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IC Markets — where it wins, where it loses

IC Markets does not currently take a column outright against this field. No column in our set puts it behind the field. Priced across ten round-turn EUR/USD lots it comes 15 of 39 in this field.

$62.00Cost per 10 lots — the cheapest in the field runs $10.00

0.62pEUR/USD figure the comparison is priced from

1Tier-1 entries of 3 licence rows

$200Minimum to open, where the broker states one

Column by column

The split

Two lists, no averaging. A broker that takes a column outright appears on the left of it; one that gets beaten on a column appears on the right. Nothing is scored into a single number, because a single number hides which side you actually care about.

Wins on

No column where IC Markets takes the field outright.

Loses on

No column in this set puts IC Markets behind the field.

Cost per 10 lots is the EUR/USD spread cost of ten round-turn standard lots at the figure above, commission excluded. Where a broker publishes a "from" spread rather than an average, the comparison inherits that limitation — see the unconfirmed list further down.

Licensing

Which entity, which regulator, which number

Tier decides how much weight a licence carries in any safety column. Each row links to the page it was read from.

IC Markets — licence rows on file
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Tier
ASIC	Australia	Tier 1
CySEC	Cyprus	Tier 2
FSA	Seychelles	Tier 3

Checkable

Facts the comparison runs on

On the record

Comparison inputs
Trading since	2007
Base	Sydney, Australia
Minimum to open	$200
Leverage cap	1:30 (retail) / 1:500 (offshore)
EUR/USD	0.62 pips
Terminals	MT4, MT5, cTrader
Account tiers	Standard, Raw Spread
Markets	not verified
Record confidence	medium
Matchup-ready	yes — enough public cost data to run a head-to-head

Excluded from the maths

Not verified

Every input above traces to a source we can re-open. Nothing about IC Markets is carried on the broker's word alone.

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Costs less

Who beats IC Markets on price

Tickmill

$10.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread, platform choice

1 tier-1

Eightcap

$10.00 per 10 lots · wins on regulatory reach

2 tier-1

JustMarkets

$30.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread

0 tier-1

CMC Markets

$50.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread, no minimum deposit, regulatory reach, platform choice

3 tier-1

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74% and 89% of retail investor accounts lose money. Verify every figure with the broker before opening an account.