Basic Information
Year Founded
2011
1983
Headquarters Location
St. Vincent & Grenadines
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
YES
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
CySEC
FCA
Minimum Deposit
₹5
₹100
Fixed Spreads?
YES
NO
Trading Type
ECN, STP
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO
NO
CFD Loss Rate
73% loss rate on CFDs
72% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:500
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
28
84
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,10
2,28
Background
Year Founded
2011
2,5
1983
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
St. Vincent & Grenadines
1,5
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
No
1,5
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
100 countries, 300,000 accts
2,0
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Summary Score
1,88
2,88
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
CySEC
2,0
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
St. Vincent
2,0
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Safe if EU, segregated accts
2,0
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Summary Score
2,25
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Low fees and spreads
2,5
Average
2,0
General
Spreads vary by acct type
2,0
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Spreads
Very competitive
2,0
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,33
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
Average to low
1,0
4 000
2,5
Forex - Breadth
Below Average - 28 pairs
2,0
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Crypto, CFD
2,0
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Summary Score
1,67
2,67
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4
3,0
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
cTrader to access Interbank
2,5
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Special Advanced?
MT5 for other markets
2,0
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
Summary Score
2,50
2,50
Special Features
Feature A
STP ECN connected
2,5
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Feature B
Copy trading
2,5
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
Low slippage rates
2,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
2,33
1,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Daily forecast
2,5
Above average research portal
2,5
Technical Anlaysis
Occasional in commentary
2,5
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Other Guidance
Basic tools
2,0
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Summary Score
2,17
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Average
2,0
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Webinars/Support
Videos, manuals
2,0
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
General
73% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
1,83
1,83
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
96% customer satisfaction
2,5
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
Below Average
1,5
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
2,67
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
STP ECN broker, NDD
2,5
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pro #2
Received many awards
2,5
Large product offering
2,5
Pro #3
Low fees
2,5
Excellent training/support
2,5
Con #1
Poor asset coverage
1,0
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
cTrader platform limited
1,0
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Con #3
Security needs upgrade
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,75
1,83
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,10
2,28
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