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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 82 | 91 |
| Trust score | 80 | 94 |
| Cost score | 73 | 88 |
| Platform score | 92 | 93 |
| Withdrawal score | 83 | 80 |
| Best for | Established forex/CFD broker with low entry cost and broad markets. Good demo candidate but not ready for public without resolving entity/regulator and inactivity-fee conflicts. | Active traders · Advanced investors · International-market investors |
| Watch out | Official extracted regulation page only showed FSC Belize · Inactivity fee evidence conflicts · Restrictions and investor compensation are entity-dependent | Fee schedule is complex and varies by product, plan, market and entity · Country availability/restrictions need entity-specific review · No single universal max leverage figure fo… |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | Official xm.com page confirms FSC Belize for XM Global Limited; review source lists ASIC, CySEC, DFSA, FSCA, SCA, FSA, FSC Belize/Mauritius, CMA Kenya/UAE. Source | Regulated by SEC/FINRA/CFTC/NYSE in the US and by FCA, Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC, Hong Kong SFC, SEBI, Kanto Local Finance Bureau and MAS for regional affiliates. Source |
| License numbers | XM Global Limited FSC Belize license 8557558; wider group license examples include CySEC 120/10 and DFSA F003484 from review/search evidence. Source | US CRD 36418 / SEC 8-47257; UK FCA 208159; AU AFSL 453554; India SEBI INZ000217730 and NSDL IN-DP-602-2021; Singapore MAS CMS100917; Japan Kanto Local Finance Bureau No.187. Source |
| Regulated entities | XM Global Limited and Trading Point group entities; exact entity assignment depends on client residency. Source | Major regulated entities include Interactive Brokers LLC plus UK, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore affiliates. Source |
| Negative balance protection | All accounts offer negative balance protection per official account-types page. Source | No universal negative-balance-protection promise found for Interactive Brokers LLC; IBKR describes real-time margin requirements and protective liquidations to return accounts to margin compliance. Source |
| Investor compensation | Entity-dependent; eligible CySEC/EEA retail clients may access Cyprus ICF up to €20,000 per review evidence, but global XM.com entity differs. Source | Interactive Brokers LLC securities accounts are protected by SIPC up to $500,000, including $250,000 cash sublimit, plus excess SIPC coverage up to an additional $30 million per account with $900,000 cash sublimit, subject to $150 million aggregate; futures/options on futures are excluded. Regional schemes vary. Source |
| Restricted countries | UK clients reportedly no longer accepted; restrictions vary by entity/residency and were not fully captured from official source. Source | Official available-countries page lists countries/territories where applications are available rather than a concise restricted-country list. Treat unsupported/sanctioned-country restrictions as country/entity-dependent and requiring manual review. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | Standard $5, Ultra Low $5, Shares $10,000. Source | USD 0 account minimum for IBKR Pro and IBKR Lite; broker accounts can require a USD 10,000 up-front deposit applied against commissions. Source |
| Spread from | Spreads from 0.8 pips on homepage; Zero account from 0.0 pips according to review source. Source | Spot currency spreads advertised as narrow as 1/10 pip on Interactive Brokers Australia pricing overview; spreads vary by product/entity/market. Source |
| Commission | Homepage says no commissions/no hidden costs; costs can vary by account/entity and Zero account may differ by review source. Source | IBKR Lite offers $0 commissions on US stocks and ETFs; IBKR Pro uses fixed/tiered commissions and third-party/exchange/regulatory fees may apply by market/product. Source |
| Maximum leverage | Leverage offered; exact max varies by regulator/entity/account, EU retail protections cap major FX at 1:30 per review. Source | Not expressed as a single max leverage figure; margin requirements are product-, account-, entity- and regulation-dependent and IBKR applies real-time risk margin. Source |
| Deposit fee | No deposit fees reported by review source; official homepage says no hidden costs. Source | Most standard bank/security deposit methods show no IBKR deposit fee in the extracted official fee table, but physical currency deposits incur a special handling fee of 1% of deposit amount, minimum $50; third-party/bank fees may apply. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | No withdrawal fees claimed on homepage/review evidence; method/provider exceptions may apply. Source | Two free withdrawal requests per calendar month; after the second withdrawal IBKR charges listed fees by currency/method (example USD: wire 10.00, check 4.00, ACH/EFT/SEPA 1.00). Source |
| Inactivity fee | Review evidence varies: $5 after 90 days in one source; $15 then $10/month in another. Mark conflicting. Source | USD 0 inactivity fee for IBKR Pro and IBKR Lite account minimums page. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | 1,400+ global assets including forex, stock derivatives, commodities, indices, precious metals and energies. Source | Stocks, ETFs, options, futures, spot currencies, bonds, mutual funds and cash-balance services, with availability varying by entity/country/account permission. Source |
| Trading platforms | MT4, MT5, XM App; TradingCentral noted by review source. Source | IBKR Desktop, Trader Workstation, IB Gateway, IBKR Mobile and web/client portal tools. Source |
| Account types | Standard, Ultra Low, Shares, demo; Islamic option as standard. Source | Supports individual and institutional accounts; official minimums page also distinguishes advisor, family office, hedge fund and broker account structures. Source |
| Deposit methods | Credit/debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, wire transfer, Perfect Money, Apple Pay, Google Pay, TransferWise, Visa, M-Pesa, Airtel per review source. Source | Wire transfer, check, direct bank transfer/ACH, SEPA/regional bank transfers where available, and securities transfer methods such as ACATS; physical cash deposits are against policy. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdrawals approved automatically for 92.9% per official homepage; methods vary by region/payment provider. Source | Bank wire/transfer, checks and regional transfer rails such as BACS/GIRO/ACH/EFT/SEPA where available; securities transfer methods such as ACATS may also apply. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | Instant withdrawals claimed; 92.9% withdrawals approved automatically; actual timing varies by payment method. Source | Not captured as a single verified processing-time SLA; varies by withdrawal method, currency, region and receiving bank. Source |
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