HFM vs IC Markets

What each publishes, side by side. — means we haven't got it from the broker's own pages.

	HFM	IC Markets
Licences on a register	6 of 6	3 of 3
Regulators	FSCAFCACySECFSA SeychellesCMA KenyaDFSA	FSA SeychellesASICCMA Kenya
Lowest spread	0.0Advertised minimum on Zero (forex & gold); Premium from 1.2	—
Commission / lot	from $3Zero account, per lot as stated by HFM (per-side or round-trip not specified). Premium: no commission	$6cTrader & TradingView: $3 per side per 100k
Min deposit	R0Premium account. Zero R450, Pro R900, Pro Plus R1,800	—
Platforms	—	MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingViewPlatforms named on the broker's own site
Licences stated✓ = matched on register	✓ FSCA 46632 ✓ FCA 801701 ✓ CySEC 183/12 ✓ FSA Seychelles SD015 ✓ CMA Kenya 155 ✓ DFSA F004885	✓ FSA Seychelles SD018 ✓ ASIC 335692 ✓ CMA Kenya 199
Regulator warningsFCA list, name match	Unauthorised firm using a similar name Clone of an authorised firm Unauthorised firm using a similar name Unauthorised firm using a similar name	⚠ Unauthorised in the UK (broker's own site/entity) Clone of an authorised firm
Trustpilot	4.52,935 reviewsRead on Trustpilot ↗	4.857,133 reviewsRead on Trustpilot ↗
Regulator warning naming the firm	None found	Yes
Visit	Visit HFM	Visit IC Markets

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