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| FOREX.com | FXView | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.59 / 5 | 3.4 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 400/21 + FCA No. 446717 | CySEC No. 367/18 Previously held a UK FCA licence (850138) which has since been revoked, so FCA is not listed as a current licence. Separately, CySEC reached a EUR50,000 settlement with Charlgate Ltd (FXView's CySEC entity) covering authorization-requirement lapses from 2020 through mid-2023, a client-fund-protection shortfall in September 2023, and a best-execution shortfall in July 2023, which Charlgate paid. |
| Entity | StoneX Europe Ltd | Charlgate Ltd |
| Founded | 1999 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | New Jersey, USA (EU ops via Cyprus) | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Minimum deposit | $100 | $50 (non-EU); €200 (EU clients), RAW ECN account |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 1 pips | 0 pips |
| Platforms | Proprietary, MT4, MT5, TradingView | MT5, ActTrader |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | NFA/CFTC (US), ASIC | FSCA |
| Instruments | 80+ FX pairs plus indices, commodities, shares CFDs | 500+ CFDs across forex, indices, commodities, 300+ share CFDs and cryptocurrencies |
| Visit | Visit FOREX.com | Visit FXView |
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