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

Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary 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.

• Forex traders of all levels (from beginner to advanced)

• 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

• CFTC (U.S)
• NFA (U.S)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FCA (UK)
• MAS (Singapore)
• IIROC (Canada)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• BVI (British Virgin Islands)

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

• High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world
• Fast, simple and professional trading platforms
• Competitive spreads in their currency pairs

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

• Extremely limited offering of assets (104)
• No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs

• 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
• Paypal

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.

SY, IR.

$10 after 1 year of inactivity.

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

Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.

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.