Spreadco Information

Spreadco is a broker regulated by FCA in the United Kingdom. The tradable instruments include gold, equities, indices, FTSE100, forex, commodities, and ETFs.

Pros and Cons

Is Spreadco Legit?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates Spreadco with license number 446677, and the license type is Market Maker (MM), making it much safer than unregulated brokers.

What Can I Trade on Spreadco?

Spreadco offers a wide range of market instruments, including gold, equities, indices, FTSE100, forex, commodities, and ETFs.

Account Type & Fees

Spreadco has two live account types: Spread Betting and CFD. In addition, the demo account is predominantly used to familiarize traders with the trading platform and for educational purposes only.

Trading Platform

Spreadco provides a proprietary trading platform available on the web, mobile, and tablet to trade, instead of the authoritative MT4/MT5 with mature analysis tools and EA intelligent systems.

Yuanta Futures Information

Yuanta Futures (Hong Kong) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yuanta Futures Co., Ltd. (stock code: 6023), a leading enterprise in Taiwan's futures industry. It is a legitimate and compliant futures brokerage platform. The platform offers a rich and diverse range of products, covering indices, commodities, currencies, and various global futures contracts, meeting the diverse trading needs of different investors. The trading channels are convenient, supporting trading through applications such as the “YUANTA EPOLESTAR” on the PC side and the “Yuanta Hong Kong GO” on the mobile side.

Pros and Cons

Is Yuanta Futures Legit?

Yuanta Futures is a legitimate futures brokerage firm. It is regulated by the Taipei Exchange with the regulatory number being Unreleased, which proves that its businesses, including dealing in futures contracts and leveraged foreign exchange trading, are protected by the regulatory authority.

What Can I Trade in Yuanta Futures?

Yuanta Futures offers various trading instruments, including indices, commodities, currencies, and global futures.

Indices: We provide numerous index-related futures contracts, such as those related to the MSCI indices.

Commodities: We offer futures contracts for commodities like crude oil, gold, and agricultural products.

Currencies: Currency futures including USD-CNY (Hong Kong) Futures.

Global Futures: It encompasses a wide range of products, such as US Treasury bond futures, European stock index futures, as well as Singaporean currency and equity futures.

Yuanta Futures Fees

Yuanta Futures charges commissions for the trading of different futures contracts. For example, in Hong Kong futures trading, the commission for Hong Kong index futures and options is HK$50, while the commission for the mini-contracts of some US futures is as low as US$15.

In addition, other fees also need to be paid. For instance, the information service fee (for example, the real-time quotation fee for HKEX futures is HK$75 per month), the bank transfer fee (HK$75), and the service fees for account audit confirmation, and so on (HK$300). Moreover, a currency exchange fee is also payable, and a service charge of 10 percent needs to be added to the exchange rate provided by the bank or the agent.

Trading Platform

Yuanta Futures provides a computer trading platform named “YUANTA EPOLESTAR”, and also supports mobile trading, such as applications like “Yuanta Hong Kong GO”, which are suitable for Android and iOS devices.

Deposit and Withdrawal

Customers can deposit funds through bank transfers, including local and overseas remittances. For local deposits, customers can choose methods such as ATM, cheque machine, telephone banking, counter service, or online banking. For overseas remittance, customers can make the remittance, and please indicate their account name and account number with Yuanta Futures (Hong Kong) on the remittance slip.

Regarding withdrawals, customers can contact their business representatives or fill out withdrawal instructions and submit the withdrawal requests via fax or email. Local transfers are usually credited to the account on the same day, while overseas remittances take 1 to 2 working days.