Interactive Brokers Vs. Moneta Markets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Interactive Brokers is a global brokerage founded in 1978 that holds 11+ high tier financial licenses and provides discounted electronic trading services in nearly all the globe with access to more than 100,000+ financial instruments.

Moneta Markets is an international broker that specialises in CFDs trading via MetaTrader 4 and their proprietary platform ProTrader powered by TradingView.

• Seasoned investors looking for a one-stop shop to cover a variety of needs
• Global investors who seek the most reliable discount service available
• Traders from intermediate to advanced level

• Scalpers looking to take advantage of the spreads and commissions on ECN account
• International traders looking for an off-shore high leverage broker.

• SEC (United States)
• FINRA (United States)
• FCA (United Kingdom)
• ASIC (Australia)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MNB (Hungary)
• BSE (India)
• CBI (Ireland)
• FSA (Japan)
• CSSF (Luxembourg) CSSF
• MAS (Singapore)

• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)
• FSA (Seychelles)
• SVGFSA (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

• High regulation
• Exceptional number of investment instruments (Above 100,000+)
• Competitive discount fees

• ProTrader platform powered by TradingView
• Competitive commissions on ECN account
• Moneta Markets is part of the Vantage group which holds an ASIC license

• Complicated account opening process
• Platforms are not beginner friendly
• Narrow choice of deposit options (Mostly bank transfers)

• Demo accounts only last 30 days
• Asset offering is extremely low (below 300 instruments)
• Weak regulatory framework with only 1 license
• STP account spreads are really high for industry standards

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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.

• Bank Transfer
• ACH (US only)
• Check (US only)
• Debit Card (US only)
• BPAY (Australia only)

• Visa
• Mastercard
• FasaPay
• JCB
• SticPay
• Bank Transfer

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One free withdrawal per month, subsequent are $10 per withdrawal or equivalent

Commissions depend on market and residency:

• US residents are eligible for zero commission US stock trading. Else, for US stocks it is $0.005/share with a minimum $1 and maximum 1% of the trade value.
• European stocks have €3 minimum and 0.05% trade value.
• Forex commissions are volume based starting at 0.20 basis points of trade value or $2 minimum per trade, and going low as 0.08 basis points and $1.
• Options start at $0.25 per contract and go as low as $0.15 per contract.
• Futures start at $0.85 per contract and go as low as $0.25 per contract

Commission structure varies as follows:

• No commissions on Direct STP account
• $3 per lot per side commission on Prime ECN account
• $1 per lot per side commission on Ultra ECN account