IC Markets Vs. easyMarkets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


Visit 76.27% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
IC Markets is an Australian broker with a global presence specialising in Forex trading. One of their greatest advantages is providing RAW spread accounts with interbank pricing.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Professional traders looking for Interbank rates High volume traders that will save great amounts of costs with their low spreads and commissions	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FSA (Seychelles)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
Customisable leverage per asset before opening trades Interbank rates and low commissions Great platform variety	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
Avaliable assets are limited (Also No ETFs) No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
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
2007	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$200	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Bitcoin Sofort Paypal Neteller Skrill	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CHF, JPY, HKD, CAD, SGD, NZD.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, IL.	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.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,737	196
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,600	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
61	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
22	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
25	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
18	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
11	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 - 0.01 Lots	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
No commissions in standard accounts but rather a 1 Pip spread markup on interbank prices received. For Raw spreads accounts, $7 per lot round turn.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.6 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 20 to 45 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $8.7 to $42	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No