CySEC Regulated Brokers

Pepperstone offers forex and CFD trading on MetaTrader 4 and 5, cTrader, TradingView and its own platform through two account types: Razor with spreads from 0.0 pips and $3.50 per-lot-per-side commission on FX and gold, and Standard with spreads from 0.1 pips commission-free. Neither has a minimum deposit. Leverage reaches 1:500 for professional clients; retail clients are capped at 1:30 under UK, EU and Australian rules. Founded in 2010 in Melbourne, Pepperstone runs six licensed entities: Pepperstone Group Limited (ASIC, AFSL 414530), Pepperstone Limited (FCA UK, 684312), Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Ltd (DFSA Dubai, F004356), Pepperstone Markets Limited (SCB Bahamas, SIA-F217), plus BaFin-licensed German and CySEC EU arms. Terms last verified against Pepperstone's own pages on 5 October 2026.

Exness is a forex and CFD broker that was established in 2008. The company offers five types of trading accounts: Standard from $10 and Standard Cent from $10, which is commission-free with spreads from 0.2-0.3 pips, Pro from $200 with spreads from 0.1 pips and no commission, Raw Spread from $200 with spreads from 0.0 pips and up to $3.50 per side per lot, and Zero from $200 with zero spreads on major pairs from $0.20 per side. Leverage can reach 1:Unlimited on equity below $5,000, also decreasing the ratio to 1:2000, 1:1000 and 1:500 for higher account balances. MT4, MT5 and the Exness Trade app are available as trading platforms. The main website is run by Exness (SC) Ltd, which is licensed by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SD025). The UK and Cyprus branches, Exness (UK) Ltd (FCA 730729) and Exness (Cy) Ltd (CySEC 178/12), are not available to retail clients. Other licenses include FSCA South Africa, BVI FSC, and Curaçao CBCS. The information was last checked against the Exness website on 5 October 2026.

HFM, formerly HotForex, is a forex and CFD group founded in 2010 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. Its licensed entities include HF Markets (Europe) Ltd (CySEC, 183/12), HF Markets (UK) Ltd (FCA, 801701), HF Markets SA (PTY) Ltd (FSCA, 46632), HF Markets (Seychelles) Ltd (FSA, SD015), HFM Investments Ltd (CMA Kenya, 155) and HF Markets Ltd in Mauritius (FSC, C110008214). The global website is operated by HF Markets (SV) Ltd, a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines IBC, 22747 IBC 2015, which is a company registration rather than a financial licence. The account types are Cent, Zero, Pro and Premium, with the offshore InfinityX offering extreme leverage on a $500 deposit. Leverage reaches 1:2000 on equity below $5,000, decreasing to 1:1000, 1:500 and 1:200 higher balances.. Spreads start from 0.0 pips on Zero with commission around $6 per lot round-turn; Pro carries a $100 minimum. Terms last verified against HFM's own pages on 5 October 2026.

Eightcap is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2009 in Melbourne, with two account types: Standard with spreads from 1.0 pip commission-free, and Raw with spreads from 0.0 pips at $3.50 per side per lot ($2.25 for GBP, $2.75 for EUR accounts), both from a $100 minimum deposit. Leverage runs to 1:500 offshore, with retail caps of 1:30 under ASIC, FCA and CySEC rules. MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView and TradeLocker are supported, with 800+ instruments and a large crypto CFD range. The group operates six licensed entities: Eightcap Pty Ltd (ASIC, AFSL 391441), Eightcap Group Ltd (FCA, 921296), Eightcap EU Ltd (CySEC, 246/14), Eightcap Global Ltd (SCB Bahamas, SIA-F220), Eightcap International Ltd (FSA Seychelles, SD100) and Eightcap International Trading (FSC Mauritius, GB25204603). Terms last verified against Eightcap's own pages on 5 October 2026.

XM operates through a group of separately licensed companies in Belize, Cyprus, Australia, the UAE, South Africa, Kenya, the British Virgin Islands and Mauritius. A client is regulated only by the entity with which they contract, and the licences listed on this page are the ones that apply to the account you would actually open. XM Global Limited is the entity through which XM provides its international brokerage services, and it is the operator of www.xm.com. It is a limited liability company formed in Belize with its registered office at Suite 101, 63 Eve Street, Belize City, licensed and regulated by the Belize Financial Services Commission as a Securities Service Provider under the Securities Industry Act 2021, licence number 8557558. XM does not accept clients resident in the United States. XM reports more than 20 million clients across over 190 countries, support in more than 30 languages, and over 13.5 billion trades executed with zero requotes or rejections, with 99% of trades executed in less than one second. The instrument range covers more than 1,400 assets across forex, indices, equities, precious metals, energies and commodities. Four retail account formats are offered: Micro, Standard, Ultra Low Micro and Ultra Low Standard. All use market execution, charge no trading commission, and include negative balance protection and an Islamic swap-free option as standard. The minimum deposit is $5. A micro lot equals 1,000 units, with minimum trade volume 0.1 lots and maximum 100 lots; a standard lot equals 100,000 units, with minimum trade volume 0.01 lots and maximum 50 lots. Stop-out is 20% and margin call is 50%. Leverage is equity-based rather than flat. Up to 1:1000 applies between $5 and $40,000 of equity, then 1:500 up to $80,000, 1:200 up to $200,000, and 1:100 above that. The wider XM group holds separate licences for clients in other jurisdictions: Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd (CySEC 120/10) for the European Union, Trading Point MENA Limited (DFSA F003484, Dubai) for the UAE, Trading Point of Financial Instruments Pty Ltd (ASIC 443670) for Australia, XM ZA (Pty) Ltd (FSCA 49976) for South Africa, TPXMGLOBAL Kenya Limited (CMA 233) for Kenya, XM (BVI) Limited (FSC BVI SIBA/L/25/1182) and XM International MU Limited (Mauritius FSC GB23202700). None of those other licences applies to an account opened with XM Global Limited. Clients resident in the UAE are served by the DFSA-regulated entity.

