XM compared with Interactive Brokers

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Our rating
8.4 8.4	9 9
User rating
8.34 8.34	8.53 8.53
Regulated in
Cyprus, Australia, UAE, UK, Belize	USA, Canada, Ireland, Hungary, UK, Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Luxembourg
Trading markets
CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Forex, Indices, Stocks	Bonds, CFDs, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Forex, Funds, Futures, Options, Stocks
Maximum leverage
1:1000. There's no leverage available for Shares account	1:50. For UK and EU clients maximum leverage is 30:1
Account currencies
USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF,‎ AUD, HUF, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR Accounts opened via IBSJ can only use JPY as the base currency. IBKR (India) clients can only use INR.	- Accounts opened via IBSJ can only use JPY as the base currency. IBKR (India) clients can only use INR.
Trading software
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5	Trader Workstation
Payment methods
Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Card, Neteller, Skrill, UnionPay, WebMoney, XM Card, M-Pesa	Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Card
Starting deposit
$5. Once an account is archived, it cannot be reactivated	$0