasyMarkets.	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
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, for Web and App accounts	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
N/A	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	One free withdrawal per month, subsequent are $10 per withdrawal or equivalent
💰 Commissions
No	Commissions depend on market and residency: US residents are eligible for zero commission US stock trading. Else, for US stocks it is $0.005/share with a minimum $1 and maximum 1% of the trade value. European stocks have €3 minimum and 0.05% trade value. Forex commissions are volume based starting at 0.20 basis points of trade value or $2 minimum per trade, and going low as 0.08 basis points and $1. Options start at $0.25 per contract and go as low as $0.15 per contract. Futures start at $0.85 per contract and go as low as $0.25 per contract
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Fixed per account (Eg: 1.7 Pips Standard MT4, 1.2 Pips Premium MT4 and 0.7 Pips VIP MT4)	Dynamic - From 0.1 pips
📉 SP500
Fixed at 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 1 Pip
📈 GOLD
Fixed per account (Eg: $0.05 Standard MT4, $0..4 Premium MT4 and $0.03 for VIP MT4)	N/A
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
$13	Dynamic - From $0.50
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
Fixed from $110 for Web/App and $100 for MT4 accounts	N/A
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes