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


Visit 79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 70.8% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
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.	Libertex is a broker headquartered in Cyprus that operates since 1997 and offers trading in over 250 financial instruments.
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	European-based traders who are looking to trade forex and cryptocurrencies Traders who need to monitor their positions through mobile apps Long-term investors in equities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 8 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FMA (New Zealand) NFA (United States) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MAS (Singapore) FFAJ (Japan) FSCA (South Africa) BMA (Bermuda)	CySec (Cyprus.
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	Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing
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	Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework
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	1997
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $10 to $450.	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
6 - AUD, EUR, GBP, HKD, SGD, USD.	4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
SY, IR.	US, CA, SY.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
35,227	374
Exchange Access
8	0
📙 Real Stocks
15,000	100
📙 Stock CFDs
15,000	100
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
80	52
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
37	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
76	18
📔 ETFs
2,000	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
2,000	10
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
15	73
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
19	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
1,000	4
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1/10 of Contract (5,000 Notional)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1/10 of Contract (5,000 Notional)	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 Contracts	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
1 Contract	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
1 Contract	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 Contract	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
1 Contract	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
1 Contract	$20 minimum trade size
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
250	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 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.	€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.
💰 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.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 83 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $4
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $90	Dynamic - From $205
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
Yes	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No