IG Vs. Blueberry Markets - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
IG is a global broker established in 1974 that holds 10 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.	Blueberry Markets is a young Australian broker founded in 2015 offering CFDs on all the basic asset classes with competitive low spreads.
Best For
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	Cryptocurrency investors wishing to deposit with USDT to trade CFDs on traditional financial markets Experienced traders interested in trading particular instruments using a big leverage factor
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 7 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) NFA (United States) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) FSCA (South Africa)	ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas)
The Good
Broad platform offering with high customisability and integrated news feeds Comprehensive asset offering with more than 10,000 + CFDs or real stocks and ETFs	Allows deposits using cryptocurrency USDT (Tether) Leverage of up to 1:500 (for experienced traders) Extremely competitive spreads
The Bad
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	All instruments are CFDs, you can't buy underlying assets (real stocks or cryptocurrencies) Their available asset offering is very low with less than 350 tradable assets
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
1974	2015
💳 Minimum Deposit
0 for Bank Transfers, 300 € for Paypal and Debit / Credit cards.	$, €, £ - 100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill USDT (Tether) DragonPay
💵 Account Base Currencies
6 - AUD, EUR, GBP, HKD, SGD, USD.	7 - USD, CAD, AUD, EUR, SGD, NZD, GBP
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes (excluding CFDs)	No
❌ Restricted Countries
SY, IR.	AF, AS, AZ, BS, BI, CF, CN, CD, CG, CY, ET, ER, GU, IR, IQ, JP, KP, XK, LB, LY, MM, MP, PS, PR, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, SH, TN, UM, US, VI, VE, VN (can be accepted when referred by a partner), EH, YE, ZW
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Real stocks and ETFs CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies indices and bonds.	CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and indices.
📙 Stocks
10,000+ CFDs / Offering from 8 exchanges worldwide for real stocks	250
📘 Currency Pairs
210	45
📗 Commodities
37	5
📕 Indices
76	11
📔 ETFs
2,000 + both CFDs and real ETFs	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
15	5
📒 Bonds
19	N/A
📓 Options
Availability only for select countries.	N/A
📗 Futures
Several contracts in commodities and indices with various expiration dates.	N/A
📝 Notes:
IG provides both CFD trading and real equity. US traders cannot trade CFDs.	All of Blueberry Markets assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Contracts (IG Provides a standard contract containing a particular quantity of an asset, for example, ADA’s contract has 100 ADA coins)	0.01
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
1 Contract (IG Provides a standard contract containing a particular quantity of an asset, for example, 1 EUR / USD standard contract has 10,000 units)	$1,000
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
1 Contract	$1,000
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Contract	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
1 Contract	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Varies per option (usually 1 contract)	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:500
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	N/A
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
After 24 months of inactivity, IG charges an $18 monthly fee.	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
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.	Yes, depending on account type: Standard account has no commissions Direct Account has a commission of $3.5 per lot
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.1 Pips to 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 150 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 10 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.03	Dynamic- From 18c
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From 0 Pips	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $140	Dynamic - From $12
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No