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Interactive Brokers vs Scalable Capital: fees, markets and protection

Facts for both companies from their official pages; each was checked on the date shown in its review.

Facts verified on October 18, 2026

Key differences

Only Interactive Brokers lists US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Toronto Stock Exchange, B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão), London Stock Exchange, Euronext, Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Dubai Financial Market (DFM), and Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX).
Only Scalable Capital lists European Investor Exchange (Hanover Stock Exchange) and gettex (Munich Stock Exchange).
Only Interactive Brokers is licensed by SEC, CIRO, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SFC, SEBI, Kanto LFB, and MAS.
Only Scalable Capital is licensed by BaFin.

Criterion	Interactive Brokers	Scalable Capital
Rating	4.5/5 on other platforms 118.8K ratings	4.5/5 on other platforms 122.4K ratings
Regulators	SEC, CIRO, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SFC, SEBI, Kanto LFB, MAS	BaFin
Minimum deposit	No minimum	No minimum
Markets	US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Toronto Stock Exchange, B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão), London Stock Exchange, Xetra (Deutsche Börse) +5	European Investor Exchange (Hanover Stock Exchange), gettex (Munich Stock Exchange), Xetra (Deutsche Börse)
Products	stocks, ETFs, fractional shares, bonds, options, funds	stocks, ETFs, bonds, funds
US stock or ETF order	$0.005 per share, minimum $1	€0.99 per order
Currency conversion fee	0.03%	—
Investor protection	SIPC, Irish Investor Compensation Scheme (ICS), Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)	Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken (statutory deposit guarantee)
Deposits and withdrawals	Bank transfer, SPEI	Bank transfer
Available only in	Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola +216	Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands
Headquarters	United States	Germany
Founded	—	2014
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What is the minimum deposit at Interactive Brokers and Scalable Capital?

Interactive Brokers: $0. Scalable Capital: €0.

Which regulators license Interactive Brokers and Scalable Capital?

Interactive Brokers is licensed by SEC, CIRO, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SFC, SEBI, Kanto LFB, and MAS; Scalable Capital by BaFin.