Basic Information
Year Founded
2010
Headquarters Location
UK via Playtech, Cyprus
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
Regulated?
YES
Primary Regulator
CySEC
Minimum Deposit
$100
Fixed Spreads?
NO
Trading Type
Dealing Desk, Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO
CFD Loss Rate
77% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
55
General Average Rating - 3 scale
1,90
Background
Year Founded
2010
2,5
Headquarters location + Offices
UK via Playtech, Cyprus
2,5
Publicly traded?
Owned by Playtech (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
Annual Revs > $1 million
2,0
Summary Score
2,50
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
CySEC
2,0
Multiple compliance
No FCA, ASIC, NZ, S Africa
2,0
Safety of Deposits
Cyprus cover, but offshore
2,0
Summary Score
2,25
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
FX spreads higher than Avg
2,0
General
Hidden fees, some transparency
2,0
Spreads
Vary by platform, confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
2,000 items
2,0
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Limited to CFD and forex
1,5
Summary Score
2,0
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4 offered but restricted
2,0
Proprietary options
Excellent Web-based platform
2,5
Special Advanced?
Access/prices favor Web Platform
2,0
Summary Score
2,17
Special Features
Feature A
Social trading offered
2,0
Feature B
Relative volume discounts
2,0
Feature C
Limited high end capabilities
1,0
Summary Score
1,67
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Reasonable, improved
2,0
Technical Anlaysis
Links confuse, favor Web system
2,0
Other Guidance
No news feed on MT4
1,5
Summary Score
1,83
Education Support
Basic Library
Below average
1,5
Webinars/Support
Limited
2,0
General
77% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
1,67
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
Limited, no tele #, email, chat?
1,0
Responsiveness
Delays
1,5
FAQs? Quality?
Below average
1,5
Summary Score
1,33
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Social trading offered
2,0
Pro #2
Over 2,000 items offered
2,0
Pro #3
Robust proprietary platform
2,5
Con #1
No Stop Loss guarantee
1,0
Con #2
Only CFD and forex
1,0
Con #3
No spread betting
1,0
Summary Score
1,58
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
1,90
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