SquaredFinancial vs IQ Option

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, SquaredFinancial currently holds a lower overall rating (4.3) compared to IQ Option (4.4). SquaredFinancial has a higher minimum deposit than IQ Option, at 5000.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Traders should note that SquaredFinancial offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 1000.0, while IQ Option offers 1.0 and 20000.0. SquaredFinancial offers a lower maximum leverage of 1:200, whereas IQ Option allows trading with up to 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.3/5 (35 reviews)
4.4/5
4.2/5
4.4/5
4.2/5
4.4/5 (35 reviews)
4.4/5
4.3/5
4.4/5
4.4/5
Minimum deposit ($) 5000.0 10.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 1.0
Maximum lot size 1000.0 20000.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type STP, ECN Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 200 500
Availability STP, ECN Dealing Desk
Regulation CBI (Ireland) CySEC (Cyprus)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MT4 (via bridge) Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Check, Online Check, WebMoney, cashU, Neteller, Skrill, FasaPay, Qiwi, Bitcoin, WeChat Pay, iDeal, Sofort Banking
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, CAD, SGD USD, GBP, EUR, ZAR, RUB
Languages English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, Chinese, Polish, Indonesian, Arabic English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Bangla, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish, Urdu, Hindi, Czech, Latvian, Romanian
Country Ireland Antigua and Barbuda
Trading platform(s) timezone Ireland, United Kingdom Antigua and Barbuda
Other trading instruments Futures, Commodities, CFDs Stocks, Options, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals
spreads
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GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
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