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Every matchup, with its scoreline

6 head-to-heads across 9 brokers. Every matchup is scored on the same five rounds — cost, trust, access, platforms and operating record — and every round is decided by one figure you can check against a public register. 6 of 6 produce a clear leader; the rest come down to what you personally weight.

6Live matchups
9Attributes compared per page
6Matchups with a decisive winner
2–1Tightest scoreline — eToro vs Plus500

Index

Every matchup as a table

Rounds won, spread gap and deposit gap for each pairing, sorted the way they were published.

MatchupScoreLeaderSpread gapDeposit gapTier-1 gapAngleOpen
Pepperstone vs IC Markets41Pepperstone0.02 pips$2002Australia's two raw-spread specialists, fact by factOpen →
XM vs Exness13 (1 drawn)Exness0.10 pips$50Two low-deposit giants weighed on cost and coverOpen →
OANDA vs FOREX.com30 (2 drawn)OANDA0.00 pips$1001Two of the most heavily regulated names, comparedOpen →
FxPro vs Pepperstone13 (1 drawn)Pepperstone0.30 pips$1002London platform depth against Melbourne's tighter quoteOpen →
eToro vs Plus50021 (2 drawn)eToro0.40 pips$500Social investing against streamlined CFD tradingOpen →
IC Markets vs XM31 (1 drawn)IC Markets0.18 pips$1950Raw-spread precision against a $5 entry pointOpen →
Gaps are absolute differences between the two brokers on that figure. A large spread gap with a small deposit gap usually means the matchup turns on cost of trading rather than cost of entry.

Coverage

Who appears where

Brokers that turn up in more than one matchup tend to be the ones readers cross-shop most.

01

Pepperstone

Melbourne, Australia · est. 2010 · 0.60 pip EUR/USD · no minimum · MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView

3× Tier-12 matchups
02

IC Markets

Sydney, Australia · est. 2007 · 0.62 pip EUR/USD · $200 minimum · MT4, MT5, cTrader

1× Tier-12 matchups
03

XM

Limassol, Cyprus · est. 2009 · 0.80 pip EUR/USD · $5 minimum · MT4, MT5

1× Tier-12 matchups
04

Plus500

Haifa, Israel · est. 2008 · 0.60 pip EUR/USD · $100 minimum · Plus500 WebTrader, Plus500 App

2× Tier-11 matchup
05

Exness

Limassol, Cyprus · est. 2008 · 0.70 pip EUR/USD · $10 minimum · MT4, MT5, Exness Terminal

1× Tier-11 matchup
06

FxPro

London, UK · est. 2006 · 0.90 pip EUR/USD · $100 minimum · MT4, MT5, cTrader, FxPro Edge

1× Tier-11 matchup
07

OANDA

New York, USA · est. 1996 · 1.00 pip EUR/USD · no minimum · MT4, MT5, OANDA Trade, TradingView

5× Tier-11 matchup
08

FOREX.com

New Jersey, USA (StoneX) · est. 2001 · 1.00 pip EUR/USD · $100 minimum · MT4, MT5, TradingView, Web Trader

4× Tier-11 matchup
09

eToro

Tel Aviv, Israel · est. 2007 · 1.00 pip EUR/USD · $50 minimum · eToro Platform, eToro App

2× Tier-11 matchup

Not yet paired in a published matchup: AvaTrade. All of them appear in the full comparison matrix and in the fee calculator.