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| VS field |  |  |
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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 82 | 90 |
| Trust score | 90 | 99 |
| Cost score | 68 | 85 |
| Platform score | 94 | 94 |
| Withdrawal score | 68 | 86 |
| Best for | Potentially suitable for active forex/CFD traders seeking low-spread Raw pricing and MetaTrader/cTrader/TradingView access, but entity-specific protections, regional onboarding an… | Experienced forex/CFD traders · Scalpers, day traders and algorithmic traders comfortable with high-risk leveraged products · Users who specifically need MT4/MT5, cTrader or Tradi… |
| Watch out | Needs verification | Long-term investors seeking physical stocks/ETFs · Beginners who need strong statutory investor compensation or negative balance protection · Residents of restricted countries or… |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | ASIC, CySEC, FSCA South Africa, FSA Seychelles, CMA Kenya Source | Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (FSA) Source |
| License numbers | ASIC AFS 286354; CySEC 371/18; FSCA FSP 50926; Seychelles FSA SD130; Kenya CMA 193; Saint Lucia registration 2025-00853; Seychelles company registration 8426368-1. Source | Securities Dealer license number SD018 Source |
| Regulated entities | First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd (ASIC AFS 286354); First Prudential Markets Limited (Seychelles FSA SD130); FP Markets (Pty) Ltd (FSCA FSP 50926); First Prudential Markets Ltd (CySEC 371/18); FP Markets Ltd (Saint Lucia registration 2025-00853). Source | Raw Trading Ltd, registered in Seychelles (registration number 8419879-1), regulated by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles with Securities Dealer license SD018. Source |
| Negative balance protection | FP Markets states it offers Negative Balance Protection whereby the client cannot lose more than their balance; availability may depend on entity/account type. Source | No negative balance protection found for the reviewed global entity; IC says clients bear negative consequences and are responsible for any negative balance. Source |
| Investor compensation | Not disclosed in checked official FP Markets pages; potential protections may depend on regulated entity and jurisdiction. Source | Client funds insurance up to US$1,000,000; no statutory investor compensation scheme found in reviewed official sources. Source |
| Restricted countries | Does not offer services to Afghanistan, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, Palestine, Russian Federation, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, United Kingdom, United States, FATF and EU/UN sanctions-list jurisdictions; page also states FP Markets does not onboard clients who are residents of India. Source | Raw Trading Ltd does not provide services to residents of the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea (DPRK), or countries where distribution/use would be contrary to local law or regulation. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | US$100 or equivalent Source | No minimum deposit requirement disclosed for opening a trading account. Source |
| Spread from | From 0.0 pips on Raw accounts; Standard account from 1.0 pips. Source | Spreads from 0.0 pips on MetaTrader/cTrader Raw Spread platforms; Standard account spread starts from 0.8 pip. Source |
| Commission | Standard: zero commission; Raw: US$3 per side per lot. Source | Standard: no commission, 0.8 pip markup. Raw Spread MetaTrader: USD $3.50 per lot per side / $7 round turn. cTrader/TradingView: USD $3 per $100,000 traded per side. Source |
| Maximum leverage | Maximum leverage 1:500 on the South Asia/non-EU account-types page; leverage is jurisdiction- and client-class dependent. Source | IC offers flexible leverage from 1:1 to 1:5000; leverage is dynamic and may change at any time. Source |
| Deposit fee | No deposit fees when using Skrill or Neteller; other funding terms/fees are method-dependent and subject to change. Source | IC does not charge additional deposit fees; bank/intermediary fees may apply. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Not disclosed in checked extracted official sources; transaction-fees page indicates deposit/withdrawal terms are method-dependent and subject to change. Source | IC does not charge additional withdrawal fees, but third-party/intermediary/bank fees can apply; one Help Centre example mentions 20 AUD bank fee for some bankwire paths. Source |
| Inactivity fee | Not disclosed in checked extracted official sources. Source | No account inactivity fees. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | Forex, shares/stock CFDs, metals, commodities, indices, bonds, ETFs and digital currencies; 10,000+ CFDs/instruments stated on official pages. Source | Forex CFDs, Indices CFDs, Commodities CFDs, Stocks CFDs, Bonds CFDs, Cryptocurrency CFDs, Futures CFDs. Source |
| Trading platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, WebTrader, Mobile App and Iress. Source | MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader 4, cTrader, TradingView, MetaTrader WebTrader/cTrader Web and social/copy tools IC Social, Signal Start, ZuluTrade. Source |
| Account types | Standard, Raw, Islamic/swap-free option, and professional account subject to eligibility. Source | Official pages list Standard, Raw Spread, cTrader Raw Spread and Swap Free; account overview also shows Raw Pro and Raw Pro+ entries. Source |
| Deposit methods | Bank transfer, major credit/debit cards, digital currency wallets/cryptocurrencies, local funding methods, Skrill, Neteller and broker-to-broker transfers. Source | Credit/debit cards, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, UnionPay, wire transfer, Bpay, broker-to-broker, POLI, Thai Internet Banking, Rapidpay, Klarna, Vietnamese Internet Banking, cryptocurrency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdrawal methods are referenced on the official transaction-fees page, but a detailed withdrawal-method table was not available in extracted content. Source | Withdrawal methods depend on original deposit method; examples include Visa/Mastercard/card routes, bank wire, Neteller, Skrill and PayPal. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | Not disclosed in checked extracted official sources. Source | Same-business-day processing cutoff before 12:00 AEST/AEDT; after processing allow at least 3 business days depending on method. Source |
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