Interactive Brokers vs Capital.com 2026

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Regulation

Interactive Brokers (founded 1977) and Capital.com (founded 2016) are online brokers with wide regulatory coverage. Interactive Brokers is publicly traded, while Capital.com is privately held; neither firm is a bank. According to ForexBrokers.com, Interactive Brokers holds a Trust Score of 99, placing it in the highly trusted 90–99 bracket, whereas Capital.com scores 89, which falls in the trusted 80–89 range.

Looking at licenses, Interactive Brokers has 8 Tier-1 licenses and 2 Tier-2 licenses. Capital.com holds 3 Tier-1 and 3 Tier-2 licenses. These figures highlight each broker’s level of oversight across top and mid-tier regulators, helping investors compare regulatory strength alongside other factors like pricing and platforms.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Year Founded info	1977	2016
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	Yes	No
Bank info	No	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	8	3
Tier-2 Licenses info	2	3
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	0	2

Fees

When comparing the commissions and fees of Interactive Brokers and Capital.com, both platforms offer competitive pricing, but there are key differences to consider. Interactive Brokers is rated 5 stars for its pricing structure and ranks #2 out of 63 brokers for commissions and fees by ForexBrokers.com. However, it does not publish its average forex spreads, making comparisons challenging. During Q3 2024, the average spread for EUR/USD was reported at 0.59 pips after commissions. Forex trading commissions begin as low as 0.00002 of the U.S. dollar trade value, with discounts available for active traders meeting certain volume thresholds. A minimum charge of $2 per trade may apply, making smaller trades proportionally more costly.

Capital.com is also a 5-star rated broker, achieving the #3 rank among 63 brokers for its commissions and fees. Known for slightly better-than-average industry pricing, Capital.com offers a universal account option suitable for most traders, along with a professional account with fewer regulatory protections for qualifying users. Its average spread for EUR/USD in April 2024 was a low 0.67 pips, making it a strong contender for those seeking cost-effective forex trading.

In summary, while both Interactive Brokers and Capital.com offer excellent pricing structures, Interactive Brokers may be better suited for very active traders who can take advantage of volume discounts, while Capital.com provides consistently low spreads across trades. Both platforms ensure traders can benefit from cost-saving opportunities, though their approaches to spreads and commission differ.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Minimum Deposit info	$0	$20 info
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	0.226 info	0.64 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	0.226 info	0.67 info
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	No
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes	Yes

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Range of investments

Interactive Brokers vs Capital.com for range of investments: Interactive Brokers lists about 8,500 tradeable symbols, while Capital.com offers about 5,585. Both brokers support forex trading; Capital.com has around 125 forex pairs compared with about 90 at Interactive Brokers. For this category, ForexBrokers.com rates Interactive Brokers 5 stars and ranks it #1 out of 63 brokers, while Capital.com earns 4.5 stars and ranks #18.

Interactive Brokers lets you buy exchange-traded stocks on both U.S. and international exchanges (for example, Apple on NASDAQ and Vodafone in London). Capital.com does not offer exchange-traded shares. For crypto, Interactive Brokers supports buying actual cryptocurrencies (not CFDs), whereas Capital.com offers cryptocurrency as CFDs but not as delivered coins. Neither broker offers copy trading.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	8500	5585
Forex Pairs (Total) info	90	125
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	Yes	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	Yes	No
Copy Trading info	No	No
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	No	Yes
Disclaimers	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

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Trading platforms and tools

Interactive Brokers vs Capital.com: Both brokers offer free paper trading (demo accounts), in-house platforms, Windows desktop downloads, and web-based platforms. You can place orders directly from charts with either, and neither supports copy trading. For Trading Platforms and Tools, ForexBrokers.com rates Interactive Brokers at 5 stars and ranks it #2 out of 63 brokers, while Capital.com earns 4.5 stars and ranks #10.

Platform extras differ. Capital.com supports MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), popular with many forex traders, whereas Interactive Brokers does not offer MT4 or MT5. If you want MetaTrader compatibility, Capital.com is the pick; if you prefer a top-rated proprietary platform, Interactive Brokers stands out. Note: the specific counts for chart indicators and watchlist columns weren’t provided here.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	No	No
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	No	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	No	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	155	97
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes

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Forex trading apps

Interactive Brokers and Capital.com both offer mobile trading apps for iPhone and Android, and each supports price alerts and trendline drawing on charts. In independent reviews, Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars and ranks #4 out of 63 brokers for Mobile Trading Apps, while Capital.com scores 4.5 stars and ranks #11.

The main differences show up in workflow and charting depth. Interactive Brokers syncs watchlists between mobile and web, so changes carry over automatically, and it packs in 155 technical studies for advanced analysis. Capital.com does not sync watchlists with the web platform, but it does auto-save chart drawings (Interactive Brokers does not) and includes 30 technical studies. Choose Interactive Brokers if you want extensive indicators and seamless watchlist syncing; pick Capital.com if auto-saving drawings and a simpler toolset fit your style.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes	No
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	155	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	No	Yes

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Market research

Interactive Brokers and Capital.com both deliver daily market commentary, top-tier forex news from sources like Bloomberg, Reuters, or Dow Jones, an economic calendar, and helpful sentiment data that shows the balance of long and short positions. Neither platform integrates Autochartist, so traders will look elsewhere for those pattern-recognition tools.

