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.

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.