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

Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.

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.

• Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time
• High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5

• 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

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSCA (South Africa)

• 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)

• Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts
• Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5)
• Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs

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

• Minimum trade sizes larger than average
• Spreads above average

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

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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
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

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

US, JP, CA, BE.

AF, SY, SO, SD, LY, NG, BI.

$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.

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

No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is:

• EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10)
• UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8)
• US Shares = 2c (min $15)
• AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)

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