ICM Information

ICM is an offshore regulated broker, offering trading on forex, US stocks, precious metals, index futures, energy futures, cryptocurrencies CFDs with leverage up to 1:200 and spread from 0.0 pips on the MT4, MT5, and cTrader platforms. However, it does not provide services for residents of the USA, North Korea, and China .

Pros and Cons

Is ICM Legit?

ICM is licensed by FSA with license number SD201 to offer services. However, it is offshore regulated, which means potential risks may exist.

What Can I Trade on ICM?

ICM offers trading on forex, US stocks, precious metals, index futures, energy futures, and cryptocurrencies CFDs.

Account Type

The broker offers Islamic accounts and demo accounts.Besides, below are three live account types ICM offers.

Leverage

The broker offers maximum leverage at 1:200 for all account types. It is important to keep in mind that the greater the leverage, the greater the risk of losing your deposited capital.

ICM Fees

Spreads & Commissions

Only FX and Metal have commissions – No commission is charged for all other products.

Swap Rates

Different products have different swap rates.

Note: If you hold a position overnight on a Wednesday, the swap charges that are earned or paid on a daily basis are three times the normal amount. Swap charge on US stocks, Cash CFDs, Bitcoin and Turkish Lira will appear as “Admin Charge”.

Trading Platform

Deposit and Withdrawal

ICM accepts payments via credit, debit cards and bank transfers. It cannot be held accountable for any bank charges but bares all costs for clients who deposit via credit card.

Funds will be deposited in your trading account within 1 business day after the funds hit ICM Capitals account. Withdrawal requests are processed on your trading account within 24 working hours from the receipt of the request; however, the receipt of the actual funds may vary depending on the withdrawal method.

Bonus and Promotions

There are plenty of promoting activities available on ICM's platform. For now, refer to a friend and you'll get a $150 bonus.

General Information & Regulation

Founded in 2002, FXMarket is an international professional stock index broker with headquarters in London, UK and offices in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and St.Vincent, providing one-stop trading services including precious metals, commodities, stock indices, Hong Kong and U.S. stocks, bonds, and digital currencies. FXMarket (QIMI FX MARKET LTD) is an important part of FXMarket Group's globalization strategy in East and Southeast Asia. As a sub-brand of the Group, the QIMI stock index since its inception is the focus on the layout of the Asia-Pacific region and customer development to explore the various needs of Chinese customers around the world. The FX Market platform currently holds an authorized representative license from ASIC (license number: 001282243) and a general financial license from NFA (license number: 0527475), as well as being regulated offshore by the St. Vincent's Financial Conduct Authority.

Market Instruments

FXMarket offers financial instruments including index futures, stock CFDs, metals, commodities, and digital currencies.

Minimum Deposit

FXMarket has three types of accounts: the Standard (minimum deposit of $100), the VIP (minimum deposit of $5,000), and the ECN (minimum deposit of $20,000). The initial deposit of $100 is quite affordable for most regular traders.

FXMarket Leverage

Forex leverage is available from 1:50 to 1:1000 for standard accounts, 1:50 to 1:400 for VIP accounts, and 1:50 to 1:200 for ECN accounts.

FXMarket Spreads

FXMarket claims that spread on EURUSD amounts to 1 pip on its platform, but other fees like commissions are not fully disclosed.

Trading Platforms

FXMarket offers traders the most popular MT4 trading platform available today, as well as MT4 PC, MT4 Mobile, MT4 Web, and My FXBook automated trading. FXMarket MT4 forex trading accounts, linked to a variety of world-class Forex trading platforms, allow you to trade forex anytime, anywhere, whenever the market is open. All FXMarket trading platforms support real-time bi-directional links to MT4, and all MT4 trading platforms are updated simultaneously, meaning that you can place, close, pending and modify all orders in real-time, whether from your computer via client-side, browser, or cell phone, or iPad.

Deposit & Withdrawal

FXMarket supports a variety of deposit methods for traders. Traders can pay via domestic banks, international bank transfers, WeChat, Alipay, Cloudflare, online credit cards, and savings cards. The currencies available for internet banking transfers are USDT and RMB, and bank wire transfers (international SWIFT) are available in USD, EUR, GBP, and JPY. The single transaction limit for WeChat/Alipay/Cloud Flash Pay is US$100 - US$2,000. With regard to withdrawals, the deposit platform does not charge any fees (excluding international wire transfers and wallet payments). There are three free withdrawal opportunities per month for a single account for those who submit RMB withdrawal requests via the China UnionPay channel.