Capital.com vs IG: broker comparison

Availability and regulation

Entities and regulators · Capital.com

FCAASICCySECUAE CMA (formerly SCA)SCBCMA Kenya

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Capital Com (UK) Limited · FCA · United Kingdom · 793714 · Confirmed in the register
Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd · ASIC · Australia · 513393 · Confirmed in the register
Capital Com Group Ltd · CySEC · Cyprus · 463/25 · Confirmed in the register
Capital Com MENA Securities Trading L.L.C. · UAE CMA (formerly SCA) · United Arab Emirates · 20200000176 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
Capital Com Online Investments Ltd · SCB · Bahamas · SIA-F245 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
Capital Com SV Investments Limited · CySEC · Cyprus · 319/17 · Confirmed in the register
CC Kenya Securities Limited · CMA Kenya · Kenya · 244 · Confirmed in the register

Entities and regulators · IG

ASICBaFinDFSAFCAFSCA

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IG Australia Pty Ltd · ASIC · Australia · 515106 · Confirmed in the register
IG Europe GmbH · BaFin · Germany · 148759 · Confirmed in the register
IG Limited · DFSA · United Arab Emirates · F001780 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
IG Markets Limited · FCA · United Kingdom · 195355 · Confirmed in the register
IG Markets South Africa Limited · FSCA · South Africa · 41393 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register

No verified data for either broker: Maximum leverage

Costs

The client terms define the base currency as USD, EUR, GBP or PLN, or another currency the company designates, so no single account currency is recorded.

CFD account · currency: no data · IG Europe GmbH

The client terms leave the base currency to the trading platform and accept payments in GBP, EUR, USD, SEK, NOK, DKK or CHF, so no single account currency is recorded.

Minimum deposit · Capital.com: No verified dataThe minimum deposit is shown during the deposit process; the client terms give an average of 20 to 100 EUR, or the same amounts in USD or GBP. The capital.com/pl-pl fees page (residents of Poland are registered with this company) gives 20 USD/EUR/GBP or 100 PLN for every payment method except bank transfer, where the minimum is 50 EUR or the equivalent in the account currency. The amount depends on the currency and the payment method, so no single amount is recorded.

Minimum deposit · IG: No verified dataBank transfers have no minimum. Card and PayPal payments have a minimum per payment that depends on the currency, for example 300 EUR, 250 GBP or 50 USD. The amount depends on the payment method and currency, so no single amount is recorded.

Spread type · Capital.com: Variable

Spread type · IG: Variable

Commission · Capital.com: 0The spread is the trading fee: the client terms state that no other charges or commissions are paid to enter or exit a trade. Positions held overnight incur an overnight premium.

Commission · IG: 0CFDs other than share CFDs carry only the spread. Share CFDs carry a commission instead of a spread, for example 0.05% per side with a 10 EUR minimum online on euro shares. Positions held after 23:00 CET incur overnight funding.

Inactivity fee · Capital.com: 0Per month

Inactivity fee · IG: No verified data

Withdrawal fee · Capital.com: 0

Withdrawal fee · IG: No verified data

Currency conversion fee · Capital.com: 0.7%Charged at 0.7% for retail clients when an amount is converted because the account currency differs (ex-ante costs disclosure, May 2026).

Currency conversion fee · IG: No verified data

As of: September 25, 2026

No verified data for either broker: Typical spread

Fees are EURUSD benchmarks for the selected account, not a complete tariff. Missing data never means free.

Platforms and markets

Platforms · Capital.com: Capital Com Group LtdCapital.comMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingViewCapital Com SV Investments LimitedCapital.comMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingViewNo data for 5 entities

Platforms · IG: IG Europe GmbHIGMetaTrader 4TradingViewNo data for 4 entities

Instrument categories · Capital.com: Capital Com Group LtdForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFD, Real asset (ownership)ETFsCFD, Real asset (ownership)CommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDCapital Com SV Investments LimitedForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFD, Real asset (ownership)ETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDNo data for 5 entities

Instrument categories · IG: IG Europe GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDNo data for 4 entities

Trading and automation

Expert Advisors · Capital.com: Capital Com Group LtdYesCapital Com SV Investments LimitedYesNo data for 5 entities

Expert Advisors · IG: IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities

API access · Capital.com: No data for 7 entities

API access · IG: IG Europe GmbHYesIG REST APINo data for 4 entities

VPS · Capital.com: No data for 7 entities

VPS · IG: IG Europe GmbHYesfree on conditionsNo data for 4 entities

Hedging · Capital.com: Capital Com Group LtdYesCapital Com SV Investments LimitedYesNo data for 5 entities

Hedging · IG: IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities

Historical data · Capital.com: No data for 7 entities

Historical data · IG: IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities

No verified data for either broker: Scalping, Copy trading