ActivTrades vs IQ Option

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, ActivTrades currently holds a stronger overall rating (4.5) than IQ Option (4.3). Both brokers have the same minimum deposit of 10.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Traders should note that ActivTrades offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 1000.0, while IQ Option offers 1.0 and 20000.0. ActivTrades offers a greater leverage limit of 1:1000, whereas IQ Option allows a maximum of only 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.5/5 (328 reviews)
4.7/5
4.5/5
4.5/5
4.5/5
4.3/5 (25 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.3/5
4.3/5
Minimum deposit ($) 10.0 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 0.01 1.0
Maximum lot size 1000.0 20000.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type STP Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 1000 500
Availability STP Dealing Desk
Regulation FCA (UK), FSC (British Virgin Islands), SCB (The Bahamas), CONSOB (Italy), CMVM (Portugal), CVM Bacen (Brazil) CySEC (Cyprus)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), TradingView, ActivTrader Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Neteller, Skrill, Netbanx 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 USD, GBP, EUR, ZAR, RUB
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Bangla, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish, Urdu, Hindi, Czech, Latvian, Romanian
Country United Kingdom Antigua and Barbuda
Trading platform(s) timezone The Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Italy, Mauritius, Portugal, United Kingdom Antigua and Barbuda
Other trading instruments Stocks, Indices, Commodities, CFDs Stocks, Options, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals
spreads
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