TheTraderWiki

Samuel T.

I write country-by-country comparisons of the brokers featured on this site, and I profile each one: Eightcap, Capital.com, CMC Markets, IG, Pepperstone and XTB. My pages also cover the companies that sit behind these brands, from offshore brokers to broker groups and their regulators. I explain why some EU traders opt for a global company, and I look at the payment systems used in each country.

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  • Compare CFD brokersSix brokers in nineteen countries, compared on facts you can check yourself.
  • EU: licensed companiesThe same brokers at their EU-licensed companies: 30:1 leverage and protection by law.
  • United KingdomCFD brokers for UK residents at their FCA-authorised companies: leverage, platforms, funding and crypto.
  • AustraliaCFD brokers for Australians at their ASIC-licensed companies: leverage, platforms, funding and crypto.
  • EightcapWhich Eightcap company holds your money, what protection comes with it, and what the group doesn’t publish.
  • Capital.comCapital.com’s Bahamas company, its protection, and what it states on leverage and funding.
  • CMC MarketsWhich CMC Markets company you’d deal with, its protection, and what it publishes on leverage and costs.
  • IGWhich IG company you’d deal with, the protection that comes with it, and what it publishes on costs.
  • PepperstoneWhich Pepperstone company you’d deal with, the protection it brings, and what the group publishes.
  • XTBWhich XTB company you’d deal with, what protection comes with it, and what it publishes on costs.
  • Offshore brokersThe global companies behind familiar brands, who regulates them and what their own terms say.
  • Broker groups and regulatorsWhy one broker brand runs several companies, each licensed by a different regulator.
  • EU traders and global companiesWhy some traders in the EU choose a global company, what its leverage does and what changes.
  • Payment railsThe payment systems people in each country use to pay online, who runs each one, and which have closed.