Basic Information
Year Founded
2005
Headquarters Location
Warsaw + 10 global offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
Regulated?
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
Minimum Deposit
$250
Fixed Spreads?
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker (Pro: STP)
Commissions on Trades
NO (Pro accts Yes)
CFD Loss Rate
79% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
48
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,40
Background
Year Founded
2005
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
Warsaw + 10 global offices
2,5
Publicly traded?
Poland
2,5
Size Measure
Capital ~ USD$1.5 million
2,0
Summary Score
2,50
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
CySEC, IFSC, KNF
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Neg bal protect, Ins, Stop Loss Guar
2,5
Summary Score
2,88
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Lower than average
2,5
General
High transparency
2,5
Spreads
Very competitive
2,5
Summary Score
2,50
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
1,500 stocks
2,0
Forex - Breadth
48 pairs
2,5
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
CFD, Comm, Cryptos, No SB
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
MT4
3,0
Proprietary options
xStation 5 platform
2,5
Special Advanced?
Intutitive, customizable
2,5
Summary Score
2,67
Special Features
Feature A
MT4 covers most options
2,5
Feature B
Excellent analytical tools
3,0
Feature C
No social trading
1,0
Summary Score
2,17
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Average
2,0
Technical Anlaysis
Superior analystical tools
2,0
Other Guidance
Feeds include analysis F&TA
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Broad coverage
2,5
Webinars/Support
Begin, Inter, and Advanced covered
2,5
General
79% loss rate on CFDs
1,5
Summary Score
2,17
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
Adequate in trading app
1,5
Summary Score
2,33
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
Highly rated broker in 2018
3,0
Pro #2
1500 global markets
2,0
Pro #3
Low fees
2,5
Con #1
Custo Serv good - chat so-so
2,0
Con #2
No volume discounts
2,0
Con #3
xStation 5 limits, defer to MT4
1,5
Summary Score
2,17
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,40
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