Important caution: numerous 2025-2026 consumer-warning reports describe a platform called "PLOTIO" targeting victims in Singapore via social-media ads, with alleged fund-withdrawal blocking reported to Singapore's Anti-Scam Centre. It could not be confirmed whether these reports refer to this same regulated Seychelles entity or an unrelated clone site using the same brand name -- cloning of licensed brokers' names by scammers is common in this industry. Separately, legitimate review sites that do appear to cover the regulated broker itself describe it only as mediocre (high spreads, limited product range), not as fraudulent. Compounding the confusion, the broker's regulatory status itself depends on which legal entity is involved: one source cites a Bahamas Securities Commission-licensed "Plotio Global Financial Limited," another cites a separate Seychelles FSA entity, "PLOTIO FX SC LIMITED" (the entity reflected in this review), and a third claims ASIC regulation and a Hong Kong exchange membership that could not be verified and would not by itself constitute a forex trading licence. Verify carefully, and confirm which specific entity you would actually be contracting with, before relying on anything here.
| Regulated entity | Plotio FX SC Limited |
|---|---|
| Regulation | FSA Seychelles-licensed (licence number unconfirmed) |
| Other Tier-1 regulators | None confirmed |
| Founded | Not independently confirmed |
| Headquarters | Not independently confirmed |
| Minimum deposit | Not independently confirmed |
| Avg. spread (EUR/USD) | Not independently confirmed |
| Platforms | MT5 |
| Instruments | Not independently confirmed |
See Plotio's full regulation dossier → · How to check whether a forex broker is regulated
Derived from the same confirmed data behind this broker's score (regulation, cost, platforms, deposit minimum) -- not a separate editorial judgment.
Via its Seychelles FSA-licensed entity, there is no statutory investor compensation scheme -- if that entity fails, there is no guaranteed fund to recover client money from.
Beyond the headline spread and minimum deposit above. Where our research hasn't independently confirmed a specific detail, we say so rather than guess -- verify directly with the broker before relying on it.
| Account types | Limited detail found. One independent review notes the absence of a professional ECN account and a cent account, and no bonuses offered. Advertised minimum deposit is reported as either $100 or $50 depending on source. Maximum leverage is reported at 1:100, conservative compared to most other offshore brokers reviewed on this site. |
|---|---|
| Execution model | Not independently confirmed in our research -- check the broker's own site or contact support directly. |
| Withdrawals & deposits | One review states no commission is charged on deposits or withdrawals. No Trustpilot or ForexPeaceArmy page specific to Plotio was found. Separate scam-allegation blog posts claiming the broker "cannot release funds" come from sites that read as promotional fund-recovery services with an apparent financial incentive to make such claims -- flagged per our honesty policy, but not treated as established fact. |
| Overnight financing (swap) | One review lists positive swaps on gold and silver as an advantage; no specific rates for other instruments were found. |
| Currency conversion cost | Not independently confirmed in our research -- check the broker's own site or contact support directly. |
| Inactivity fee | One review states no inactivity fee is charged, while the same source separately rates the broker's overall fees 4/10 ("high"), citing above-average forex trading fees and high spreads across all asset classes. |
| Customer service | Not independently confirmed in our research -- check the broker's own site or contact support directly. |
| Mobile experience | Not independently confirmed in our research -- check the broker's own site or contact support directly. |
| Educational offering | Not independently confirmed in our research -- check the broker's own site or contact support directly. |
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Is Plotio regulated?
Yes -- FSA Seychelles-licensed (licence number unconfirmed). See the regulation dossier on this page for the underlying licence numbers.
Is my money protected if Plotio fails?
Via its Seychelles FSA-licensed entity, there is no statutory investor compensation scheme -- if that entity fails, there is no guaranteed fund to recover client money from.
What is the minimum deposit at Plotio?
Not independently confirmed in our research -- verify directly with the broker.
What trading platforms does Plotio offer?
Plotio offers MT5.
What is Plotio's average spread on EUR/USD?
Not independently confirmed in our research -- verify directly with the broker.
When was Plotio founded?
Not independently confirmed in our research -- verify directly with the broker.
How is Plotio's overall score calculated?
Plotio currently scores 2.12/5 overall under our disclosed nine-category methodology -- 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%. It is not a comparison to other brokers and not based on hands-on testing.
A dated log of when our own published data about this broker actually changed -- not a reconstructed history of what the broker itself did. See the full change log tool for every broker.
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