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

MultiBank (MultiBank FX, MultiBank Group) is a global broker founded in 2005 that specialises in CFDs trading via MetaTrader 4 and 5 platforms.

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.

• Traders looking for an off-shore broker connected to a well regulated parent group that provides high leverage
• Stock CFDs traders looking for wide share variety
• FX Traders that don’t scalp and are looking for competitive ECN accounts

• 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

• ASIC (Australia)
• BaFin (Germany)
• CIMA (Cayman Islands)
• FSC (British Virgin Islands)
• FMA (Austria)
• MAS (Singapore)
• TFG (Tianjin)
• VFSC (Vanuatu)

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

• Great asset variety (over 13,000+)
• Competitive commissions on Pro and ECN accounts ($3 per lot side)
• High leverage offering (Up to 1:500)

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

• Complicated legal regulatory framework due to being a group as it’s hard to understand which of their companies do what and on which entity does a customer trade or is being protected by regulation
• Scalping not allowed (120 seconds time limit for FX and commodities and 300 second limit for other CFDs)
• Expensive inactivity fee, $60 monthly after 90 days of inactivity.

• 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

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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
• PayTrust
• Praxis
• Pagsmile
• Skrill
• Neteller
• Plus Wallets
• Payment Asia
• GlobePay
• POLi
• Bitcoin

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

US, CA, SY, IR.

SY, IR.

After 90 days of inactivity, $60 every month.

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

• None on Standard accounts.
• Yes in Pro and ECN accounts of $3 per lot side.

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.