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IG vs ADSS 2019

ForexBrokers.com | September 19th, 2019

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Is ADS Securities better than IG Group? After grading forex brokers on nearly 100 different variables, IG Group is better than ADS Securities. Regulated and trusted across the globe, IG offers traders an extensive list of tradable products, excellent trading and research tools, industry leading education, and competitive rates. This fantastic all-round experience makes IG our No. 1 overall broker in 2019.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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Overall Rating

Feature IG ADSS
Overall 4.5 4
IG Review ADSS Review
75% of retail CFD accounts lose money 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Regulation

Feature IG ADSS
Trust Score 99 86
Year Founded
 1974 2011
Publicly Traded (Listed)
 Yes No
Bank
 Yes No
Tier-1 Licenses
 6 2
Tier-2 Licenses
 3 1
Tier-3 Licenses
 0 0
Authorised in the European Union
 Yes Yes

Tier-1 Licenses

Feature IG ADSS
ASIC Authorised (Australia)
 Yes No
IIROC Authorised (Canada)
No No
SFC Authorised (Hong Kong)
 No Yes
FSA Authorised (Japan)
 Yes No
MAS Authorised (Singapore)
 Yes No
FINMA Authorised (Switzerland)
 Yes No
FCA Authorised (UK)
Yes Yes
CFTC Registered (USA)
Yes No

Investments

Feature IG ADSS
Forex: Spot Trading
 Yes Yes
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
 Yes Yes
Currency Pairs (Total Forex pairs)
 93 56
CFDs - Total Offered
 17535 2200
Cryptocurrency traded as actual
 No No
Cryptocurrency traded as CFD
 Yes Yes
Offering of Investments 4.5 3.5
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Cost

Feature IG ADSS
Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard
 0.7 (as of May 19) 1
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active
 0.363 (as of Mar 16) N/A
Active Trader or VIP Discounts
 Yes Yes
Commissions & Fees 4.5 3.5
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Funding

Feature IG ADSS
Minimum Initial Deposit
 £250.00 £100
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw)
 Yes Yes
Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit)
 Yes Yes
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw)
 Yes No
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw)
 No Yes

Trading Platforms

Feature IG ADSS
Proprietary Platform
 Yes Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows)
 Yes Yes
Web Platform
 Yes Yes
Social Trading / Copy-Trading
 Yes Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
 Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
 No No
cTrader
 No No

Trading Tools

Feature IG ADSS
Virtual Trading (Demo)
 Yes Yes
Alerts - Basic Fields
 Yes Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields
 12 7
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)
 28 51
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)
 17 31
Charting - Trade From Chart
 Yes Yes
Charting - Drawings Autosave
 No Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop
 Yes Yes
Platform & Tools 4.5 3
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Mobile Trading

Feature IG ADSS
Android App
 Yes Yes
Apple iOS App
 Yes Yes
Trading - Forex
 Yes Yes
Trading - CFDs
 Yes Yes
Alerts - Basic Fields
 Yes Yes
Watch List
 Yes Yes
Watch List Syncing
 Yes No
Charting - Indicators / Studies
 28 30
Charting - Draw Trend Lines
 Yes Yes
Charting - Trend Lines Moveable
 Yes Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Frames
 Yes Yes
Charting - Drawings Autosave
 Yes No
Forex Calendar
 Yes Yes
Mobile Trading 4 3.5
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Research

Feature IG ADSS
Daily Market Commentary
 Yes Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources)
 Yes Yes
Weekly Webinars
 Yes No
AutoChartist
 Yes Yes
Trading Central (Recognia)
 No No
Delkos Research
 No No
Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs
 Yes Yes
Economic Calendar
 Yes Yes
Research 4.5 3
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Education

Feature IG ADSS
Has Education - Forex
 Yes Yes
Has Education - CFDs
Yes No
Client Webinars
 Yes Yes
Client Webinars (Archived)
 Yes No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos
 Yes Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos
 Yes No
Investor Dictionary (Glossary)
 Yes Yes
Education 4 3
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Major Forex Pairs

Feature IG ADSS
GBP/USD
 Yes Yes
USD/JPY
Yes Yes
EUR/USD
Yes Yes
USD/CHF
 Yes Yes
USD/CAD
 Yes Yes
NZD/USD
Yes Yes
AUD/USD
 Yes Yes

Overall

Feature IG ADSS
IG Review ADSS Review
Overall 4.5 4
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Our ForexBrokers.com team spent several months and hundreds of hours assessing 28 different forex broker accounts for trading FX. In total, over 2,200 data points were collected. For this review, we will compare ADS Securities vs IG Group.

To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for trading forex. It's important to note this is no easy task. Not every broker shares their average spreads, spreads can be fixed or variable (floating), execution policies differ, and brokers can act as market makers (dealers) or act as agents for execution. To simplify things, we analyzed everything for you and provide a single star rating for cost. IG Group received a rating of 4.50 stars over ADS Securities's 3.50 stars.

Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to regulation alongside currency availability. For regulation, it's very important to select a broker you can trust with your money. ADS Securities alongside IG Group are regulated in a major hub. IG Group is a publicly traded company, ADS Securities isn't. How many currency pairs are available to trade? IG Group boasts an offering of 91 different currency pairs compared to ADS Securities's 65 available pairs.

To round out our comparison, let's look at the popular tools and features forex traders prefer. For platforms, some FX traders prefer MetaTrader. ADS Securities and IG Group both offer Meta Trader. Within the trading platform, charting should be robust, so we counted the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available. IG Group trails ADS Securities by 14 total charting tools, with ADS Securities offering 31 and IG Group offering 17. IG Group trails ADS Securities by 29 total different indicators (for example, moving averages), with ADS Securities offering 51 and IG Group offering 22.

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Trading CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies involves a high degree of risk. All providers have a percentage of retail investor accounts that lose money when trading CFDs with their company. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money and whether you understand how CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies work. All data was obtained from a published web site as of 02/18/2019 and is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. The ForexBrokers.com staff is constantly working with its online broker representatives to obtain the latest data. If you believe any data listed above is inaccurate, please contact us using the link at the bottom of this page.

IG - 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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