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Data refreshed 25 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan
Trust rank #2 · Editorial rating 10 / 10 · Founded 1977
Interactive Brokers is a well-regarded forex broker providing broad access to currency pairs, advanced trading platforms, and research and risk management tools. It supports multi-asset trading and a wide range of order…
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Trust rank #6 · Editorial rating 10 / 10 · Founded 2019
Tastyfx is a Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") registered Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) and Introducing Broker (IB) and Forex Dealer Member (FDM) of the National Futures Association ("NFA"). Review its fees,…
Read the tastyfx reviewInteractive Brokers (United States, founded 1977) holds 15 regulatory licences (ASIC, CBI, CFTC, CIRO, CSSF…), 10 of them tier-1, offers Proprietary and sits in our low-fee bracket. tastyfx (United States, founded 2019) holds 2 regulatory licences (CFTC, NFA), 2 of them tier-1, offers Proprietary and sits in our low-fee bracket. The two overlap in 1 countries; Interactive Brokers is available in 217 countries where tastyfx is not, and tastyfx in 0 where Interactive Brokers is not.
Scored on 9 measurable dimensions where both brokers have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
| Criteria | Interactive Brokers | tastyfx |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial rating | 10 / 10 | 10 / 10 |
| Trust rank | #2 | #6 |
| Founded | 1977 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Regulators | ASIC, CBI, CFTC, CIRO, CSSF, DFSA, FCA, FINRA, JFSA, MAS, MNB, NFA, SEBI, SEC, SFC | CFTC, NFA |
| Broker type | DMA | Market Maker |
| Platforms | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Instruments | Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Forex, Indices, Metals | Forex |
| Countries accepted | 218 countries | 1 countries |
| Fee level | Low | Low |
| Trading types | CFD Trading, Spot Trading | Spot Trading |
| Best-for use cases | Professional Trading, Retail Trading | Retail Trading |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that broker — we never fill gaps with estimates.
Available at both (1): United States of America.
Only Interactive Brokers (217): Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia and Herzegovina and 192 more.
Availability reflects the countries each broker declares it serves. Local rules change; confirm on the broker's own site before signing up.
Interactive Brokers holds more regulatory licences: Interactive Brokers (ASIC, CBI, CFTC, CIRO, CSSF, DFSA, FCA, FINRA, JFSA, MAS, MNB, NFA, SEBI, SEC, SFC) versus tastyfx (CFTC, NFA). Tier-1 licences: Interactive Brokers 10, tastyfx 2.
Interactive Brokers offers Proprietary; tastyfx offers Proprietary.
Both sit in the same fee bracket (low) in our catalogue; compare the spreads and commission rows above for detail.
Interactive Brokers is the older of the two, founded in 1977; tastyfx was founded in 2019.
They overlap in 1 countries. Interactive Brokers is additionally available in 217 countries (Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 211 more) and tastyfx in 0 countries ().
Risk warning: CFDs and forex are complex, leveraged instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly. A majority of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. Nothing on this page is financial advice; verify licence status on the regulator's register before depositing. Full risk disclosure.