IQ Option Review

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Overview

IQ Option remains one of the most popular and fastest growing binary option brokers with traders throughout the world. Started in 2013 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus it’s website and… more

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Broker	IQ Option
Website URL	www.iqoption.com
Founded	2013
Headquarters	Limassol, Cyprus
Languages	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian
Minimum 1st Deposit	$10
Minimum Trade Amount	$1
Maximum Trade Amount	$5000
Bonus	Deposit BONUS for new traders!
Payout	180-190%
Free Demo Account
Regulated
Regulation	Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), Cyprus
Deposit Methods	Visa, Mastercard, Bank Wire, Neteller, Skrill, Webmoney, Fasapay
Withdrawal Methods	Visa, Mastercard, Bank Wire, Neteller, Skrill, Webmoney, Fasapay
Number of Assets	70+
Expiry Times	60 sec, 2 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour
Types of Assets	Currencies, Commodities, Stock Indices, Single Stocks
Option Types	High/Low, Turbo
Trading Currency	USD, EUR, GBP, IDR, MYR
Account Currency	USD, EUR, GBP, IDR, MYR
US Traders Allowed
Mobile Trading
Tablet Trading
Overall Score	86/100

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Pros

• Advanced platform and charting
• CySec Regulated
• Available in multiple languages
• Low initial deposit amount

Cons

• Trading platform stability
• Variable payouts in volatile markets
• Limited number of commodities for a large broker

Full Review

IQ Option remains one of the most popular and fastest growing binary option brokers with traders throughout the world. Started in 2013 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus it’s website and trading platform is one of the most advanced on the market and is available in various languages.

Website and Trading Platform – 17/20

Their platform is fairly sophisticated and does take awhile to get used to, especially for new traders. The software was built from scratch by IQ option and has some of the best charting functionality and technical analysis tools built in. Still, most serious traders will require a separate charting package (we use TradingView ourselves, it’s free to signup!)

IQ Option Web Platform

Overall we have found the web platform to be fast but we did experience the platform freezing momentarily on a couple occasions. While this did not affect our trading we do notice that this has become a common complaint for some users on the internet.

IQ Option Mobile App

The mobile app which is available on iPhone and Android is also one of the most impressive we have seen on the market and includes most of the functionality from the main web platform. It’s simple to change between assets, option expiries and investment size from the single panel.

Assets, Payouts and Expiry Times – 15/20

IQ Option has a reasonable number of tradable assets at 75, including currencies, commodities, stock indices and single stocks. Approximately half of this 75 is made up of individual US stocks which are only available during US market hours and will be of limited interest to most traders in Asia.

They offer the standard High/Low and short term “Turbo” binary options and also trading during the weekends on a certain number of assets. Their Turbo options have expiries of 60 seconds and the regular High/Low options of up to 1 hour.

The payouts offered are some of the highest on the market and range from approximately 180-190%. However, we do note that the payout percentages do change in volatile markets.

Deposit, Payment Methods and Bonus – 19/20

IQ Option offers the usual payment methods, credit cards, international wire transfer and payment providers such as Neteller, Skrill and FasaPay. They do offer deposits and trading in a variety of currencies including Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) and Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), however traders will have to use a payment processor like FasaPay to make the transaction.

IQ Option bonus conditions

Deposit bonuses of up to 100% are offered but you will be required to trade 25x the bonus you receive to be able to withdraw it. While still a rather difficult requirement to meet, the trading volume requirement is much lower than many other brokers.

Licensing and Regulation – 17/20

Traders can be fairly confident doing business with IQ Option as they are regulated by the Cyprus government regulator CySec. While in our opinion, CySec is not as strict or rigorous compared to the FCA (UK) or ASIC (Australia), they have in recent years been more closely monitoring the activities of binary option brokers.

IQ Option’s “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements are fairly strict and we highlight that that the name of the trading account must exactly match the trader’s identification documents and the account (bank, Neteller, Fasapay) from where the funds are being sent to and from.

Due to these protections, we can recommend IQ Option for large traders and those wishing to make a larger sized deposits.

Customer Service – 18/20

Their support options are fairly standard and include email, phone and an online ticketing system. They have phone numbers for countries throughout the world and offer support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Summary

It is clear that IQ Option are one of the leaders in the binary options industry and the choice for millions of traders from around the world. They offer some of the most advanced web and mobile trading platforms available and coupled with a wide range of assets and government oversight makes them one of our top rated brokers.

IQ Option overall score = 86/100