Octa Information

Founded in 2011, Octa a regulated broker registered in Cyprus, offering trading in currrency pairs, gold/silver, commodities, indices, and cryptos on OctaTrader, Web platform, and Android platforms.

Pros and Cons

Is Octa Legit?

Yes. Octa is currently regulated by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Regulated Country	Regulated by	Regulated Entity	License Type	License Number
	CySEC	Octa Markets Cyprus Ltd	Market Making (MM)	372/18

What Can I Trade on Octa?

Octa offers trading in currrency pairs, gold/silver, commodities, indices, and cryptos.

Leverage

The maximum leverage vary on the asset class. Detailed info can be found in the table below:

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 and Commission

Octa offers commission-free trading and the EUR/USD spread is floating around 1.1 pips. If you are interested in spreads on other trading instruments, you can visit https://www.octaeu.com/spreads/

Trading Platform

Octa has a built-in proprietary trading platform - OctaTrader available on the Web, Desktop, and Android versions.

Deposit and Withdrawal

Octa supports very limited payment options, only Swissquote, BluOr Bank, and RIETUMU.

The minimum deposit or withdrawal amount are both 50 EUR.

All deposits and withdrawals are free of charge, and can be processed within 3-7 business days.

Customer Support Options

Octa provides email instead of phone or live chat contact, which will result in traders being unable to deal with emergencies on time. You can also follow them on some social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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.