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

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.

Vantage is a global broker operating since 2009. Initially based in Australia, Vantage is offering trading in forex, stocks, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

• 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

• Traders looking to hedge their FX positions (low fees)
• Social traders looking to connect to popular copying services
• Traders preferring mobile apps

• ASIC (Australia)
• FMA (New Zealand)
• NFA (United States)
• DFSA (United Arab Emirates)
• FINMA (Switzerland)
• MAS (Singapore)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• BMA (Bermuda)

• ASIC (Australia)
• VFSC - (Vanuatu)
• CIMA (Cayman Islands)

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

• Low deposit requirements
• Low non-trading fees
• Good educational material, news feed and market analysis
• Great mobile platform

• 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

• High stock CFD fees
• Not all instruments are available on every trading platform
• Doesn’t offer ETFs

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

• Bank Transfer
• Debit / Credit Card
• Cryptocurrency
• Bitwallet
• FasaPay
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Union Pay

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

No for all methods, except the bank transfer. First one is free, subsequent in the same month are charged $20 or equivalent depending on the account currency.

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 for ECN accounts -from $6 per lot per round turn.