IC Markets vs Spreadex compared

IC Markets
Spreadex
74.32% of retail CFD accounts lose money
64% of retail CFD accounts lose money

IC Markets

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Research score3.8/5.0
  • Trading platform combined score3.5/5.0
  • Account opening score5.0/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • forex 4.27/5
You can't open an account at IC Markets

Spreadex

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Research score2.1/5.0
  • Trading platform combined score4.5/5.0
  • Account opening score4.2/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • forex 3.84/5
You can't open an account at Spreadex
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Basic data of broker

Overall Score
4.5

Recommended for Forex and CFD traders who value easy account opening and free deposit/withdrawal options

Overall Score
4.4

Recommended for Spread, Forex and CFD traders looking for low fees and great deposit/withdrawal options

Country of origin

Australia

Country of origin

UK

Fees

Fees score
4.6
Fees score
4.3
Fees summary

Low trading and non-trading fees

Fees summary

Low trading and non-trading fees

Stock and ETF fees

Forex fees

Fund fees

Bond fees

Options fees

Futures fees

Crypto fees

CFD fees

Non-trading fees

Deposit and withdrawal

Deposit and withdrawal score
4.9
Deposit and withdrawal score
4.3
Number of base currencies

10

Number of base currencies

3

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score
5.0
Account opening score
4.2
Account opening fully online
Account opening fully online
Minimum deposit
*

$200

*
Minimum deposit
*

$0

*
Time to open account

1 day

Time to open account

1-3 days

Required documents

Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / credit card statement / tax statement from last 3 months

Required documents

Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill

Trading platform

Web platform score
2.8
Web platform score
4.5
Mobile platform score
3.8
Mobile platform score
4.5
Desktop platform score
3.4
Desktop platform score
-

Markets and products

Markets and products score
2.2
Markets and products score
1.7
Stocks
Stocks
Fractional shares
Fractional shares
ETFs
ETFs
Forex
Forex
*
*
Funds
Funds
Bonds
Bonds
Options
Options
Futures
Futures
Crypto
*
*
Crypto
CFDs
CFDs
CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 74.32% 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.

CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 64% 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

Research score
3.8
Research score
2.1
Charting quality

Mid-range

Charting quality

Mid-range

Education score
4.5
Education score
1.3
Demo account
Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score
4.5
Customer service score
5.0
Phone
Phone
Live chat
Live chat
Email
Email
24/7 availability
24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

€20,000 protection for customers under CySEC, no protection for others

Investor protection amount

£85,000

Banking background
Banking background
Listed on stock exchange
Listed on stock exchange
Foundation date

2007

Foundation date

1999

Country of regulation

Cyprus, Australia, Seychelles

Country of regulation

UK

IC Markets

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

Spreadex

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

IC Markets's service is on par with Spreadex's and a comparison of their fees shows that IC Markets's fees are similar to Spreadex's.

Account opening takes somewhat less effort at IC Markets compared to Spreadex, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at IC Markets, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Spreadex's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of IC Markets as somewhat worse than the platform of Spreadex, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with IC Markets, while Spreadex provides less useful research and education.

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