Lower-deposit brokers compared

This table compares highly rated reviewed brokers whose published minimum deposit is $250 or less. A lower opening amount is not the same as lower trading cost or lower risk.

Published evidence side by side

The table shows up to four qualifying reviewed brokers, ordered by TraderJury's overall review rating. No placement is paid and no provider is declared an automatic winner.

4 brokers

Published evidence side by side. The table shows up to four qualifying reviewed brokers, ordered by TraderJury's overall review rating. No placement is paid and no provider is declared an automatic winner.
What to compare	XTB 4.2/5 overall	Interactive Brokers 4.1/5 overall	Capital.com 4.0/5 overall	CMC Markets 4.0/5 overall
Regulation Published regulators and oversight	FCA (UK) CySEC (Cyprus) DFSA (Dubai)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) SEC DFSA (Dubai) MAS (Singapore)	FCA (UK) CySEC (Cyprus) ASIC (Australia) CMA (UAE) SCB (Bahamas)	FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) BaFin (Germany) FMA (New Zealand) MAS (Singapore)
Trading costs Published spreads, commissions and fees	Commission 0%	—	No commission	—
Platforms Supported trading platforms	xStation 5 (web) xStation 5 (mobile iOS/Android)	Trader Workstation IBKR Desktop IBKR Mobile IBKR Client Portal IBKR GlobalTrader Interactive Brokers	Proprietary web/mobile platform MT4 MT5 TradingView	MT4 TradingView Next Generation CMC Markets
Minimum deposit Published standard-account funding requirement	$0	$0	$20	$0
Support Published support channels and languages	Live Chat Email Phone	Live Chat Phone	Email Phone Live Chat Whatsapp	Email Live Chat
Trader evidence Community and external review evidence	Community rating 5.0/5	—	Community rating 4.7/5	Community rating 2.0/5
Full evidence	Read XTB review	Read Interactive Brokers review	Read Capital.com review	Read CMC Markets review

XTB 4.2/5

Regulation: FCA (UK) · CySEC (Cyprus) · DFSA (Dubai)
Trading costs: Commission 0%
Platforms: xStation 5 (web) · xStation 5 (mobile iOS/Android)
Minimum deposit: $0
Support: Live Chat · Email · Phone
Trader evidence: Community rating 5.0/5

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Interactive Brokers 4.1/5

Regulation: FCA (UK) · ASIC (Australia) · SEC · DFSA (Dubai) · MAS (Singapore)
Trading costs: —
Platforms: Trader Workstation · IBKR Desktop · IBKR Mobile · IBKR Client Portal · IBKR GlobalTrader · Interactive Brokers
Minimum deposit: $0
Support: Live Chat · Phone
Trader evidence: —

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Capital.com 4.0/5

Regulation: FCA (UK) · CySEC (Cyprus) · ASIC (Australia) · CMA (UAE) · SCB (Bahamas)
Trading costs: No commission
Platforms: Proprietary web/mobile platform · MT4 · MT5 · TradingView
Minimum deposit: $20
Support: Email · Phone · Live Chat · Whatsapp
Trader evidence: Community rating 4.7/5

Read Capital.com review

CMC Markets 4.0/5

Regulation: FCA (UK) · ASIC (Australia) · BaFin (Germany) · FMA (New Zealand) · MAS (Singapore)
Trading costs: —
Platforms: MT4 · TradingView · Next Generation · CMC Markets
Minimum deposit: $0
Support: Email · Live Chat
Trader evidence: Community rating 2.0/5

Read CMC Markets review

Selection rule

How this list is assembled

We apply one numeric threshold to the published minimum-deposit field, then order matching brokers by overall review rating. Missing deposit values do not qualify.

Before you act: Confirm the exact minimum, account type and currency immediately before applying. Provider terms can change after a review is published.

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