deriv

Risk Warning

Online trading involves significant risk, and you may lose all of your invested capital. It is not suitable for all traders or investors. Please ensure that you understand the risks involved and note that the information contained in this article is for general information purposes only.

General Information & Regulation

Deriv's story began in 1999, the year Regent Markets was founded by an entrepreneur in partnership with a financial mathematician to develop algorithms for the world's first fixed-odds trading system for retail investors. 2000 saw Regent Markets' first office in Malta, where it acquired its first binary options. In 2001, Regent Markets launched BetOnMarkets.com, the first platform to offer binary options to retail traders. In 2004, Regent Markets opened a second office in Malaysia, and in 2013, BetOnMarkets.com was renamed Binary.com. The new brand can offer more features and market ranges. In 2005, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) granted Binary.com a Class III investment services license, authorizing Binary.com to offer investment services to EU investors. Binary.com added CFDs, a popular form of derivatives trading used by retail traders in 2016. In 2018, Binary.com opened its third office in Labuan, Malaysia, and in 2019, it opened offices in Dubai and Paraguay. Deriv.com continues its global expansion with the opening of offices in Cyprus and Rwanda, as well as two new offices in Ipoh and Malaysia.

Here is the home page of this brokers official site:

As for regulation, it has been verified that Deriv holds suspicious clone Malta Financial Services Authority - MFSA, Vanuatu Financial Services Commission - VFSC, and the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission - FSC licenses. That is why its regulatory status on WikiFX is listed as “Suspected Fake Clone” and receives a relatively low score of 1.43/10. Please be aware of the risk.

Note: The screenshot date is January 16, 2023. WikiFX gives dynamic scores, which will update in real time based on the broker's dynamics. So the scores taken at the current time do not represent past and future scores.

Market Instruments

Deriv offers traders 100+ tradable assets, including forex, stocks & indices, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and derived.

Account Types

Apart from free demo accounts, Deriv offers three types of trading, CFDs trading, options trading, and multipliers trading.

CFDs trading: A CFD (contract for difference) allows you to trade on the price movement of an asset, without buying the underlying asset.

options trading: Options are products that allow for payouts from predicting market movements, without needing to buy the underlying asset.

multipliers trading: Deriv multipliers combines the upside of leverage trading with the limited risk of options.

Leverage

Deriv offers flexible leverage up to 1:1000. This allows users to take larger position sizes by putting down a small deposit, known as margin, to increase potential returns. Margin requirements and leverage levels vary depending on the account and jurisdiction you register an account from.

It is important to keep in mind that the greater the leverage, the greater the risk of losing your deposited capital. The use of leverage can both work in your favour and against you.

Trading Platform Available

Deriv offers traders a choice of 8 trading platforms, including Deriv GO, Deriv MT5, DTrader, Deriv X, DBot, SmartTrader, Binary Bot, and API. The MT5 is highly praised by traders and brokers alike due to its ease of use and great functionality, offering top-notch charting and flexible customization options. It is especially popular for its automated trading bots, a.k.a. Expert Advisors.

Trading Hours

Trading at Deriv.com is available 24/7, following respective market operating hours. With that said, weekend trading usually sees a reduction in volume, resulting in less competitive spreads.

Deposit & Withdrawal

Deriv accepts deposits and withdrawals from traders' investment accounts via online banking, credit/debit cards, e-wallets and cryptocurrencies. The minimum initial deposit requirement is said to be just $5. The broker says to process all deposits and withdrawals within 1 day, however, withdrawals may take up to 15 working days to reflect on your card.

Fees

Additionally, an unspecified dormant fee may be charged to accounts inactive for 12 months.

Customer Support

Customer support is available 24/7 through:

Telegram, Email: marketing@deriv.com

Help Centre – The self-service portal can assist with a range of queries, from account questions to platform issues.

Live Chat – Live chat support is now available direct from the website.

You can also follow this broker on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Company address: Level 3, W Business Centre, Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara, BKR 9033.

Pros & Cons

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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