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| OANDA | GBE Brokers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.84 / 5 | 3.41 / 5 |
| Regulation | FCA No. 542574 OANDA was acquired by FTMO (the Czech "funded trader" prop-trading firm) from CVC Capital Partners effective 1 December 2025; FTMO says it will run OANDA as a standalone business -- a very recent ownership change worth confirming hasn't affected service before relying on it. |
CySEC No. 240/14 + FSA Seychelles No. SD176 BaFin registration covers GBE Brokers' Hamburg, Germany branch. |
| Entity | OANDA Europe Limited | GBE Brokers Ltd |
| Founded | 1996 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | New York, USA (deep Canadian roots -- co-founded by a University of Toronto professor, with a long-standing Toronto presence) | Limassol, Cyprus (with a branch office in Hamburg, Germany) |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed | €1,000 / $1,000 / CHF 1,000 (Classic account) |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed | 0.7 pips |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, Proprietary (OANDA Trade / fxTrade) | MT4, MT5, TradingView |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | ASIC, NFA/CFTC (US), CIRO, MAS | BaFin |
| Instruments | 70+ forex pairs plus indices, metals/commodities, share CFDs, ETF CFDs, and crypto CFDs (crypto CFDs not available to UK/EU retail clients), per OANDA's own instrument-specification page. No official total instrument count; one third-party estimate of ~1,700 symbols is unverified. | Forex plus CFDs on indices, commodities and stocks (1,000+ instruments claimed via MT5) |
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