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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 70 | 91 |
| Trust score | 55 | 94 |
| Cost score | 78 | 88 |
| Platform score | 86 | 93 |
| Withdrawal score | 76 | 80 |
| Best for | Traders seeking MT4/MT5 access with small global minimum deposit · Users who want forex plus stock, index, metal, energy and crypto CFDs in one app · Experienced traders who under… | Active traders · Advanced investors · International-market investors |
| Watch out | Needs verification | Fee schedule is complex and varies by product, plan, market and entity · Country availability/restrictions need entity-specific review · No single universal max leverage figure fo… |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | Global fbs.com terms say FBS Markets Inc. is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Commission (Belize). EU fbs.eu regulation page says Tradestone Ltd. is regulated by CySEC under license 331/17. Source | Regulated by SEC/FINRA/CFTC/NYSE in the US and by FCA, Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC, Hong Kong SFC, SEBI, Kanto Local Finance Bureau and MAS for regional affiliates. Source |
| License numbers | FBS Markets Inc. FSC Belize license 4077102 in the January 2026 Terms PDF; Tradestone Ltd. CySEC license 331/17 on fbs.eu. Older/indexed FBS snippets mention FSC license 000102/31, so Belize license number should be manually reconciled against the FSC register before publication. Source | US CRD 36418 / SEC 8-47257; UK FCA 208159; AU AFSL 453554; India SEBI INZ000217730 and NSDL IN-DP-602-2021; Singapore MAS CMS100917; Japan Kanto Local Finance Bureau No.187. Source |
| Regulated entities | Global fbs.com client agreement names FBS Markets Inc. (Belize certificate 000001317, FSC license 4077102) and HDC Technologies Ltd. as payment transaction manager. EU fbs.eu page names Tradestone Ltd. as CySEC-regulated under license 331/17. Source | Major regulated entities include Interactive Brokers LLC plus UK, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore affiliates. Source |
| Negative balance protection | FBS states Negative balance protection is active and that with margin call and stop out the account will never go negative. fbs.eu also says capital is protected with Negative Balance Protection. Source | No universal negative-balance-protection promise found for Interactive Brokers LLC; IBKR describes real-time margin requirements and protective liquidations to return accounts to margin compliance. Source |
| Investor compensation | Investor compensation is verified for the EU/CySEC Tradestone Ltd entity only. Checked fbs.com/FBS Markets Inc. sources did not disclose an equivalent Belize compensation scheme. Source | Interactive Brokers LLC securities accounts are protected by SIPC up to $500,000, including $250,000 cash sublimit, plus excess SIPC coverage up to an additional $30 million per account with $900,000 cash sublimit, subject to $150 million aggregate; futures/options on futures are excluded. Regional schemes vary. Source |
| Restricted countries | The FBS Markets Inc. Terms PDF says it does not provide services to persons who are citizens or residents of listed jurisdictions, including the EEA, UK, United States, India, China, Russia and others. Separate FBS website snippets also reference non-service to some jurisdictions; use the PDF list for fbs.com and review regional applicability. Source | Official available-countries page lists countries/territories where applications are available rather than a concise restricted-country list. Treat unsupported/sanctioned-country restrictions as country/entity-dependent and requiring manual review. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | fbs.com homepage/trading/open-forex-account state deposit or initial deposit from $5. fbs.eu account comparison states Standard initial deposit €100 and Cent initial deposit €10, so this is region/entity-dependent. Source | USD 0 account minimum for IBKR Pro and IBKR Lite; broker accounts can require a USD 10,000 up-front deposit applied against commissions. Source |
| Spread from | FBS global trading conditions state tight/floating spreads from 0.7 pips. The open-forex-account FAQ also says some volatile Forex pairs start from 0.5 points, so instrument-specific spreads should be reviewed before publishing exact cost claims. Source | Spot currency spreads advertised as narrow as 1/10 pip on Interactive Brokers Australia pricing overview; spreads vary by product/entity/market. Source |
