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IC Markets vs XTB

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Legal entities and regulatorsIC MarketsNo entity confirmed for United States. Showing all verified entities.XTBNo entity confirmed for United States. Showing all verified entities.
Availability and leverage in United States

Limits refer to the named entity and country. Retail limits apply to ordinary retail clients; professional classification requires approval. Instrument limits may be lower. Unknown is not an eligibility decision.

  • No verified availability data
  • No verified availability data
Legal entities and regulators
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd — CySEC, Cyprus (362/18)
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd — ASIC, Australia (335692)
  • XTB Limited — FCA, United Kingdom (522157)
  • XTB S.A. — KNF, Poland (DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005)
Platforms
  • cTrader, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView
  • xStation
Instrument categories
  • Forex CFDs, Indices, Stocks, Commodities, Cryptocurrency CFDs, Futures CFDs
  • Forex CFDs, Indices, Stocks, ETFs, Commodities, Cryptocurrency CFDs
Account types
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR)
  • Standard (EUR)
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD)
  • Standard (USD)
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland
Minimum deposit

Amounts are in different currencies (EUR, USD, GBP, PLN). Exchange rates are not converted, so these values are not directly comparable.

  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): 200 EUR
  • Standard (EUR): 200 EUR
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): 200 USD
  • Standard (USD): 200 USD
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: 0 GBP
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: 1 EUR
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: 0 PLN
Spread type
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): Raw
  • Standard (EUR): Variable
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): Raw
  • Standard (USD): Variable
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: Variable
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: Variable
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: Variable
Typical spread
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): 0.1 pips (EURUSD)
  • Standard (EUR): No verified data
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): 0.1 pips (EURUSD)
  • Standard (USD): No verified data
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: No verified data
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: No verified data
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: No verified data
Commission

Amounts are in different currencies (EUR, USD). Exchange rates are not converted, so these values are not directly comparable.

  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): 3.25 EUR · Per lot, per side
  • Standard (EUR): 0 EUR · Per lot, per side
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): 3.5 USD · Per lot, per side
  • Standard (USD): 0 USD · Per lot, per side
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: 0% · Percentage of notional value
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: 0% · Percentage of notional value
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: 0% · Percentage of notional value
Inactivity fee

Amounts are in different currencies (EUR, USD). Exchange rates are not converted, so these values are not directly comparable.

  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): 10 EUR per month, after 6 months
  • Standard (EUR): 10 EUR per month, after 6 months
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): 0 USD per month
  • Standard (USD): 0 USD per month
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: after 12 months
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: 10 EUR per month, after 12 months
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: after 12 months
Withdrawal fee

Amounts are in different currencies (EUR, GBP, PLN). Exchange rates are not converted, so these values are not directly comparable.

  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): 0 EUR
  • Standard (EUR): 0 EUR
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): No verified data
  • Standard (USD): No verified data
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: 0 GBP
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: 0 EUR
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: 0 PLN
Currency conversion fee
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (EUR): No verified data
  • Standard (EUR): No verified data
  • Raw Spread (MetaTrader) (USD): No verified data
  • Standard (USD): No verified data
  • CFD (GBP) — residents of United Kingdom: 0.5%
  • CFD (EUR) — residents of Germany: 0.5%
  • CFD (PLN) — residents of Poland: 0.5%
Expert Advisors / automated strategies
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd: allowed
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd: allowed
  • XTB Limited: not allowed
  • XTB S.A.: not allowed
API access
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd · FIX API (cTrader) (FIX API): offered
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd · cTrader Algo (C#) (Platform API): offered
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd · FIX API (cTrader) (FIX API): offered
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd · cTrader Algo (C#) (Platform API): offered
  • XTB Limited · xAPI (xStation API) (Socket API): not offered
  • XTB S.A. · xAPI (xStation API) (Socket API): not offered
VPS
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd: not offered
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd: No verified data
  • XTB Limited: No verified data
  • XTB S.A.: No verified data
Scalping
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd: allowed
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd: allowed
  • XTB Limited: No verified data
  • XTB S.A.: No verified data
Hedging
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd: allowed
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd: allowed
  • XTB Limited: allowed
  • XTB S.A.: allowed
Copy / social trading
  • IC Markets (EU) Ltd: No verified data
  • International Capital Markets Pty Ltd: offered
  • XTB Limited: not offered
  • XTB S.A.: not offered
Historical data accessNo verified data for either broker.
Verification dates

Fees are EURUSD benchmarks for the listed account, not a complete tariff. Typical spreads are published averages. No data never means free. Automation rows are infrastructure facts per legal entity; they say nothing about strategy results. Both brokers profiles list the sources for every value.

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