Basic Information
Year Founded
1974
1983
Headquarters Location
UK + 14 global offices
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
YES
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
FCA
Minimum Deposit
₹250
₹100
Fixed Spreads?
NO
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker (Pro: STP)
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO (Pro accts Yes)
NO
CFD Loss Rate
81% loss rate on CFDs
72% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
91
84
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
2,28
Background
Year Founded
1974
3,0
1983
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK + 14 global offices
3,0
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
YES
3,0
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
Annual Revs > ₹100 million
3,0
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Summary Score
3,00
2,88
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
ESMA + ASIC + CFTC
3,0
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Very Secure
3,0
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Summary Score
3,00
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Very Competitive
3,0
Average
2,0
General
Off-hours higher, dormancy
2,0
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Spreads
Very Competitive
2,0
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,67
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
Expansive
3,0
4 000
2,5
Forex - Breadth
Major, minor, and exotic
3,0
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread
3,0
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Summary Score
3,0
2,67
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
Top of the lIne
3,0
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
Mobile app + platform options
2,5
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Special Advanced?
High-end support options
2,5
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
Summary Score
2,67
2,50
Special Features
Feature A
Guaranteed Stop Losses
3,0
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Feature B
Active Community forums
2,0
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
High-end institutional support
2,5
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
2,50
1,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Offsite at Dailyfx.com
2,0
Above average research portal
2,5
Technical Anlaysis
Deep support offline/online
2,0
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Other Guidance
Trading strategies section
2,5
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Summary Score
2,33
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Broad - Begin, Inter, and Advanced
3,0
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Webinars/Support
Offline, IG community
2,0
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
General
81% loss rate on CFDs
1,0
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
2,00
1,83
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
High end
3,0
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
2,83
2,67
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
One of World's best
3,0
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pro #2
Top platforms & offerings
2,5
Large product offering
2,5
Pro #3
Broad Market Coverage
2,5
Excellent training/support
2,5
Con #1
Other applicable fees
1,5
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
No social trading
1,0
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Con #3
DailyFx.com not integrated
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,92
1,83
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
2,28
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