AvaTrade is a forex and CFD broker established in 2006 that operates under eight different entities, depending on the jurisdiction of a client opening an account. Specifically, Ava Trade Markets Ltd. is licensed by the BVI Financial Services Commission (BVI SIBA/L/13/1049), and it hosts the main website (avatrade.com). AVA Trade EU Ltd. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (C538777), DT Direct Investment Hub Ltd. has a CySEC license (347/17), Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd. holds an ASIC license (406684), Ava Capital Markets Pty has FSCA number 45984, Ava Trade Middle East Ltd. is regulated by ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (190018), Ava Trade Kenya Limited has a CMA Kenya license (262), and Ava Trade Japan K.K. is licensed by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (1662). The instruments range from forex to indices, commodities, stocks, bonds, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies. The broker does not charge a commission for trades; instead, it profits from the spreads between the bid and ask prices. The trading platforms include MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, AvaOptions (options and FX options trading), and web and mobile applications. The information was last updated on the broker’s website on 5 October 2026.

RoboForex is a CFD and forex broker operated by RoboForex Ltd, registered at 2118 Guava Street, Belize City, Belize and licensed by the Financial Services Commission of Belize under the Securities Industry Act 2021, registration and licence number 9759600. The licence covers trading in securities as principal and as agent, managing securities, and providing investment advice. Four accounts are offered, all from a $10 minimum. Pro and ProCent run spreads from 1.3 pips with leverage up to 1:2000. Prime and ECN run spreads from 0 pips, with Prime at up to 1:300 leverage and ECN at up to 1:500. Pro and ECN cover currency pairs, metals, US stock CFDs, index CFDs, oil and crypto. ProCent is limited to 28 currency pairs, metals and crypto. Trading runs on MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, plus the R StocksTrader terminal for share trading and CopyFx for social copy trading. Terms last checked against RoboForex's own pages on 5 October 2026.

FP Markets, established in 2005, is the trading name of the First Prudential Markets group, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Its Australian entity, First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd, holds an ASIC licence; a Cypriot arm is regulated by CySEC, a South African entity by the FSCA, and its Seychelles operation by the Financial Services Authority. The group is also a registered company in Saint Lucia, which is a company registration rather than a financial licence. Two MetaTrader accounts are offered: Standard with spreads from 1.0 pip commission-free, and Raw with spreads from 0.0 pips and $3 per lot each way, both with a $100 minimum deposit and leverage up to 1:500 on offshore entities; retail clients under ASIC and CySEC are capped at 1:30 on major pairs. Iress accounts for direct share trading start at $1,000. Terms last verified against FP Markets' own pages on 5 October 2026.

Libertex is a trading brand of the Libertex group, operating since 1997. Its European entity is Indication Investments Ltd, licensed by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, licence 164/12, giving EU and EEA clients negative balance protection and coverage by the Investor Compensation Fund up to 20,000 euros. Its global site, libertex.org, is however operated by Forex Club International LLC, a company registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1277 LLC 2021. That is a company registration, not a financial licence, and clients outside Europe typically onboard with this entity. The MetaTrader offering comprises a Standard account with spreads from 0.6 pips and zero commission, and a Raw Spread account with spreads from 0.0 pips and commission from $3 per lot per side, both with a $100 first deposit and ESMA leverage caps of 1:30 on major pairs. The proprietary Libertex platform offers a CFD account with a multiplier up to 1:999 depending on instrument. Terms last verified against Libertex's own pages on 5 October 2026.

Traders Trust is the trading name of Traders Trust Ltd (Seychelles company number 8429440-1), based at CT House, Office 9A, Providence, Mahe, and regulated by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority under Securities Dealer licence SD141. All new accounts are onboarded through this entity. The brand's former Cyprus entity, TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Ltd, renounced its CySEC licence 107/09 in June 2026 and is no longer authorised. A third group company, TTCM Traders Capital Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda and is not regulated. Traders Trust offers Classic, Pro and VIP accounts with leverage up to 1:3000.