Basic Information
Year Founded
2011
1983
Headquarters Location
Limassol, Cyprus
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
YES
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
CySEC
FCA
Minimum Deposit
₹10
₹100
Fixed Spreads?
NO
NO
Trading Type
ECN, STP
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
YES
NO
CFD Loss Rate
69% loss rate on CFDs
72% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
50+
84
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,13
2,28
Background
Year Founded
2011
2,5
1983
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
Limassol, Cyprus
2,0
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
No
1,5
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
1 million accts
2,0
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Summary Score
2,00
2,88
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
CySEC
2,0
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
FCA, IFSC, FSCA
2,5
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Safe if EU, segegated accts
2,0
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Summary Score
2,38
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Generally low fees/spreads
2,5
Average
2,0
General
Confusing by acct/platform
1,5
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Spreads
Spreads vary by acct/platform
1,5
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,00
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
150 CFDs
1,0
4 000
2,5
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Crypto, CFD, No SB
2,0
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Summary Score
1,83
2,67
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
Metatrader Only
3,0
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
None
2,0
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Special Advanced?
Confusing array of options
2,0
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
Summary Score
2,33
2,50
Special Features
Feature A
Auto-trading platform
2,5
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Feature B
Social/Copy trading
2,5
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
No trading on mobile app
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
2,00
1,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Twice daily updates
2,5
Above average research portal
2,5
Technical Anlaysis
Included in commentary
2,5
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Other Guidance
Basic tools
2,0
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Summary Score
2,33
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Good to average above
2,5
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Webinars/Support
ebooks, webinars, videos
2,0
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
General
69% loss rate on CFDs
2,0
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
2,17
1,83
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Above average
2,5
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
Average
2,0
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
2,50
2,67
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Auto-trading platform
2,5
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pro #2
Social/Copy trading
2,5
Large product offering
2,5
Pro #3
Low fees but confusing
2,0
Excellent training/support
2,5
Con #1
Low asset coverage
1,5
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
Confusing options platforms
1,0
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Con #3
No spread betting in UK
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,75
1,83
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,13
2,28
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