agea

General Information & Regulation

AGEA is an online trading provider based in Montenegro, founded in 2005, offering investors a diverse range of investment tools through the leading MT4 trading platform. AGEA is currently not subject to any effective regulation.

Market Instruments

Tradable financial assets available for trading on the AGEA platform include Forex currency pairs, stocks, indices, commodities, bonds, funds, and CFDs.

Minimum Deposit

AGEA's Streamster and MT4 trading platforms have several different trading accounts, respectively. The Streamster account has a minimum deposit of $1. The MT4 platform contains three different accounts, the Cent account (minimum deposit of $6), the Standard account (minimum deposit of $100), and the Fixed Spreads account. Additionally, demo and Islamic accounts also offered.

AGEA Leverage

The maximum trading leverage offered by AGEA is up to 1:100, when it comes to trading leverage. Professional traders may hold that this leverage level is a little conservative. Inexperienced traders, however, are not advised to use such high trading leverage since leverage can amplify both profits as well as losses.

Spreads & Commissions

When it comes to spreads & Commissions, or trading fees, AGEA is quite vague about this. The spread on EURUSD pair is arouns 1.2 pips, which is slightly high for a market maker.

Trading Platforms

AGEA offers traders the flexibility to choose between two trading platforms, Streamster, the most popular trading platform on the market today, and MT4, a powerful and easy-to-use trading platform with its own algorithmic trading API and unique features, including an international multi-channel chat where traders can freely talk about markets or any other topic, and real-time service support to customers.

Deposit & Withdrawal

AGEA supports traders to deposit and withdraw funds to and from their investment accounts via various methods such as wire transfer, credit and debit cards, as well as popular e-wallets such as Neteller, Skrill, FasaPay, Perfect Money, Webmoney, QIWI, etc.

AGEA Pros & Cons

AGEA advantages Inlcude:

1. Wide range of trading asset

2. Two trading platforms available

3. Multiple deposit and withdrawal options

4. Low minimum deposit requirements

AGEA disadvantages Include:

1. No regulation

2. No key information on spreads, fees, swaps, etc

3. Not accepting US clients

4. Limited educational resources

5. Not providing real-time customer service

gsi-markets

General Information& Regulation

GSI Markets is an online trading broker owned by Media Force Limited and located at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, MH 96960. The firm is incorporated under registration number 19085 by the Registrar of Business Enterprises Marshall Islands Internationals.

Market Instruments

GSI Markets offers investors a range of financial instruments including over 50 forex currency pairs, indices, CFDs and commodities.

Accounts & Leverage

GSI Markets offers customers four account types: Silver ECN Account, Gold ECN Account, Platinum ECN Account and Islamic Account. The maximum leverage is 1:100.

Spreads & Commissions

For ECN Accounts, the average spread for EURGBP is 1.4 pips, EURJPY 1.8 pips, EURUSD 0.7 pips, GBPJPY 2.9 pips, GBPUSD 1.4 pips, USDJPY 0.8 pips. The commission for Silver ECN is 200$ per 1M Half Turn, Gold ECN 80$ per 1M Half Turn, and Platinum ECN 50$ per 1M Half Turn.

Trading Platform

GSI Markets uses MetaTrader 4 (MT4), WebTrader and Sirix as its trading platforms. The GSI Markets MT4 is available in desktop-client, mobile app, and web version. Sirix complements MT4 and is an equally useful trading platform, especially for traders who are into social trading.

Deposit & Withdrawal

The payment methods include wire/bank transfer, VISA, Mastercard, Skrill, AstroPay, online bank transfer and credit/debit cards. The minimum deposit and withdrawal limit is USD/EUR/GBP 250 across all payment methods. The maximum amount you can deposit using cards is USD 10,000 while bank transfers have no deposit limit. All withdrawals are subjected to a maximum withdrawal limit of USD 200 except for bank wire which has no limit. In case of excess amounts, the funds will be credited to your bank account through a bank transfer.

Accepted Countries

GSI Markets does no accept US traders.

Customer Service

GSI Markets offers its customers 24/7 customer support as well as a multi-lingual live chat facility.

Research & Education

GSI Markets brokerage offers a selected group of lessons open to traders in the education center section. These lessons are free of charge. It also has additional sets of tools that will make trading easier. These include an economic calendar, calculator, and a Bitcoin buy/sell meter that acts as a signal provider.

Risk

Forex currency trading is a high-risk activity and is not suitable for everyone. By trading with Gsimarkets.com or any other broker, you put yourself at risk of heavy losses. Prior to getting started in any kind of trading, it is important for you to consider your personal circumstances, your attitude to risk, your existing experience and your long-term goals.