Global comparison
Compare forex brokers
Retail forex comparison is mostly a comparison of CFD and rolling-spot contracts, plus a few firms that also offer exchange-traded currency futures. The spread you will pay is not on this page, because publishing a stale or borrowed number would look like precision.
Pepperstone, IG, CMC, XTB and Saxo are in this set because FX or CFD dealing is central to their published business. Interactive Brokers is here because currency conversion and FX dealing are part of its multi-market service, which is not the same product as a retail CFD account. Leverage limits, negative-balance rules and client classification change the risk and are set locally. Confirm them on the entity’s disclosures and the regulator’s current rules.
How to read this table
Providers appear because their published business overlaps this category in at least one country. That is an editorial classification, not a statement that the product is open to you. Fees, minimum deposits and several product details are shown as Not confirmed until they are taken from the entity that would hold the account. The table sorts by name. WiT Markets does not publish a hidden score.
What WiT Markets will not do here
- Name a provider of the year, a house favourite, or a default choice.
- Copy another country’s fee card into this one.
- Treat an affiliate programme, if one existed, as a reason to include or order a firm. No commercial relationship is active in this data.
Fee, FX and minimum-deposit sorts stay off until those figures are sourced. Capability filters for options, futures, fractional shares and similar fields stay off for the same reason. Nothing here is ordered as best.
Providers in this category
| Provider | Editorial fit | Type | Regulation | Availability | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC Markets | Active traders using a proprietary platform | FX and CFD broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
| IG | Active traders comparing CFD and share-dealing accounts | FX and CFD broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
| Interactive Brokers | Active multi-market investors | Multi-asset broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
| Pepperstone | FX and CFD traders comparing platforms | FX and CFD broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
| Saxo | Multi-asset investors who want one platform | Multi-asset broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
| XTB | Traders moving between CFDs and listed securities | FX and CFD broker | Depends on country | See country pages | Not confirmed |
CMC Markets
Editorial fit: Active traders using a proprietary platform
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: CMC’s Next Generation platform is the published dealing interface.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
View detailsIG
Editorial fit: Active traders comparing CFD and share-dealing accounts
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: IG’s own web and mobile platforms. ProRealTime or other third-party links are not confirmed for every entity.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
View detailsInteractive Brokers
Editorial fit: Active multi-market investors
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: Client Portal, Trader Workstation and IBKR Mobile are published platform names. Feature sets by entity are not confirmed here.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
View detailsPepperstone
Editorial fit: FX and CFD traders comparing platforms
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: MetaTrader and cTrader have been published for some Pepperstone entities. Confirm the platform list for the entity you would join.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
View detailsSaxo
Editorial fit: Multi-asset investors who want one platform
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: SaxoInvestor and SaxoTrader are published product names. Availability by country is not confirmed here.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
View detailsXTB
Editorial fit: Traders moving between CFDs and listed securities
Fees: Not confirmed
Platform: xStation is XTB’s published platform. Other platforms are not confirmed.
Regulation: Depends on country
Availability: See country pages
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Sources and review
Written by: WiT Markets Editorial. Writes and structures WiT Markets pages. Separates a sourced fact from a cell that is Not confirmed.
Review: Editorially reviewed. This is not a qualified specialist review and it is not a legal sign-off.
Last reviewed: . Next review due . The date is an editorial pass. It is not a live check of every third-party fee.
Regulatory and official sources
- Financial Conduct Authority — checked 13 October 2026
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — checked 13 October 2026
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission — checked 13 October 2026
Other sources
- WiT Markets methodology — checked 13 October 2026
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