Where they differ is in third-party research: Interactive Brokers adds Trading Central, TipRanks, and Acuity Trading’s tools (including Signal Centre), while Capital.com does not. That added coverage helps explain why Interactive Brokers is rated 5 stars for Research and ranked #3 out of 63 brokers by ForexBrokers.com, compared with Capital.com’s 4.5-star Research rating and #14 ranking. If you want broader built-in research, Interactive Brokers has the edge; if you mainly need daily commentary, quality news, an economic calendar, and sentiment, Capital.com still fits well.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	Yes
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	Yes	No
Client sentiment data info	Yes	Yes
TipRanks info	Yes	No
Acuity Trading info	Yes	No
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

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Beginners and education

Interactive Brokers is the clear winner for beginner trading education. It hosts client webinars at least once a month and offers a large library with 10+ beginner videos plus 10+ advanced videos to help you progress. Thanks to its depth and consistency, Interactive Brokers earns a 5-star Education rating and ranks #1 out of 63 brokers on ForexBrokers.com.

Capital.com also supports new traders with 10+ beginner videos and 10+ advanced videos you can watch on demand, but it does not run monthly educational webinars. Even so, its education program is highly regarded, earning 4.5 stars and a #8 ranking out of 63. Bottom line: choose Interactive Brokers if live learning and top-tier ratings matter most; pick Capital.com if you prefer flexible, high-quality video lessons without a webinar schedule.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Webinars info	Yes	No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes

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Winner

After testing 63 of the best forex brokers, our research and account testing finds that Interactive Brokers is better than Capital.com. Interactive Brokers finished with an overall rank of #2, while Capital.com finished with an overall rank of #12.

Interactive Brokers is a highly trusted multi-asset broker with an extensive offering of tradeable global markets. It delivers competitive fees and high-quality research and education, as well as a modern, institutional-grade trading platform suite.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	99	89
Range of Investments
Trading Fees
Trading Platforms
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

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Overall Rating	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Overall Rating info
Trading Fees
Range of Investments
Trading Platforms
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	99	89
Winner	check_circle
Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Capital.com Review

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Regulation	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Trust Score info	99	89
Year Founded info	1977	2016
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	Yes	No
Bank info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes info	Yes info
Tier-1 Licenses info	8	3
Tier-2 Licenses info	2	3
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	0	2

Tier-1 Licenses (Highly Trusted)	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Australia (ASIC Authorised) info	Yes	Yes
Canada (CIRO Authorised) info	Yes	No
Hong Kong (SFC Authorised) info	Yes	No
Japan (FSA Authorised) info	Yes	No
Singapore (MAS Authorised) info	Yes	No
Switzerland (FINMA Authorised) info	Yes
United Kingdom (U.K.) (FCA Authorised) info	Yes	Yes
USA (CFTC Authorized) info	Yes	No
New Zealand (FMA Authorised) info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes info	Yes info

Tier-2 Licenses (Trusted)	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Kenya (CMA Authorised) info		Yes
Israel (ISA Authorised) info	No	No
South Africa (FSCA Authorised) info	No	No
UAE (DFSA, FSRA, or CMA Authorised) info	Yes	Yes info
India (SEBI Authorised) info	Yes	No
Jordan (JSC Authorised) info

Investments	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	8500	5585
Forex Pairs (Total) info	90	125
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	Yes	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	Yes	No
Copy Trading info	No	No
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	No	Yes
Disclaimers	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

Cost	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	0.226 info	0.64 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	0.226 info	0.67 info
Inactivity Fee info	No	No
Order execution: Agency info	Yes	No
Order execution: Market Maker info	No	Yes

Funding	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Minimum Deposit info	$0	$20 info
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes	Yes
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	No

Trading Platforms	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	No	No
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	No	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	No	Yes
cTrader info	No	No

Trading Tools	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	155	97
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes
Charts can be saved info	Yes	Yes

Mobile Trading	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlist [DELETED] info
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes	No
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	155	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	No	Yes
Mobile Research - Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

Research	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	Yes
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	Yes	No
TipRanks info	Yes	No
Client sentiment data info	Yes	Yes
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

Education	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Webinars info	Yes	No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes

Major Forex Pairs	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
GBP/USD [DELETED] info
USD/JPY [DELETED] info
EUR/USD info	Yes	Yes
USD/CHF [DELETED] info
USD/CAD [DELETED] info
NZD/USD [DELETED] info
AUD/USD [DELETED] info
Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Capital.com Review

Overall	Interactive Brokers	Capital.com
Overall Rating info
Trading Fees
Range of Investments
Trading Platforms
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	99	89
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Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Capital.com Review