Basic Information
Year Founded
2010
1983
Headquarters Location
UK via Playtech, Cyprus
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
YES
Regulated?
YES
YES
Primary Regulator
CySEC
FCA
Minimum Deposit
$100
£100
Fixed Spreads?
NO
NO
Trading Type
Dealing Desk, Market Maker
Market Maker
Commissions on Trades
NO
NO
CFD Loss Rate
77% loss rate on CFDs
72% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
55
84
General Average Rating - 3 scale
1,90
2,28
Background
Year Founded
2010
2,5
1983
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK via Playtech, Cyprus
2,5
UK (US Parent) + Global Offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
Owned by Playtech (Yes)
3,0
Owned by GAIN Capital (Yes)
3,0
Size Measure
Annual Revs > $1 million
2,0
800+ employees worlwide
2,5
Summary Score
2,50
2,88
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
CySEC
2,0
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
No FCA, ASIC, NZ, S Africa
2,0
ASIC, Singapore, Dubai,
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Cyprus cover, but offshore
2,0
UK protect, no additional ins
2,5
Summary Score
2,25
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
FX spreads higher than Avg
2,0
Average
2,0
General
Hidden fees, some transparency
2,0
High transparency, options fees?
2,0
Spreads
Vary by platform, confusing
2,0
Fixed and variable confusing
2,0
Summary Score
2,00
2,00
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
2,000 items
2,0
4 000
2,5
Forex - Breadth
Average
2,5
Average
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Limited to CFD and forex
1,5
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread Betting
3,0
Summary Score
2,0
2,67
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4 offered but restricted
2,0
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
Excellent Web-based platform
2,5
Web and AT Pro platforms
2,5
Special Advanced?
Access/prices favor Web Platform
2,0
Reuters feed, advanced tools
2,0
Summary Score
2,17
2,50
Special Features
Feature A
Social trading offered
2,0
Still operates dealing desk
1,0
Feature B
Relative volume discounts
2,0
No volume discounts
1,5
Feature C
Limited high end capabilities
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,67
1,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Reasonable, improved
2,0
Above average research portal
2,5
Technical Anlaysis
Links confuse, favor Web system
2,0
In-house analyst updates
2,5
Other Guidance
No news feed on MT4
1,5
Trading ideas, stratagies
2,0
Summary Score
1,83
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Below average
1,5
Basic to Broad coverage
2,0
Webinars/Support
Limited
2,0
Webinars, videos, articles
2,0
General
77% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
72% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
1,67
1,83
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
Limited, no tele #, email, chat?
1,0
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Delays
1,5
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
Below average
1,5
More than adequate
2,5
Summary Score
1,33
2,67
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Social trading offered
2,0
Competitive pricing
2,0
Pro #2
Over 2,000 items offered
2,0
Large product offering
2,5
Pro #3
Robust proprietary platform
2,5
Excellent training/support
2,5
Con #1
No Stop Loss guarantee
1,0
Focus on begin and mid-level
2,0
Con #2
Only CFD and forex
1,0
Advanced API integration weak
1,0
Con #3
No spread betting
1,0
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
1,58
1,83
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
1,90
2,28
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