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Forex.com vs IG

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Comparison

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Criterion Forex.com IG
Editorial score
Editorial score 4.4 out of 5
Out of 5
Editorial score 4.6 out of 5
Out of 5
Scores by category
Regulation and transparency (29%) 4.5 / 5 4.5 / 5
Costs and fee disclosure (23%) 5.0 / 5 4.0 / 5
Risk and consumer information (18%) 4.2 / 5 5.0 / 5
Customer support (12%) 3.8 / 5 5.0 / 5
Education and research (12%) 4.0 / 5 5.0 / 5
Website and user experience (6%) 5.0 / 5 5.0 / 5
Regulation and markets
Main regulation NFA 0339826, FCA 446717, CySEC 400/21, CIMA 25033FCA 195355, BaFin 148759, ASIC AFSL 515106, FSCA 41393, NFA 0509630 (tastyfx)
Entities by region
  • United States: GAIN Capital Group LLC, CFTC-registered RFED and FCM, NFA ID 0339826 (source: broker disclosure)
  • United Kingdom: StoneX Financial Ltd, FCA, FRN 446717 (source: broker disclosure)
  • European Union: StoneX Europe Ltd, CySEC, licence 400/21
  • International entities: GAIN Global Markets Inc., Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, Securities Investment Business licence 25033
  • United Kingdom: IG Markets Ltd, FCA, FRN 195355 (source: broker disclosure)
  • United Kingdom: IG Index Ltd, FCA, FRN 114059 (source: broker disclosure)
  • European Union: IG Europe GmbH, BaFin, register number 148759 (source: broker disclosure)
  • Australia: IG Australia Pty Ltd, ASIC, AFSL 515106 (source: broker disclosure)
  • South Africa: IG Markets South Africa Limited, FSCA, ODP FSP 41393 (source: broker disclosure)
  • United States: tastyfx LLC, CFTC-registered RFED, NFA ID 0509630 (source: broker disclosure)
  • International entities: IG International Limited, Bermuda Monetary Authority, investment business licence (source: broker disclosure)
  • International entities: IG Bank SA, FINMA (Switzerland), bank and securities dealer (source: broker disclosure)
  • International entities: IG Asia Pte Ltd, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Capital Markets Services licence (source: broker disclosure)
  • International entities: IG Limited, Dubai Financial Services Authority (source: broker disclosure)
  • International entities: IG Securities Ltd, Japan Financial Services Agency (source: broker disclosure)
Markets offered Currencies, Indices, Commodities, Share CFDs, CryptoCurrencies, Indices, Commodities, Share CFDs, ETFs, Crypto
Review details
Publisher relationship None disclosed None disclosed
Last reviewed 1 July 20261 July 2026
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A note on risk

CFDs and other leveraged products carry a high risk of losing money rapidly because of leverage, and a majority of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. A high editorial score reflects disclosure and service quality. It does not make trading safe.