IC Markets vs IG
Verified broker facts, shown side by side for your country.
Legal entities: 5
Legal entities: 5
Availability and regulation
- Entities and regulators · IC Markets
- CySECCMA KenyaSCBASICFSA Seychelles
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- IC Markets (EU) Ltd · CySEC · Cyprus · 362/18 · Confirmed in the register
- IC Markets (KE) Limited · CMA Kenya · Kenya · 199 · Confirmed in the register
- IC Markets Ltd · SCB · Bahamas · SIA-F214 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- International Capital Markets Pty Ltd · ASIC · Australia · 335692 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- Raw Trading Ltd · FSA Seychelles · Seychelles · SD018 · 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
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.
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- Minimum deposit· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 200 EUR
- Minimum deposit· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 200 EUR
- Minimum deposit· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 200 USD
- Minimum deposit· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 200 USD
- Minimum deposit· IG
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 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 · IC Markets
- Raw
- Spread type · IC Markets
- Variable
- Spread type · IC Markets
- Raw
- Spread type · IC Markets
- Variable
- Spread type · IG
- Variable
- Typical spread · IC Markets
- 0.1 pipsBenchmark: EURUSD
- Typical spread · IC Markets
- No verified data
- Typical spread · IC Markets
- 0.1 pipsBenchmark: EURUSD
- Typical spread · IC Markets
- No verified data
- Typical spread · IG
- No verified data
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- Commission· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 3.25 EURPer lot, per side
- Commission· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0 EURPer lot, per side
- Commission· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 3.5 USDPer lot, per side
- Commission· IC Markets
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0 USDPer lot, per side
- Commission· IG
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 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 · IC Markets
- 10 EURPer monthAfter 6 months without activity
- Inactivity fee · IC Markets
- 10 EURPer monthAfter 6 months without activity
- Inactivity fee · IC Markets
- 0 USDPer month
- Inactivity fee · IC Markets
- 0 USDPer month
- Inactivity fee · IG
- No verified data
- Withdrawal fee · IC Markets
- 0 EUR
- Withdrawal fee · IC Markets
- 0 EUR
- Withdrawal fee · IC Markets
- No verified data
- Withdrawal fee · IC Markets
- No verified data
- Withdrawal fee · IG
- No verified data
As of: September 16, 2026
As of: September 16, 2026
As of: September 16, 2026
As of: September 16, 2026
As of: September 25, 2026
No verified data for either broker: Currency conversion fee
Fees are EURUSD benchmarks for the selected account, not a complete tariff. Missing data never means free.
Platforms and markets
- Platforms · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdcTraderMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingViewInternational Capital Markets Pty LtdcTraderMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingViewNo data for 3 entities
- Platforms · IG
- IG Europe GmbHIGMetaTrader 4TradingViewNo data for 4 entities
- Instrument categories · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDInternational Capital Markets Pty LtdForexCFDIndicesCFDNo data for 3 entities
- Instrument categories · IG
- IG Europe GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDNo data for 4 entities
Trading and automation
- Expert Advisors · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdYesInternational Capital Markets Pty LtdYesNo data for 3 entities
- Expert Advisors · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- API access · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdYesFIX API (cTrader), cTrader Algo (C#)International Capital Markets Pty LtdYesFIX API (cTrader), cTrader Algo (C#)No data for 3 entities
- API access · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesIG REST APINo data for 4 entities
- VPS · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdNoNo data for 4 entities
- VPS · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesfree on conditionsNo data for 4 entities
- Scalping · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdYesInternational Capital Markets Pty LtdYesNo data for 3 entities
- Scalping · IG
- No data for 5 entities
- Hedging · IC Markets
- IC Markets (EU) LtdYesInternational Capital Markets Pty LtdYesNo data for 3 entities
- Hedging · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Copy trading · IC Markets
- International Capital Markets Pty LtdYesNo data for 4 entities
- Copy trading · IG
- No data for 5 entities
- Historical data · IC Markets
- No data for 5 entities
- Historical data · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities