spreadex

General Information& Regulation

Spreadex was established back in 1999 and focused on a financial trading service providing, as well spread betting and sports betting, through its maintained office in London. Spreadex first moved into the online market in 2006 when it launched its website. Spreadex is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA, registration number 190941) in relation to the spread betting services it offers. For the fixed-odds sports betting services, it is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).

Market Instruments

SpreadEx claimes itself a multi-asset platform with 15000+ tradable Assets, and tradable assets available on SpreadEx include Forex, CFDs, and spread betting.

Minimum Deposit of Spreadex

There seems only one single account available for all traders, which is the standard account. To open a real account just with the minimum deposit of $1, which sounds a good opportunity for most traders to get started.

Leverage of Spreadex

In term of the Leverage levels, being a UK brokerage firm the broker thus obliged towards its restrictions and on how the company should operate. Therefore, the maximum offering available for retail traders goes to 1:30 for major currency pairs and lower for other instruments. As for the professionals, they may access higher leverage ratios once the status is confirmed, along with specified conditions towards spread betting and trading service Spreadex may provide.

Spreads & Commissions of Spreadex

When it comes to spreads, they are variable, meaning that they can fluctuate throughout the day depending on volatility. Major currency pairs have very low spreads, EURUSD 0.6 pips, GBPUSD 0.9 pips, while spreads for minor and exotic currency pairs are comparable to most other brokers in the space. With all markets apart from shares, the fee is simply the spread between the buy and sell price. For shares, there is an interest rate charge applied to the total value of your stock. This is typically 1.25%, though it can increase to 1.5% when dealing with smaller stocks and those with less liquidity.

Trading Platforms of Spreadex

SpreadEx does not offer the MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5) or cTrader trading platforms. SpreadEx offer an in-house custom trading platform developed and tested in house instead. The SpreadEx trading platform allows traders to track their portfolios, track the current markets, locate trade ideas and place trades. Actually, it can be a pity for Spradex, such a big brokr, doesn't provide widely used MT4 & MT5 trading platfroms.

Deposit & Withdrawal

Spreadex only offers credit/debit cards, wire transfers and cheques. No other methods can be used to make deposits or withdrawals. So, the payment methods for Spreadex are a little more limited than other brokers.

Customer Support

Traders have access to a number of different service options depending on what their issue is. Spreadex splits its customer support sections according to the different services it offers. The first port of call is Spreadexs FAQ section. This makes it easy for users to get an answer to their issue almost instantly. There are also email addresses on offer if an issue requires a long-form description.

yuanta

General Information & Regulation

Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited (“YSHK”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yuanta Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (“Yuanta Financial Holdings”). YSHK is a licensed corporation registered with the Securities and Futures Commission (CE No.: ABS015) to conduct Type 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9 regulated activities, and is a Participant of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and/or its subsidiaries (Participant ID / Code: 08585，PSL，CPSL and B01858) . As of Sept, 2016, Yuanta's distribution network consists of 155 securities branches and 152 banking branches with approximately 13 thousand professionals providing clients with a full range of financial services. In 2016, the Company controlled 11% of the market share in the securities brokerage sector and was able to maintain a big edge in securities margin financing with nearly 20% of the market share.

Products & Services

In addition to securities brokerage and securities financing, it also provides products and services in banking, insurance, futures, investment trust, investment consulting, venture capital, and asset management.

Retail Clients

Trading products for retail clients include HK stocks, SH Stocks, SZ stocks, Taiwan stocks, US stocks, China B stocks, Overseas stocks, Futures and Options. Trading Hour for HK Futures: 09:15 am - 12:00 am, 01:00 pm - 04:15 pm & 05:00pm - 11:45pm (Expiring contract month closes at 04:00 pm on the last trading day). Trading hour for Stock Future are: 9:30am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm (Hong Kong time).

Institutional Clients

YSHK provide advice and investment opportunities for global institutional investors including various types of corporations, institutions and hedge funds.

Fees

YSHK sets clear fees for particular products, like stocks, futures, and options. Take HK stocks as an example, the commission equals to 0.25% of volume traded, at least 100 HKD, plus some other fees.

Trading Tools

YSHK offers two choices of trading tools for its traders: eWinner (available for windows and PC), eWinner Plus (available for ios and Android), YSHK SP Trader (available for PC, ios and Android).

Deposit & Withdrawal

Client can fund their YSHK account through local bank, check, and overseas transfer.