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IG vs XTB
Verified broker facts, shown side by side for your country.
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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 · XTB
- BAPPEBTICMFFSC BelizeCySECFCADFSAKNF
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- PT XTB Indonesia Berjangka · BAPPEBTI · Indonesia · 003/BAPPEBTI/SI/08/2020 · Confirmed in the register
- XTB Agente de Valores SpA · CMF · Chile · 216 · Confirmed in the register
- XTB International Limited · FSC Belize · Belize · 6442514 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- XTB Limited · CySEC · Cyprus · 169/12 · Confirmed in the register
- XTB Limited · FCA · United Kingdom · 522157 · Confirmed in the register
- XTB MENA Limited · DFSA · United Arab Emirates · F006316 · Confirmed in the register
- XTB S.A. · KNF · Poland · DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005 · According to the broker; not 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.
- Minimum deposit · XTB
- 0 GBP
- Minimum deposit · XTB
- 1 EUR
- Minimum deposit · XTB
- 0 PLN
- Spread type · IG
- Variable
- Spread type · XTB
- Variable
- Spread type · XTB
- Variable
- Spread type · XTB
- 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.
- Commission · XTB
- 0%Percentage of notional value
- Commission · XTB
- 0%Percentage of notional value
- Commission · XTB
- 0%Percentage of notional value
- Inactivity fee · IG
- No verified data
- Inactivity fee · XTB
- 10 EURPer monthAfter 12 months without activity
- Inactivity fee · XTB
- 0 EURPer month
- Inactivity fee · XTB
- 10 EURPer monthAfter 12 months without activity
- Withdrawal fee · IG
- No verified data
- Withdrawal fee · XTB
- 0 GBP
- Withdrawal fee · XTB
- 0 EUR
- Withdrawal fee · XTB
- 0 PLN
- Currency conversion fee · IG
- No verified data
- Currency conversion fee · XTB
- 0.5%
- Currency conversion fee · XTB
- 0.5%
- Currency conversion fee · XTB
- 0.5%
As of: September 25, 2026
As of: September 16, 2026
As of: September 24, 2026
As of: September 16, 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 · IG
- IG Europe GmbHIGMetaTrader 4TradingViewNo data for 4 entities
- Platforms · XTB
- XTB LimitedxStationXTB S.A.xStationNo data for 5 entities
- Instrument categories · IG
- IG Europe GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDNo data for 4 entities
- Instrument categories · XTB
- XTB LimitedForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFD, Real asset (ownership)ETFsCFD, Real asset (ownership)CommoditiesCFDXTB S.A.ForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFD, Real asset (ownership)ETFsCFD, Real asset (ownership)CommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDNo data for 5 entities
Trading and automation
- Expert Advisors · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Expert Advisors · XTB
- XTB LimitedNoXTB S.A.NoNo data for 5 entities
- API access · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesIG REST APINo data for 4 entities
- API access · XTB
- XTB LimitedNoxAPI (xStation API)XTB S.A.NoxAPI (xStation API)No data for 5 entities
- VPS · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesfree on conditionsNo data for 4 entities
- VPS · XTB
- No data for 7 entities
- Hedging · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Hedging · XTB
- XTB LimitedYesXTB S.A.YesNo data for 5 entities
- Copy trading · IG
- No data for 5 entities
- Copy trading · XTB
- XTB LimitedNoXTB S.A.NoNo data for 5 entities
- Historical data · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Historical data · XTB
- No data for 7 entities
No verified data for either broker: Scalping