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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 82 | 90 |
| Trust score | 80 | 99 |
| Cost score | 73 | 85 |
| Platform score | 92 | 94 |
| Withdrawal score | 83 | 86 |
| Best for | Established forex/CFD broker with low entry cost and broad markets. Good demo candidate but not ready for public without resolving entity/regulator and inactivity-fee conflicts. | Experienced forex/CFD traders · Scalpers, day traders and algorithmic traders comfortable with high-risk leveraged products · Users who specifically need MT4/MT5, cTrader or Tradi… |
| Watch out | Official extracted regulation page only showed FSC Belize · Inactivity fee evidence conflicts · Restrictions and investor compensation are entity-dependent | Long-term investors seeking physical stocks/ETFs · Beginners who need strong statutory investor compensation or negative balance protection · Residents of restricted countries or… |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | Official xm.com page confirms FSC Belize for XM Global Limited; review source lists ASIC, CySEC, DFSA, FSCA, SCA, FSA, FSC Belize/Mauritius, CMA Kenya/UAE. Source | Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (FSA) Source |
| License numbers | XM Global Limited FSC Belize license 8557558; wider group license examples include CySEC 120/10 and DFSA F003484 from review/search evidence. Source | Securities Dealer license number SD018 Source |
| Regulated entities | XM Global Limited and Trading Point group entities; exact entity assignment depends on client residency. Source | Raw Trading Ltd, registered in Seychelles (registration number 8419879-1), regulated by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles with Securities Dealer license SD018. Source |
| Negative balance protection | All accounts offer negative balance protection per official account-types page. Source | No negative balance protection found for the reviewed global entity; IC says clients bear negative consequences and are responsible for any negative balance. Source |
| Investor compensation | Entity-dependent; eligible CySEC/EEA retail clients may access Cyprus ICF up to €20,000 per review evidence, but global XM.com entity differs. Source | Client funds insurance up to US$1,000,000; no statutory investor compensation scheme found in reviewed official sources. Source |
| Restricted countries | UK clients reportedly no longer accepted; restrictions vary by entity/residency and were not fully captured from official source. Source | Raw Trading Ltd does not provide services to residents of the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea (DPRK), or countries where distribution/use would be contrary to local law or regulation. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | Standard $5, Ultra Low $5, Shares $10,000. Source | No minimum deposit requirement disclosed for opening a trading account. Source |
| Spread from | Spreads from 0.8 pips on homepage; Zero account from 0.0 pips according to review source. Source | Spreads from 0.0 pips on MetaTrader/cTrader Raw Spread platforms; Standard account spread starts from 0.8 pip. Source |
| Commission | Homepage says no commissions/no hidden costs; costs can vary by account/entity and Zero account may differ by review source. Source | Standard: no commission, 0.8 pip markup. Raw Spread MetaTrader: USD $3.50 per lot per side / $7 round turn. cTrader/TradingView: USD $3 per $100,000 traded per side. Source |
| Maximum leverage | Leverage offered; exact max varies by regulator/entity/account, EU retail protections cap major FX at 1:30 per review. Source | IC offers flexible leverage from 1:1 to 1:5000; leverage is dynamic and may change at any time. Source |
| Deposit fee | No deposit fees reported by review source; official homepage says no hidden costs. Source | IC does not charge additional deposit fees; bank/intermediary fees may apply. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | No withdrawal fees claimed on homepage/review evidence; method/provider exceptions may apply. Source | IC does not charge additional withdrawal fees, but third-party/intermediary/bank fees can apply; one Help Centre example mentions 20 AUD bank fee for some bankwire paths. Source |
| Inactivity fee | Review evidence varies: $5 after 90 days in one source; $15 then $10/month in another. Mark conflicting. Source | No account inactivity fees. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | 1,400+ global assets including forex, stock derivatives, commodities, indices, precious metals and energies. Source | Forex CFDs, Indices CFDs, Commodities CFDs, Stocks CFDs, Bonds CFDs, Cryptocurrency CFDs, Futures CFDs. Source |
| Trading platforms | MT4, MT5, XM App; TradingCentral noted by review source. Source | MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader 4, cTrader, TradingView, MetaTrader WebTrader/cTrader Web and social/copy tools IC Social, Signal Start, ZuluTrade. Source |
| Account types | Standard, Ultra Low, Shares, demo; Islamic option as standard. Source | Official pages list Standard, Raw Spread, cTrader Raw Spread and Swap Free; account overview also shows Raw Pro and Raw Pro+ entries. Source |
| Deposit methods | Credit/debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, wire transfer, Perfect Money, Apple Pay, Google Pay, TransferWise, Visa, M-Pesa, Airtel per review source. Source | Credit/debit cards, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, UnionPay, wire transfer, Bpay, broker-to-broker, POLI, Thai Internet Banking, Rapidpay, Klarna, Vietnamese Internet Banking, cryptocurrency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdrawals approved automatically for 92.9% per official homepage; methods vary by region/payment provider. Source | Withdrawal methods depend on original deposit method; examples include Visa/Mastercard/card routes, bank wire, Neteller, Skrill and PayPal. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | Instant withdrawals claimed; 92.9% withdrawals approved automatically; actual timing varies by payment method. Source | Same-business-day processing cutoff before 12:00 AEST/AEDT; after processing allow at least 3 business days depending on method. Source |
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