In 2005, Across FX Co., Ltd. was established and registered as a financial futures trader in November and joined the Financial Futures Association, and in August 2007, started dealing in “Zero FX” and in September 2007, registered as a financial instruments business operator, and moved its headquarters from Minato-ku, Shiba to Akasaka.

In 2008, the name of the company was changed to JFX Co, Ltd. In 2010, JFX started to handle foreign exchange margin trading “MATRIX TRADER,” and in May of the same year, JFX started to provide an iPhone version of the application.

2011, the number of digits displayed in the JFX exchange rate was increased, and in November of the same year, the immediate withdrawal service was started. In 2014, JFX started processing binary options trades, and in July of the same year, the iPhone version of the application became available.

JFX is currently regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA).

Pros and Cons

Is JFX Legit?

Yes. JFX is regulated by Financial Services Agency (FSA).

Regulated Country	Regulated Authority	Current Status	Regulated Entity	License Type	License Number
	Financial Services Agency (FSA)	Regulated	ＪＦＸ株式会社	Retail Forex License	関東財務局長（金商）第238号

What Can I Trade on JFX?

FX offers investors access to the most popular currency pairs in the foreign exchange market, such as EURJPY, EURAUD, USDCAD, EURGBP, and more. Besides, information on other trading assets is not known at this time.

Leverage

The maximum leverage available at JFX is up to 1:25 according to the Japanese Laws. 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.

Spread

Trading Platform

JFX offers traders the most popular MT4 trading platform on the market. MT4 trading platform is the gold standard in the forex trading industry with powerful charting tools, as well as a large number of technical indicators, support for automated trading, and EA's. Additionally, there is the MATRIX TRADER trading platform available for traders to use.

Deposit and Withdrawal

It supports real-time withdrawal services, and there are no fees.

It supports financial institutions such as Rakuten Bank, Sumishin SBI Net Bank, Japan Post Bank, Ion Bank, Lawson Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, PayPay Bank, U Bank, Mizuho Bank, GMOC Bank, Saitama Resona Bank, Seibu Norimono Bank and about 380 other financial institutions.

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.