Basic Information
Year Founded
2006
Headquarters Location
Ireland + 6 global offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
Regulated?
YES
Primary Regulator
Central Bank of Ireland
Minimum Deposit
$100
Fixed Spreads?
YES
Trading Type
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO
CFD Loss Rate
71% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:400
Currency Pairs Offered
60
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,16
Background
Year Founded
2006
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
Ireland + 6 global offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
Private
2,0
Size Measure
200,000 traders, $60 bil mo vol
2,0
Summary Score
2,50
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
Central Bank of Ireland
3,0
Multiple compliance
ASIC, Japan, British Virgin Islands
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Segregated accts + Ireland Insurance
2,5
Summary Score
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
None on some acct types
1,5
General
Transparency, some hidden
1,5
Spreads
Avg to competitive by acct type
1,5
Summary Score
1,50
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
Broad based
2,0
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Optns, SB
3,0
Summary Score
2,50
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
ACT software + Options system
2,5
Special Advanced?
No mobile support for ACT
1,5
Summary Score
2,33
Special Features
Feature A
Mirror trade with Zulu, DupliTrade
2,5
Feature B
Fees based on acct type
1,5
Feature C
Auto-Chartist for $500 acct
1,5
Summary Score
1,83
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Limited - video and You-Tube
1,5
Technical Anlaysis
Links for TA and FA
1,5
Other Guidance
Some technical signals
1,5
Summary Score
1,67
Education Support
Basic Library
Broad coverage
2,5
Webinars/Support
Begin, Inter, and Advanced covered
2,5
General
71% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
2,17
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES + Int'l offices
3,0
Responsiveness
Chat delayed
2,0
FAQs? Quality?
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
2,50
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Social trading included
2,0
Pro #2
Good educational focus
2,5
Pro #3
Low fees for some accts
2,0
Con #1
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
No news integration
1,0
Con #3
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Summary Score
1,75
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,16
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