HYCM Information

HYCM is a broker. The tradable instruments include CDFs on forex, commodities, stocks, cryptos, and indices. The broker also provides three accounts with a maximum leverage of 1:1000. The minimum spread is from 0.1 pips and the minimum deposit is $20.

Pros and Cons

Is HYCM Legit?

HYCM is regulated by FCA with license number 186171, which is much safer than unregulated brokers. The license type is Market Making(MM).

What Can I Trade on HYCM?

HYCM offers a wide range of market instruments, including CDFs on forex, commodities, stocks, cryptos, and indices.

Account Type

HYCM has three account types: fixed, classic, and raw. Traders who want low spreads can choose a raw account. In addition, the demo account is predominantly used to familiarize traders with the trading platform and for educational purposes only. Islamic users are allowed to open Islamic accounts with no swap fees.

HYCM Fees

The spread starts at 0.1 pips, the swap is free, and the commission starts at 0. The lower the spread, the faster the liquidity.

Leverage

The maximum leverage is 1:1000 meaning that profits and losses are magnified 1000 times.

Trading Platform

HYCM cooperates with the authoritative MT4 and MT5 trading platform and a propriety trading platform available on the Web, Windows, and Mobile(Android/iOS) to trade. Junior traders prefer MT4 over MT5. Traders with rich experience are more suitable for using MT5. MT4 and MT5 provide various trading strategies and implement EA systems.

Deposit and Withdrawal

The minimum deposit is $20. HYCM accepts Shutterstock, Visa, Mastercard, Neteller, Skrill, Crypto, AstroPay, WebMoney, PayTrust, Fasapay, Zotapay, and Lipi for deposit and withdrawal. The deposit processing times are up to 1 hour and 1 to 7 working days and associated fees are $0. The withdrawal processing times are up to 24 hours and 1 to 7 working days and associated fees are $0.

BP Prime Information

BP Prime is the trading name of Black Pearl Securities Limited, a brokerage company who was established in 2013 and deals in forex, commodities and indices tradings for both retail and professional clients. The minimum deposit requirement is pretty high from $5,000 or equivalent. A demo account and the availability of MT5 platform enhances customer experiences. While for institutional clients, the broker offers bespoke liquidity and technology solutions as well.

Furthermore, the broker currently operates under decent regulation from FCA, which to some extent guarantees customer protection and compliance to industry standard set by the institution.

Nevertheless, there are 5 pieces of WikiFX exposure to withdrawal issues, which indicates the necessity of service improvements of this broker. You should pay attention to this.

Pros and Cons

Is BP Prime Legit?

BP Prime is currently regulated by FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) in United Kingdom, with a license numbering at 688456, which guarantees legitimacy and credibility in a certain level.

Regulated Country	Regulator	Current Status	Regulated Entity	License Type	License No.
	FCA	Regulated	Black Pearl Securities Limited	Straight Through Processing (STP)	688456

What Can I Trade on BP Prime?

BP Prime offers trading services in forex, commodities and indices for both retail and professional clients. While for institutional clients, customized liquidity and technology solutions are available to help companies to grow and develop their business scope and scale.

Account Type/Fees

BP Prime offers demo accounts for clients to practice and test trading strategies.

While for live accounts, the broker offers a Standard accountfor retail clients with a high minimum deposit of $5,000 or equivalent. In this account, the broker charges no commissions for trading, and claims competitive spread, but with no details.

Professional clients, on the other hand, are provided with a Professional account with higher leverage but less protection. To be eligible to open a professional account, you need to place 10 relavant trades of a significant size per quarter in last year, own a financial instrument portfolio exceeding $500,000, and have worked in the financial sector for at least one year.

Leverage

BP Prime offersa leverage level of up to 1:30 for some currency pairs in the Standard account, which means you can control a larger position of 30 times of your initial deposit.

Professional accounts have higher leverage, but are not currently disclosed per the broker's website. You need to check with the company directly to get precise information.

Moreover, you should always be very prudent to use such tool since leverage not only amplify profits, but losses will be augmented at same level as well.

Trading Platform

Victory indicates the use of the industry-leading MetaTrader 5 platform through web, which allows you to trade anywhere on the go.

The MT5 platform is renowned and recognized worldwidely for their advanced charting tools and robust functionalitiess such automated transaction execution.