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ICM Capital vs TIO Markets

ICM Capital or TIOmarkets – which is better for UK traders 2024? Compare ICM Capital and TIOmarkets in this detailed breakdown of their platforms, features and fees.

ICM Capital vs TIOmarkets Comparison Table 2024
ICM Capital	TIOmarkets

2.3	2.9
ICM Capital is ranked #97 among CFD brokers.	TIOmarkets is ranked #97 among CFD brokers.
Review	Review
ICM Markets only accept professional traders. ICM Capital is an FCA-regulated brokerage that offers professional traders multi-asset trading. Pro traders can choose between MetaTrader 4 and ICM's proprietary platform to access commission-free and tight-spread account options. ICM Capital does not accept amateur traders.	TIO Markets is a global forex and CFD brokerage with both an offshore and UK-regulated branch. The broker has a strong customer focus, with 24/7 telephone and live chat customer service. Traders can access a range of accounts with competitive spreads from 0.4 pips.
Pros
Hundreds of US stocks, as well as 50+ forex pairs, futures, metals and cash CFDs FCA-regulated with protection via the FSCS and Lloyd's insurance ECN spreads with deep liquidity from tier 1 banks A secure broker with a good reputation High leverage up to 1:200 Good educational tools	I have found fees to be pretty competitive with TIO Markets, averaging as low as 0.2 pips for GBP/USD on the VIP account The company's 24/7 customer service availability is in line with some of the top brokerages that I have reviewed Another major advantage for me is the free access to Trading Central, an excellent charting and analysis tool TIO Markets offers access to the powerful MT4 and MT5 platforms with market-leading analysis tools UK clients will be happy to find that spread betting opportunities are supported by TIO Markets I'm also pleased to see top-tier FCA regulation through the company's UK branch
Cons
Only available to traders who qualify for a professional account Limited selection of assets beyond stocks and forex Wide spreads on the commission-free account	Most traders will be registering with the global branch, which is regulated offshore and will not offer any robust fund safeguarding measures Leverage rates with the UK branch are limited to a maximum of 1:30, which may feel restricting for experienced traders Compared to major competitors, TIO Markets' educational resources are notably limited
Awards
Global Forex Broker of the Year 2020 - The Forex Expo Dubai Most Trusted Forex Broker Middle East 2020 - Global Forex Awards Retail Most Trusted Forex Broker 2019 - Go From Egypt Best Forex Broker 2019 - The Forex Expo Dubai Best Mobile Trading Platform 2017 - Jordan Forex Expo Best Institutional Forex Broker 2016 - MENA Forex Expo Best Customer Service Provider 2012 - Arab FX Championship Best Forex Broker 2011 - Middle East Forex and Investment Summit
FCA Regulated
Yes	Yes
Instruments
Forex, CFDs, stocks, commodities, futures	Forex, CFDs, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$200	$50
Payment Methods
Credit Cards Mastercard Neteller PayPal Skrill Visa Wire Transfer	Credit Cards Neteller Skrill Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, SVGFSA	FCA
Mobile Apps
Yes	Yes
iOS App Rating

Android App Rating

Margin Trading
No	No
MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
No	No
eSignal
No	No
Trading Central
Yes	No
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
Yes	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	No
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Yes
Copy Trading
Yes	No
Copy Trading Platform
Clients of ICM Capital can use the MetaTrader 4 platform to interact with and copy the trades of other investors. Both manual and automated copy trading is available.
Social Trading
Yes	No
Trade Signals
Yes
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP
Commodities
Gold Silver	Gold Silver Oil Natural Gas
CFD
Leveraged contracts for difference can be used to take positions on major financial markets with fast execution speeds. On the negative side, the suite of CFDs is narrow, with commodities and indices only.	Unfortunately, I do feel that the broker's mediocre range of 300 CFDs will be quite restricting for most traders. It certainly doesn't compare to many other brands I review. Plus, the absence of crypto, ETF and soft commodity CFDs is a further setback.
Leverage
1:30 (Retail), 1:200 (Pro)	1:30
FTSE Spread
2.0	20
GBPUSD Spread<
1.8	0.8
Oil Spread
2.0	0.02
Stocks Spread
Variable	Variable
Forex
A decent portfolio of currencies are available at ICM Capital. Trade majors like the EUR/SUD with spreads from 0.0 pips. You can speculate on forex using MT4 with expert advisors (EAs) supported.	My tests uncovered an average selection of 46 forex pairs, including major, minor and exotic currency combinations. That said, access to both the MT4 and MT5 platforms is a major bonus for forex strategists looking for market-leading software.
Assets
50+	45+
GBPUSD Spread
1.8	0.8
EURUSD Spread
1.3	0.4
EURGBP Spread
1.3	0.6

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