Basic Information
Year Founded
1983
2007
Headquarters Location
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Cyprus, Israel, UK
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
No
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
CySEC
Minimum Deposit
£100
$50
Fixed Spreads?
NO
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker
Market Maker, NDD, STP
Commissions on Trades
NO
YES
CFD Loss Rate
72% loss rate on CFDs
76% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
1:1
Currency Pairs Offered
84
47
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,28
1,68
Background
Year Founded
1983
3,0
2007
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Cyprus, Israel, UK
2,0
Publicly traded?
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Private
1,5
Size Measure
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Over 5 million accts
3,0
Summary Score
2,88
2,38
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
CySEC
2,0
Multiple compliance
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
FCA, ASIC, ESMA
3,0
Safety of Deposits
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Offshore, No crypto protect
1,5
Summary Score
2,88
2,38
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Average
2,0
Spreads can widen
1,5
General
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Overnight and weekend apply
1,5
Spreads
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
High on average
1,5
Summary Score
2,00
1,33
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
4 000
2,5
Medium
1,5
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
47 pairs
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Primary CFD, cryptos
2,0
Summary Score
2,67
2,0
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4
3,0
None, only proprietary
1,0
Proprietary options
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Single platform
1,5
Special Advanced?
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
No streaming news
1,0
Summary Score
2,50
1,17
Special Features
Feature A
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Heavy focus on social trading
2,5
Feature B
No volume discounts
1,5
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
No social trading
1,0
Loss protect only at high level
1,0
Summary Score
1,17
1,67
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Above average research portal
2,5
Minimal
1,0
Technical Anlaysis
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Minimal
1,0
Other Guidance
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Social Trading
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
1,50
Education Support
Basic Library
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Basic Minimal
1,0
Webinars/Support
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
Some access
1,5
General
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
76% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
1,83
1,33
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
No Live Chat, ticket system
1,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
Average
1,5
FAQs? Quality?
More than adequate
2,5
Sufficient
2,0
Summary Score
2,67
1,50
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pioneer in social trading
2,5
Pro #2
Large product offering
2,5
Good charting tools
2,0
Pro #3
Excellent training/support
2,5
Broad crypto coverage
2,0
Con #1
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Poor education area
1,0
Con #2
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Poor cust service access
1,0
Con #3
No social trading
1,0
Designed for low skill traders
1,0
Summary Score
1,83
1,58
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,28
1,68
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