FXCM
Interactive Investor
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex traders looking for easy account opening, funding and withdrawal
Recommended for Beginners and investors focusing on the UK market
UK
UK
Fees
Average trading and non-trading fees, low CFD fees
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, no withdrawal fee
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
4
9
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$50
$0
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: passport or driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement or utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000 in the UK, €20,000 in the EU, no protection in other countries
£85,000
1999
2003
UK, Australia, South Africa and Cyprus
UK
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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FXCM's service is on par with Interactive Investor's and a comparison of their fees shows that FXCM's fees are slightly lower than Interactive Investor's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at FXCM compared to Interactive Investor, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at FXCM, while customer service quality is better than Interactive Investor's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of FXCM as being of the same quality as the platform of Interactive Investor, found that clients have access to less markets and products with FXCM, while Interactive Investor provides less useful research and education.
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