| Commission | Trading commission: No commission / 0. Deposit-withdrawal commission: not charged by FBS / from 0, subject to terms and possible withdrawal service fee after ten free withdrawals. Source | IBKR Lite offers $0 commissions on US stocks and ETFs; IBKR Pro uses fixed/tiered commissions and third-party/exchange/regulatory fees may apply by market/product. Source |
| Maximum leverage | fbs.com says leverage up to 1:3000; margin page states Forex/Forex Exotic leverage tiers from 1:3000 down based on equity and fixed leverage for metals, energies, stocks and indices. fbs.eu retail accounts are capped at 1:30. Source | Not expressed as a single max leverage figure; margin requirements are product-, account-, entity- and regulation-dependent and IBKR applies real-time risk margin. Source |
| Deposit fee | Deposit commission from 0 / not charged by FBS, but provider/country-specific fees should be checked in Trader Area. Source | Most standard bank/security deposit methods show no IBKR deposit fee in the extracted official fee table, but physical currency deposits incur a special handling fee of 1% of deposit amount, minimum $50; third-party/bank fees may apply. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Withdrawal fees are not fully fee-free under all conditions: public pages say from 0/not charged by FBS; legal terms state 10 free withdrawals per calendar month then $1 equivalent per subsequent withdrawal. Source | Two free withdrawal requests per calendar month; after the second withdrawal IBKR charges listed fees by currency/method (example USD: wire 10.00, check 4.00, ACH/EFT/SEPA 1.00). Source |
| Inactivity fee | No explicit inactivity/dormancy fee was found in checked official fbs.com pages or the current Terms PDF text extraction. Treat as not disclosed rather than zero. Source | USD 0 inactivity fee for IBKR Pro and IBKR Lite account minimums page. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | FBS advertises 550+ CFD instruments including Forex, stocks, indices, metals, energies and crypto; individual market pages describe stock CFDs, index CFDs, energy CFDs, precious metals and crypto CFDs. Source | Stocks, ETFs, options, futures, spot currencies, bonds, mutual funds and cash-balance services, with availability varying by entity/country/account permission. Source |
| Trading platforms | FBS offers the proprietary FBS app plus MT5 and MT4, including desktop, mobile and web variants; MT4 page also lists MT4 MultiTerminal. Source | IBKR Desktop, Trader Workstation, IB Gateway, IBKR Mobile and web/client portal tools. Source |
| Account types | Current fbs.com pages emphasize a $5 real forex account, demo account and swap-free availability, while fbs.eu account comparison lists Standard, Cent, Demo Standard and Demo Cent accounts. Legacy FBS account URLs appear consolidated into the current trading page, so account types require editor review by region/entity. Source | Supports individual and institutional accounts; official minimums page also distinguishes advisor, family office, hedge fund and broker account structures. Source |
| Deposit methods | FBS states it provides 200+ deposit and withdrawal methods; open-forex-account names bank transfers, credit/debit cards, Skrill and Neteller. Availability depends on country/residence and Trader Area options. Source | Wire transfer, check, direct bank transfer/ACH, SEPA/regional bank transfers where available, and securities transfer methods such as ACATS; physical cash deposits are against policy. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | FBS withdrawal help says available withdrawal/deposit methods depend on country of residence and that withdrawals must generally use payment systems used for deposit first; cards, e-wallets/payment systems and bank accounts/transfers are described. Source | Bank wire/transfer, checks and regional transfer rails such as BACS/GIRO/ACH/EFT/SEPA where available; securities transfer methods such as ACATS may also apply. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | FBS says its Financial Department processes withdrawal requests within 24 hours. Crediting time varies: digital wallets/payment systems same day or immediate/up to 30 minutes; cards 2-7 business days or average 3-4 business days; bank accounts/transfers 2-7 or usually 7-10 business days depending on help article wording. Source | Not captured as a single verified processing-time SLA; varies by withdrawal method, currency, region and receiving bank. Source |
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