IQ Option vs Seacrest Markets

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, IQ Option currently holds a lower overall rating (4.3) compared to Seacrest Markets (5). IQ Option has a lower minimum deposit, at 10.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Each broker offers an equal maximum leverage of 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.3/5 (25 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.3/5
4.3/5
5/5 (1 reviews)
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Minimum deposit ($) 10.0 50.0
Commission 0.0 7.0
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 4,5
Minimum lot size 1.0 0.01
Maximum lot size 20000.0 -
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type Dealing Desk STP
Maximal leverage (1:?) 500 500
Availability Dealing Desk STP
Regulation CySEC (Cyprus) FSCA (South Africa)
Trading Platforms Web Platform, Mobile Platform MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Check, Online Check, WebMoney, cashU, Neteller, Skrill, FasaPay, Qiwi, Bitcoin, WeChat Pay, iDeal, Sofort Banking Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Bitcoin, Crypto, USDT
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, ZAR, RUB USD, GBP, EUR
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Bangla, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish, Urdu, Hindi, Czech, Latvian, Romanian English
Country Antigua and Barbuda South Africa
Trading platform(s) timezone Antigua and Barbuda Cyprus, United Kingdom
Other trading instruments Stocks, Options, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals Commodities, Energies, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, Forex, CFDs on Indices
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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