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.

Note: IFS Markets's official website: https://www.ifsmarkets.com/ is currently inaccessible normally.

IFS Markets Information

IFS Markets is an online forex and commodities trader, founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. IFS Markets offers many tradable instruments including forex, indices, commodities, etc, via its Standard Account or the Professional Account. It has a high leverage of up to 1:400. However, it is a Suspected Fake Clone.

Pros and Cons

Is IFS Markets Legit?

IFS Markets had a Market Making(MM) regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia with a license number of 323193, but currently, it is a Suspected Fake Clone.

What Can I Trade on IFS Markets?

The company provides investors with popular tradable instruments including forex (providing 45 pairs of various mainstream and cross-currency exchanges), indices (from 14 popular stock indices on the world's largest stock market), commodities (gold, silver, crude oil), etc.

Account Type

IFS Markets provides two types of accounts, including the Standard Account and the Professional Account for clients. The minimum deposit for Standard Accounts is $100, and the minimum deposit for Professional Accounts is $300.

Leverage of IFS Markets

IFS Markets's maximum leverage available for forex products ranges from 1:1 to 1:400. For gold, the maximum leverage is 1:100, while for silver, it's 1:50.

IFS Markets Fees

IFS Markets's standard account does not charge commissions, only the spread fee, and the main spread starts at 1.1 pips. The spread of the pro accounts starts at 0 pips, and $7 will be charged per 10,000 contracts. Swap rates are a cost. See the following swap rates table:

Trading Platform

Deposit and Withdrawal

IFS Markets charges a minimum deposit of $100. The fees of IFS Markets depend on the Deposit/Withdrawal Options you choose. You can refer to the table for details.