Basic Information
Year Founded
1983
Headquarters Location
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
Regulated?
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
Minimum Deposit
£100
Fixed Spreads?
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO
CFD Loss Rate
72% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
84
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,28
Background
Year Founded
1983
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Summary Score
2,88
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
Safety of Deposits
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Summary Score
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Average
2,0
General
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Spreads
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
4 000
2,5
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Summary Score
2,67
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Special Advanced?
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
Summary Score
2,50
Special Features
Feature A
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Feature B
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Above average research portal
2,5
Technical Anlaysis
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Other Guidance
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Summary Score
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Webinars/Support
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
General
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
1,83
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
2,67
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pro #2
Large product offering
2,5
Pro #3
Excellent training/support
2,5
Con #1
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Con #3
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,83
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,28
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