Fortrade Information

Founded in 2013, Fortrade is a regulated mult-asset broker registered in Hong Kong, offering trading in CFDs on currencies, stocks, indices, precious metals, energy products, agriculture products, and US treasuries on Fortrader and MT4 trading platforms.

Pros and Cons

Is Fortrade Legit?

Fortrade currently holds multiple regulatory licenses, including

• Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC)
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
• Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO)
• National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB)

Regulated Country	Regulated by	Regulated Entity	License Type	License No.
	ASIC	FORT SECURITIES AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.	Market Making(MM)	000493520
	FCA	Fortrade Limited	Market Making(MM)	609970
	CySEC	Fortrade Cyprus Ltd	Market Making(MM)	385/20
	CIRO	Fortrade Canada Limited	Market Making(MM)	Unreleased
	NBRB	Fort Securities BLR Limited Liability Company	Retail Forex License	193075810

What Can I Trade on Fortrade?

Fortrade offers a wide range of market instruments, including CFDs on currencies, stocks, indices, precious metals, energy products, agriculture products, and US treasuries.

Account Type

Fortrade provides demo accounts and Islamic accounts.

The demo account is predominantly used for familiarizing traders with the trading platform and for educational purposes only.

Islamic users are allowed to open Islamic accounts with no swap fees. Clients following the Muslim faith can open a forex & CFD trading account without any rollover interests on overnight positions swap interests).

Leverage

The maximum leverage is 1:200, meaning that profits and losses are magnified 200 times. 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

Fortrade cooperates with the authoritative MT4 trading platform and a propriety trading platform - Fortrader, available on the Web, Windows, and Mobile (iOS and Android).

Deposit and Withdrawal

The minimum deposit is €/$/£ 100. Fortrade accepts Mastercard, Visa, Skrill, Neteller, and PayPal for deposit and withdrawal.

FXOpen Information

FXOpen is a trading name of FXOpen EU Ltd, is authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under license number 194/13. FXOpen offers retail and professional trading available markets including indices, commodities, forex, shares, cryptos, and ETFs through MT4, MT5, TickTrader, and TradingView platforms.

Pros & Cons

Is FXOpen Legit?

Yes, FXOpen is regulated by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Regulated Country	Regulated by	Regulated Entity	License Type	License Number
	CySEC	FXOpen EU Ltd	Market Making (MM)	194/13

Market Instruments

Indices, commodities, forex, shares, cryptos, ETFs... FXOpen allows clients to access 700+ trading markets.

Account

FXOpen only offers a single account type - ECN trading account, with a minimum deposit requirement of 300 USD or EUR. You can find detailed info about account features in the table and screenshot below:

Leverage

The maximum leverage offered by FXOpen is 1:30. 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.

Spreads & Commissions

The EUR/USD spread is floating around 0.2 pips. If you are interested in spreads on other trading instruments, you can find detailed spread info on its homepage: https://fxopen.com/en-cy/

As for commissions, if your account balance is below $1,000, the commission for forex trading is $3.5 per lot, while $1.5 per lot for account balance over $250,000+. Visit https://fxopen.com/en-cy/pricing/ to find more specific info on commissions on other trading instruments.

Trading Platforms

As for the trading platform, FXOpen provides its clients with many options. There are public platforms such as MT4/5 and TradingView that have served many clients worldwide, also FXOpen's own platform TickTrader.

If you didn't want to spend time familiarizing yourself with a new platform, you can choose MT4/5 and TradingView. But FXOpen's own platform provides better compatibility with businesses, as they are specially developed and customized platforms. The choice is yours.

Deposit & Withdrawal

In terms of deposit and withdrawal, like many good brokers, FXOpen provides a detailed form with important information about payment methods, accepted currencies, minimum/maximum amount, fees, and processing time. The feasible payment methods are Bank Transfer, Visa/MasterCard, and Easy bank transfer.

Deposit

Withdrawal

Note: Withdrawal forms received before 12:00 (GMT) will be processed on the same business day. If these are received after 12:00 (GMT) or the weekend, they will be processed the next business day.

Customer Support

FXOpen does not offer 24/7 customer support. Customer service time is only available from 9 am to 8 pm (Eastern European Time) by live chat, phone, and email. You can also follow FXOpen on some social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, X, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Instagram.