IC Markets Global vs vantage
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Safer pick IC Markets Global leads on safety — winning 4 of 5
trust metrics (lower scam-risk, stronger regulation). Check the selection rows for the best fit.
Safety & Trust
Scam-risk scoreⓘ lower = safer
20
20
Verdict
Low risk
Low risk
Regulatedⓘ
Yes
Yes
Licenses
3
✓4
Tier-1 regulatorsⓘ
✓2
1
Trustpilot score
✓4.8
4.4
Reviews collected
✓55637
14236
Exit riskⓘ lower = safer
✓Guarded
Guarded
Known clonesⓘ
10
10
Regulator warnings
0
0
Cost & Accounts
Min deposit lower = easier to start
$200
✓$50
Max leverage
1:1000
APAC :up to 1:2000 GS : up to 1:500 FCA Retail : up to 1:30 ASIC Retail : up to 1:30
Min spread (best acct)
from 0
from 0
Commission
$0
$0
Cost grade
A
A
Account types
4
4
Best for
Suits
Traders who prioritize low spreads and fast execution, Experienced traders comfortable with high leverage and multiple platforms
Traders who prioritize fast customer support responses, Traders comfortable with higher leverage and a wide range of instruments
Not for
Traders who require reliable, fast withdrawals, Those who prefer a broker with no complaints about account freezes or 'Risk Review' holds
Traders who need reliable, timely withdrawals, Traders who are wary of potential account freezes or verification issues
Products & Funding
Instruments
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Currency Pairs : 63 Stock Index CFDs : 29 Stock CFDs : 825 ETF CFDs : 57 Commodity CFDs : 13 Bond CFDs : 7 Crypto : 54 Metals : 6 Energies : 4
Deposit methods
USDT, Neteller, Skrill
Neteller
Withdrawal
USDT
--
Execution
Speed
✓AAA
A
Slippage
✓AAA
A
Swap cost
✓AAA
AA
Company
Founded
2017-09-19
2017-09-07
Headquarters
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇺 Australia
Employees
0
0
✓ = stronger value on that row · ● good · ● caution · ● weak · "—" = not yet collected. Independent scoring, never for sale.