Our ForexBrokers.com team spent seven months and hundreds of hours assessing 43 different
forex broker accounts for trading FX. In total, over 6,000 data points were collected. For this review, we will compare City Index vs OANDA.
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. City Index's score is 4.5 stars versus OANDA's 4 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. City Index and OANDA both are regulated in a major hub. City Index is a publicly traded company while OANDA is not. How many currency pairs are available to trade? City Index offers its clients access to 84 different currency pairs while OANDA has 71 available pairs, a difference of 13.
To round out our comparison, let's look at the popular tools and features forex traders prefer. For platforms, some FX traders prefer MetaTrader. Both City Index and OANDA 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. OANDA boasts an offering of 31 charting tools compared to City Index's 25 available charting tools. City Index boasts an offering of 139 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to OANDA's 51 available indicators.
Overall, both City Index and OANDA are rated 4 stars. And, when it comes to individual category awards, unfortunately, neither City Index nor OANDA received awards Best in Class - Platforms & Tools, Best in Class - Research, Best in Class - Customer Service, Best in Class - Active Trading, Best in Class - Mobile Trading and Best in Class - Investor Education.