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| Plus500 | FXView | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.49 / 5 | 3.4 / 5 |
| Regulation | CySEC No. 250/14 + FCA No. 509909 + FSA Seychelles No. SD039 | CySEC No. 367/18 Previously held a UK FCA licence (850138) which has since been revoked, so FCA is not listed as a current licence.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 | Plus500CY Ltd | Charlgate Ltd |
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Haifa, Israel (EU ops via Cyprus) | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Minimum deposit | €50 | $50 (non-EU); €200 (EU clients), RAW ECN account |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | 1.3 pips | 0 pips |
| Platforms | WebTrader (proprietary) | MT5, ActTrader |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | ASIC, FSCA, MAS, FMA | FSCA |
| Instruments | 2,800+ CFDs across forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, crypto | 500+ CFDs across forex, indices, commodities, 300+ share CFDs and cryptocurrencies |
| Visit | Visit Plus500 | Visit FXView |
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