IG vs Plus500
Verified broker facts, shown side by side for your country.
Legal entities: 5
Plus500US Financial Services, LLC · CFTC / NFA
Availability and regulation
- 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
- Entities and regulators · Plus500
- CFTC / NFA
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- Plus500US Financial Services, LLC · CFTC / NFA · United States · NFA ID 0001398 · Confirmed in the register
No verified data for either broker: Maximum leverage
Costs
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 · 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.
No verified data for Plus500US Financial Services, LLC
- Spread type · IG
- Variable
- 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.
As of: September 25, 2026
No verified data for either broker: Typical spread, Inactivity fee, Withdrawal fee, Currency conversion fee
Fees are EURUSD benchmarks for the selected account, not a complete tariff. Missing data never means free.
Platforms and markets
- Platforms · IG
- IG Europe GmbHIGMetaTrader 4TradingViewNo data for 4 entities
- Platforms · Plus500
- No verified data
- Instrument categories · IG
- IG Europe GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDNo data for 4 entities
- Instrument categories · Plus500
- FuturesExchange-traded derivativeOptionsExchange-traded derivative
Trading and automation
- Expert Advisors · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
No verified data for Plus500US Financial Services, LLC
- API access · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesIG REST APINo data for 4 entities
- VPS · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesfree on conditionsNo data for 4 entities
- Hedging · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Historical data · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
No verified data for either broker: Scalping, Copy trading