James West

A well-known FX broker based in Mauritius, Alpari is one of the oldest players of the scene. It has racked up some 20 years worth of experience and it has served more than 2 million customers through good and bad. As far as its regulatory status is concerned, Alpari’s case is a little shaky these … Continued

Launched in 2012, BDSwiss may not be an industry veteran yet. But over its relatively brief existence, it has registered massive growth, becoming one of Europe’s most trusted, and popular online brokerages. It has not all been smooth sailing for BDSwiss though…Its growth from some 130,000 processed transactions in 2012, to more than 9 million … Continued

EverFX’s current global corporate model seems to be confusing for many. There are two websites out there, both pushing the same online FX/CFD deals and the same EverFX brand: everfx.com and everfxglobal.com. Some people seem to think that everfx.com is where the broker used to operate, before it moved to everfxglobal.com. Here’s what is really … Continued

Launched in 2007 in Australia, AxiTrader is one of the oldest actors of the online Fx/CFD trading scene. AxiTrader is well regulated and it seems to enjoy a decent reputation among actual users. In addition to its Australian headquarters (located at Level 10, 90 Arthur Street, North Sydney, 2060, Australia), the broker maintains regional offices … Continued

Established in 2010, ThinkMarkets has its act together in regards to regulation and pretty much every other operational aspect too. ThinkMarkets is based in Australia, but it maintains offices in other parts of the world as well. Its second headquarters are located in London. In addition to that, the company is present in Europe, the … Continued

Regulation is usually a sensitive issue with online FX/CFD providers. Many such operators seem to try to avoid the matter altogether when advertising their products. Not so HYCM. Launched in 1977 in the UK and still headquartered there, HYCM has made regulation its focus apparently. The broker does not accept traders from the US. Outside … Continued

VantageFX used to be known as one of Australia’s top Forex/CFD brokers, regulated by ASIC. That is obviously no longer the case. The operation is currently based in the Cayman Islands. Its exact address is: 4th Floor The Harbour Centre, 42 N Church St, George Town, Cayman Islands. While the reasons behind the move are not … Continued

Finq is an FX/CFD brokerage that’s regulated in the Seychelles. Finq.com targets traders in Asia, India and South Africa. It offers a high leverage, a very good selection of tradable assets, a minimum deposit of $100 and an extremely nice welcome bonus of up to $4000. Launched in 2017, Finq.com is not just a relatively … Continued

Founded in 2009, Trade.com is an online Forex/CFD brokerage based, regulated and licensed in Cyprus. While at first glance the brokerage seems to be a fair and honest operation, digging up some user feedback on it will unearth some unsettling details. There was apparently at least one person, who took advantage of a slip-up on … Continued

NordFX is, at first glance, a fairly run-of-the-mill online FX/CFD broker. NordFX is regulated in a rather impressive number of jurisdictions and it offers a fair selection of tradable assets. NordFX also has some special tricks up its sleeves. The broker used to offer a RAMM account option, but this is no longer mentioned anywhere … Continued

Forex.com might just be the perfect online FX/CFD provider… The brokerage has many things going: its URL, the fact that it accepts traders from the US (and that it is indeed one of the top options for online Forex trading for US-based traders), and its regulatory profile, which is indeed quite outstanding. Still, the factor … Continued

Alvexo was recently founded in 2014 and is owned and operated as a brand of Cyprus-based VPR Safe Financial Group Limited. The CySEC regulated company has its headquarters in Limassol, and its official website can be found at www.alvexo.com. A screenshot of its welcome page appears below: From a regulatory perspective, Alvexo is regulated by … Continued

Markets.com has been around since 2008, peddling its Forex and CFD deals in a regulated manner, straight out of Cyprus. The operation features a nice selection of tradable assets, several trading platform options and – as already mentioned above – it is regulated in two jurisdictions. Though the website of the brokerage is indeed a … Continued

The CAPEX forex broker review summarizes that CAPEX is regulated by CySEC, has very high safety standards, offers perfectly capable trading platforms in WebTrader and MetaTrader 5 and several account options as well as tight spreads and a great support, however only open 24/5. CAPEX is a great choice for many traders. This broker changed its … Continued

Pepperstone is a global Forex and CFD broker, which – among its standard selection of tradable assets – features cryptocurrencies as well, like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Dash. That’s far from being Pepperstone’s main selling point though. The brokerage Pepperstone offers a superb selection of trading platforms and account types that will fulfill the needs … Continued

Launched way back in 2005, in California, Multibank Exchange Group has grown into one of the largest and most solid Forex and CFD brokerages, by volume and capitalization. Indeed, the advantages offered by MultiBank Exchange Group are numerous, their trading platforms are solid, and their product selection is more than decent. The operator boasts paid … Continued

The biggest recent news concerning TradeFred, the apparent Forex/CFD-focused offshoot of the BetFred Group, is about the newly acquired CySEC license of the operation. While TradeFred looked like a decent trading destination from its beginnings, many of its potential clients were turned off by the fact that it could only show a Vanuatu-based license in … Continued

