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HF Markets vs CFI

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	HF Markets	CFI
Overall score	3.73 / 5	3.88 / 5
Regulation	CySEC No. 183/12 + FCA No. 801701 + FSA Seychelles No. SD015 FCA held by HF Markets (UK) Ltd, DFSA by HF Markets (DIFC) Ltd, and FSCA by HF Markets SA (PTY) Ltd -- separate group entities from the CySEC-licensed HF Markets (Europe) Ltd.	EU-regulated (MiFID passporting) + FCA No. 828955 + FSA Seychelles No. SD107 Held by Credit Financier Invest Limited, a separate UK group entity from the Dubai-headquartered Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd reviewed as this broker's primary entity.
Entity	HF Markets (Europe) Ltd	Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd
Founded	2010	1998
Headquarters	Limassol, Cyprus	Dubai, UAE
Minimum deposit	$5 (Premium account); Pro account requires $100/€100	No minimum
Avg. spread (EUR/USD)	1.2 pips	0.4 pips
Platforms	MT4, MT5, Proprietary (HFM App)	MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Proprietary (CFI Trading App)
Other Tier-1 regulators	DFSA, FSCA	FSCA
Instruments	500+ CFDs across forex, metals, indices, stocks, bonds, energies, commodities and cryptocurrencies.	1500+ instruments across forex, stocks, energies, metals, indices, ETFs, crypto, bonds and futures
Visit	Visit HF Markets	Visit CFI

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How this score is calculated: Nine weighted categories against a fixed, disclosed rubric -- regulation & client protection 30%, trading costs 20%, non-trading fees 10%, platforms & tools 10%, execution/trading conditions 10%, product range 5%, deposits/withdrawals 5%, transparency 5%, track record 5% -- not a ranking relative to other brokers, and not hands-on tested. See the full methodology. Verify current terms directly with the broker and its regulator's public register before depositing funds. This is not personalized financial advice.