BCR Information

BCR, formed in 2008 and registered by ASIC in Australia, provides leveraged CFD trading on forex, equities, metals, commodities, and indices via popular platforms such as MT4, MT5, and MAM. It offers a variety of account types for both novices and advanced traders, including demo accounts, and no deposit or withdrawal fees. However, it currently makes no mention of offering Islamic (swap-free) accounts or cryptocurrency trading.

Pros and Cons

Is BCR Legit?

Yes, BCR is a regulated broker that works for BACERA CO PTY LTD, which is a licensed business. The Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) keeps an eye on it. It holds a Market Maker (MM) license with license number 000328794, effective since December 19, 2008.

What Can I Trade on BCR?

BCR gives you access to more than 300 financial products, including as 40+ forex currency pairs, global share CFDs, metals, commodities, and index CFDs. It gives both new and seasoned traders a flexible, leveraged trading environment across several asset types.

Account Type

BCR has four categories of live accounts: Standard, Elite, Alpha, and Affiliate. All of these accounts use the MetaTrader platform. There are demo accounts, however, there is no mention of Islamic (swap-free) accounts.

Leverage

BCR gives traders up to 400:1 leverage, which lets them control big bets with a modest deposit. High leverage can make profits bigger, but it can also make losses bigger.

BCR Fees

BCR's prices are affordable and in line with what other companies charge. They have tight spreads, fair commissions (on Alpha accounts), and no hidden fees for deposits or withdrawals.

Non-Trading Fees

Trading Platform

Deposit and Withdrawal

BCR does not charge any extra fees for deposits or withdrawals (though intermediary or international bank fees may apply). The minimum deposit at BCR is 300 USD.

Darwinex Information

Darwinex is a regulated broker, offering trading on forex, CFDs, commodities, ETFs, futures, and stocks, with spread from 0.0 pips on MT4 and MT5 platforms. The minimum deposit requirement is up to $500.

Pros and Cons

Is Darwinex Legit?

Yes. Darwinex is licensed by FCA with license number 586466 to offer services.

What Can I Trade on Darwinex?

Darwinex offers trading on forex, CFDs, commodities, ETFs, futures, and stocks.

Account Type

Darwinex offers three types of accounts, DARWIN IBKR Account, Classic IBKR Account, and Professional Account. However, account features are not disclosed.

Darwinex Fees

Spreads & Commissions

Darwinex offers spreads from 0.0 pips.

Besides, an 5 EUR/GBP/USD commission applies to deposits by bank transfer below 500 EUR/GBP/USD. Additional charges by the bank may apply in case of USD deposits by bank wire below 2,000 USD. In case of deposits from Skrill, Darwine charges a 0.5% commission.

Swap Rates

Swap rates may change without prior notice. Swaps are charged daily at 17:00 NY City time. Wednesday swaps are charged in triple size.

The swaps shown are the indicative amounts of the liquidity provider for the end of the day. In the event that the actual amount of swaps charged to Darwinex at the end of the day varies substantially from the published amount, Darwinex reserves the right to modify the swaps to customers at the time of application to adjust them to the amounts actually charged by the provider.

USD/CAD, USD/TRY swaps are charged daily at 17:00 NY City time. Thursday swaps are charged in triple size.

Trading Platform

Deposit and Withdrawal

Darwinex accepts payments via credit/debit cards, Skrill, CUP P2P, and bank transfer.