Interstellar vs XS.com

First InterStellar Group (FISG), established 2011 and headquartered in Cyprus, is regulated by CySEC (166/12), ASIC (389753) and the FSCA, with an FSA (Seychelles) entity for international clients. It runs MetaTrader 4 (MT5 rolling out) plus its own FISG app across forex, metals, energies and crypto, with Standard, ECN and Cent accounts and swap-free options. Leverage runs from 1:30 on the EU/ASIC entities up to 1:500 offshore.

One of the most heavily regulated brokers on Expaid — 8 licences (ASIC 374409, CySEC 421/22, FSCA, SCA and four more) with client funds segregated and insured through Lloyd's of London up to $5,000,000. Established in Australia in 2010, XS runs MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and its own XS app across forex, metals, indices, shares, energies, futures and crypto — with leverage up to 1:2000, low no-markup spreads, swap-free options and Thai-language support 24/5.