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.

MONEY SQUARE Information

Founded in 2015, MONEY SQUARE is a regulated broker registered in Japan, offering trading on forex and CFDs with leverage up to 1:25 and spread from 0.1 pips through a proprietary trading platform. Demo accounts are available and there is no minimum deposit requirement.

Pros and Cons

Is MONEY SQUARE Legit?

Yes. MONEY SQUARE is regulated by Financial Services Agency (FSA).

Regulated Country	Regulator	Current Status	Regulated Entity	License Type	License No.
	Financial Services Agency (FSA)	Regulated	株式会社マネースクエア	Retail Forex License	関東財務局長（金商）第2797号

What Can I Trade on MONEY SQUARE?

Leverage

The broker offers max leverage of 1:25. The use of leverage can both work in your favour and against you. Leverage magnifies the returns from favorable movements in a currency's exchange rate.

MONEY SQUARE Fees

MONEY SQUARE does not set transaction fees for users, but charges a certain amount of spreads, for example, from 0.1 pips for USD/JPY, 0.1 pips for GBP/JPY and 0.1 pips for NZD/JPY.

No commission fee is required. Depending on the interest rate situation in each country, swaps may change from “receipt” to “payment”, or payments may be made on both buy and sell positions.

Trading Platform

Deposit and Withdrawal

The broker accepts payments via both quick deposit and transfer payments. MONEY SQUARE recommends the former because it is instant and free of charge, while the latter requires the client to bear the transfer fees. Note that MONEY SQUARE only accepts Japanese Yen for deposits and withdrawals.