IQ Option used to be one of the staples of the binary option trading industry. Always striving to stay on the cutting edge, it was the first binary option brokerage to make it possible for its clients to build and even monetize their own trading bots. Although their bot builder looked solid, it ended up … Continued

FXGiants is another major regulated Forex and CFD brokerage, which ended up with a nasty reputation after a 2015 series of debacles. To this day, there are many user complaints online about the operation, most focused on how FXGiants make it difficult for their clients to withdraw funds, while making it extremely easy for them … Continued

Launched in 2010, IronFX has a long history behind it. Unfortunately, not all of that history is something the operator can be proud of. Around 2015, problems surfaced in the way the brokerage was treating its clients. Eventually, the issues were sorted out, when IronFX reached a settlement with CySEC, its regulator and licensing authority. … Continued

FP Markets is an online CFD/Forex broker we can indeed, whole-heartedly, recommend to retail traders, because its market coverage is superb, its trading platforms are solid and it is licensed by one of the world’s most exigent financial authorities. We have to add though that FP Markets is much more than that. It offers a … Continued

Libertex is the brand for the brokerage division and trading platform of Indication Investments Ltd, a part of the Forex Club Group based in the Russian Federation. The company was founded in 1997 and now offers its clients online brokerage services in forex, soft commodities, oil and natural gas, stocks, indexes, and precious metals. The … Continued

Swiss Markets began as a brand in 2016 and was originally part of the BDSwiss Holding PLC group, which was founded in 2012. Swiss Markets was founded with the vision of creating a competitive environment for its clients where they could reliably and securely execute trades in multiple markets via an STP or Straight Through … Continued

24Option was founded in 2009 as a binary option broker and is currently based in Cyprus and Belize. The company now offers its clients access to trading in Forex currency pairs, CFDs, stocks, commodities and indexes. 24 Option is operated in Europe by Rodeler Limited, which is regulated by CySEC under CIF license number 207/13 … Continued

City Index dates back to 1983 when it began operation as one of the first spread betting companies in the United Kingdom. In 2001, it started offering Contracts for Difference to clients, and in 2005, City Index acquired spread betting competitor Finspreads that had been active online since 1999. Since 2014, City Index has been … Continued

Founded in 2013, Trade360 is a registered trade name of MPF Global Markets Ltd. Based in Limassol, Cyprus, the company is authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) under license number 202/13 and also has offices in the United Kingdom. In addition, Trade360 is approved by regulatory organizations in Europe and the … Continued

FxPro has been one of the best forex brokers since its founding in 2006. The company has a broad client base, high volume turnover, and a global presence serving customers in more than 150 countries around the world, although the company does not accept U.S. based clients at this time. FxPro UK Limited is regulated … Continued

FXTM is a licensed and well regulated broker with an impressive list of awards. FXTM offers many different payment methods, tight spreads, PAMM accounts, trading in all currency pairs as well as a wide range of other financial products and derivatives and a minimum deposit of $10. FXTM or ForexTime is owned and managed by … Continued

Founded in 2006 by brothers Yoni and Ronen Assia and David Ring, eToro is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and was established with the vision of creating a financial investment platform for everyone. The company currently boasts more than 4.5 million users from over 170 countries, who use eToro for trading in currencies, commodities, stocks, … Continued

easyMarkets was originally founded as easyForex in 2001 but changed its name when it expanded its product offerings to include other asset classes. By 2013, the company had grown to have more than 100,000 active traders using its trading platform to amass over $1.5 trillion in accumulated trade turnover in its first decade in business. … Continued

OctaFX is a quite recently formed Straight Through Processing (STP) ECN forex broker. OctaFX offers both the MetaTrader and cTrader platforms, all major currency pairs and commodities, leverage 1:500, a first time deposit match of 50% and a minimum deposit of $5. OctaFX has been operating since 2011 out of its main center in Jakarta, … Continued

Plus500 is an online CFD broker that presently offers a wide range of Contracts for Difference or CFDs for its clients on over 2,000 underlying assets such as Forex, Options, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies. It is operated in Europe by Plus500CY Ltd., which has its base offices situated in Limassol, Cyprus and is regulated by the Cyprus … Continued

HotForex is a member of HF Markets Group and was formed in 2008 as a Straight Through Processing (STP) forex broker. Based in Mauritius, the company is regulated by both the Financial Services Commission or FSC which handles its Mauritius compliance, and CySEC which regulates it’s Cyprus offices. This dual regulatory status gives HotForex’s clients … Continued

AvaTrade operates as a multi-national corporation, and it has regional offices and sales centers in Dublin, Paris, Tokyo, Milan and Sydney. The company bases its administrative headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Its official website is located at www.avatrade.com and a screenshot of its home page appears below. From a regulatory perspective, AVA Trade EU Ltd is … Continued