Regulated
Simplest first trade
The gentlest
first trade
in the index.
A ten-dollar account behind the most approachable interface in the index. Its cost is unverified.
We don't link to IQ Option from your region, because it doesn't serve retail clients here through a locally regulated company. You can still read our full review. IQ Option serves EU clients through its CySEC entity. International clients come under its offshore entities.
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Account links appear once we can confirm your region. You can still read our full review. IQ Option serves EU clients through its CySEC entity. International clients come under its offshore entities.
You open directly with the broker — we never take your documents or your money.
A ten-dollar minimum and the most approachable platform in the index.
IQ Option’s own terminal is the easiest thing here to pick up, and ten dollars opens a live account. The cost is the open question: its own site quotes spreads from 0.6 with no stated average, so it isn’t cost-ranked here. There’s also no MetaTrader, no API and no raw account to move up to.
How the score adds up
We couldn't confirm hedging independently, so it gets a neutral score rather than a zero.
We couldn't confirm scalping independently, so it gets a neutral score rather than a zero.
78.00% of retail accounts lose money — IQBroker Europe Ltd, EU.
This broker isn't in the overall ranking yet: its cost data hasn't cleared our verification bar. Every category above is complete and real. Only the ranking is waiting.
The simplest route from signup to a first position.
ICF cover on the European entity.
Its own-site spread is a 'from' figure, not a stated average — excluded from our cost ranking.
Nothing to migrate a system into.
What each account costs you
- Commission
- $0/lot
- Swap (long/short)
- −1.4 / −0.3
Where and how you trade
IQ Option proprietary platform only (no MT4/MT5)
Open IQ Option if…
- You are trying trading for the first time.
- You want the smallest possible starting balance.
- You do not run automated strategies.
- You are in the EU and want CySEC cover.
Which entity holds your money
Same brand, different legal entity depending on where you sign up — each carries its own regulator and protections.
Where you can open an account: European Union, Everywhere else
- Registration
- Licence 247/14
- Regulator
- CySEC 247/14
- Registration
- SVG registered
- Regulator
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- Licence summary
- CySEC (247/14) for EEA only · international clients via offshore entities (Antigua, Seychelles)
- Compensation scheme
- EU: ICF up to €20k · GL: none
Every number, checked
- Max. leverage
- Retail up to 1:30 (EEA); up to 1:500 international
- EUR/USD spread & commission
- No verified typical EUR/USD spread available.
- Platforms
- IQ Option proprietary platform only (no MT4/MT5)
- Mobile
- iOS; Android
Specs verified 21 Sep 2026
The day-to-day
- Support
- 24/7 chat
- Demo account
- Unlimited
- Withdrawal payout
- 1–3 business days
Ready for IQ Option?
Application, ID check, first deposit. Most people finish in one sitting.
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