FOREX.com vs IQ Option

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, FOREX.com currently holds a lower overall rating (2.5) compared to IQ Option (4.3). FOREX.com has a higher minimum deposit than IQ Option, at 100.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Traders should note that FOREX.com offers a minimum lot size of 1000.0 and a maximum lot size of 5.0E7, while IQ Option offers 1.0 and 20000.0. FOREX.com offers a lower maximum leverage of 1:50, whereas IQ Option allows trading with up to 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
2.5/5 (31 reviews)
2.6/5
2.5/5
2.6/5
2.3/5
4.3/5 (25 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.3/5
4.3/5
Minimum deposit ($) 100.0 10.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 1000.0 1.0
Maximum lot size 5.0E7 20000.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type Market Maker Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 50 500
Availability Market Maker Dealing Desk
Regulation NFA (US), CFTC (US), FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), CIMA (Cayman Islands), FSA (Japan), MAS (Singapore), SCA (UAE) CySEC (Cyprus)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Web Platform, Mobile Platform, NINJA Trader, TradingView Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Paypal, ACH deposit, Skrill, BPay Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Check, Online Check, WebMoney, cashU, Neteller, Skrill, FasaPay, Qiwi, Bitcoin, WeChat Pay, iDeal, Sofort Banking
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, PLN, HKD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, ZAR, RUB
Languages English, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Arabic English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Bangla, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish, Urdu, Hindi, Czech, Latvian, Romanian
Country United States Antigua and Barbuda
Trading platform(s) timezone Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Japan, Poland, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States Antigua and Barbuda
Other trading instruments CFDs Stocks, Options, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals
spreads
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