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

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.

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.

• 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

• Professional traders looking for Interbank rates
• High volume traders that will save great amounts of costs with their low spreads and commissions

• Broad platform offering with high customisability and integrated news feeds
• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 10,000 + CFDs or real stocks and ETFs

• Customisable leverage per asset before opening trades
• Interbank rates and low commissions
• Great platform variety

• 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

• Avaliable assets are limited (Also No ETFs)
• No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs

• 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.

0 for Bank Transfers, 300 € for Paypal and Debit / Credit cards.

10,000+ CFDs / Offering from 8 exchanges worldwide for real stocks

Several contracts in commodities and indices with various expiration dates.

IG provides both CFD trading and real equity. US traders cannot trade CFDs.

0.01 Contracts (IG Provides a standard contract containing a particular quantity of an asset, for example, ADA’s contract has 100 ADA coins)

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)

After 24 months of inactivity, IG charges an $18 monthly fee.

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.

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.