Founded in 2021, JDR is an Australian broker regulated by ASIC and FSP. JDR provides trading in forex, indices, and commodities with leverage up to 1:400 and spread from 1 pip on the Standard account. Demo accounts are available and there is no minimum deposit requirement to open a live account.
Binary options trading involves predicting whether an asset's price will rise or fall within a specific timeframe. Unlike traditional investing, more specifically, binary options demand rapid decisions due to fixed expiry times (e.g., 60 seconds to 1 hour). For instance, speculating if EUR/USD will be above 1.0800 in the next five minutes. Success yields a fixed payout, while failure results in the loss of invested capital. Binary indicators distill complex market data—price action, volume, volatility—into actionable signals tailored for short-term trades. Indicators act as a compass, guiding traders to trends, reversals, and optimal entry points, thus enabling traders to detect market shifts for higher-probability decisions.
Founded in 2014, Olymp Trade has been operating for over a decade, expanding its services and user base considerably, now offering focused trading in fixed-time trades (previously known as binary options in some regions) and Forex. Specifically, Olymp Trade operates two trading modes: fixed-time trades and forex mode. Fixed-time trades refer to trades with predetermined expiration times, where traders predict market movement directions. Payouts typically range from 70-90% of the investment amount. Forex Mode is a more traditional forex trading approach with variable leverage (up to 1:500 for experienced traders). At the same time, it allows for more sophisticated trading strategies with customisable take-profit and stop-loss orders.
Novatech FX Ltd. (“Novatech”), founded in 2019, was registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a jurisdiction known for its minimal regulations and booming unlicensed brokers. NovaTech, which said it was a leading forex and crypto trading platform, claimed to have its own trading software with deep liquidity. Mostly active from 2020 to 2023, they attracted investors by promising monthly returns of 3% to 5%. Accusing them of a $600 million investment fraud, the SEC filed charges on August 12, 2024, against NovaTech FX, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, and several promoters.
FBK Markets, a young South African forex broker, targets both beginners and experienced traders within this region. This broker shines at its low minimum deposit required, 100% deposit bonus, and flexible account options, yet we cannot consider it reliable as it operates without any regulation. Furthermore, it features an approximately 70% withdrawal failure rate.
Trade345, a young South African broker, has gained some regional popularity, but lacks an established reputation. Trade245 offers access to FX pairs, indices, stocks and commodities CFDs with operation on both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. Although this broker only asks for a modest minimum deposit, it does not shine on trading costs. Besides, this broker heavily relies on bonuses to attract new investors and it does not provide trading signals.
Pocket Option is considered a beginner-friendly trading platform, providing access to over 100 CFD instruments. Though not in an extensive range, 12 currency pairs, 10 cryptocurrencies, and stock indices are enough for focused and efficient trading. Particularly, forex trading starts at $10, perfectly fit for beginners' trading styles. Besides, Pocket Option provides a free demo account with virtual funds of $50,000 to give users risk-free practice. Though Pocket Option introduces commission-free option trading, they are less competitive in trading costs for other instruments.
FBS, more of an A-Book broking company, offers trading services through its three entities in Belize, Australia, and Europe, respectively. With the FBS platform, traders can get access to over 550 CFD-based instruments, including Forex, Indices, Energy, Stocks and Cryptocurrency through the FBS App and MetaTrader suite—MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. FBS's shining features, an extremely low entry barrier from $5 and its generous leverage up to 3000:1, attract active traders the most. competitor However, FBS does not provide tiered account options, only one live account offered for all investors, but opening an account here is quick and easy. FBS's copy trading solution—FBS Copytrade, while once available, isn't as user-friendly or prominently featured as those offered by competitors, closed in 2022, restricting beginners' access to simpler trading approaches.
Instaforex is a well-established international Forex broker serving a global clientele through its international entity in Belize and European entity in Cyprus. This online trading platform, targeting both beginners and experienced professionals, offers a great variety of tradable instruments, covering forex, stocks, commodities, indices, and cryptocurrencies. InstaForex's unique feature, ForexCopy, is a popular copy trading system that enables traders to automatically replicate the trades of successful investors. Besides, Instaforex offers a PAMM system where investors can allocate funds to be managed by experienced traders. And its unique OYS portfolios, a service intended for diversification of clients‘ investments. Based on the Copy mechanism, the service allows traders to copy OYS Portfolios, which are trading accounts comprising an asset or a group of assets managed by the company’s specialists. InstaForex provides access to popular trading platforms like MetaTrader 4 and MetaTra
AUREL BGC is one of the main financial intermediaries in France. Its main goal is to liberalize investment services and marketing of financial instruments in European countries and strengthen investor protection. Aurel BGC specializes in bond intermediation, money markets, equity and derivatives intermediation, structured products, and corporate finance.
BINETRIX is an unregulated product that offers a range of market instruments including cryptocurrencies, indices, commodities, and stocks. The lack of regulation raises concerns about the product's overall reliability. BINETRIX offers six different account types with varying interest rates but lacks transparency regarding leverage, spreads, and additional fees. The minimum deposit requirement is 1,000 EUR, and the broker provides two trading platforms: a web app and a mobile app. BINETRIX accepts clients from specific countries but has received highly negative reviews, with users expressing dissatisfaction, excessive fees, and a lack of regulatory licenses, indicating a lack of trustworthiness and reliability.
Founded in 2002, Freight Investor Services (FIS) is a dry bulk freight and commodity futures inter-dealer broker based in the United Kingdom. FIS is present in all major commodity derivatives markets globally and is an IDB participant of The Singapore Exchange (SGX), NASDAQ, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), European Energy Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange and the London Metal Exchange. FIS was the first broker in the cleared Iron Ore Swaps market in 2009, the first in cleared Coking Coal swaps in 2013, and the first to introduce Air FFAs in 2019.
ForexWare develops FX trading software and enterprise solutions to FX retail brokers, banks, financial institutions and money managers worldwide. ForexWare offers software solutions and technology for larger firms, institutions and small firms. ForexWare allows hedge funds and brokerage firms access to non-bank liquidity providers around the world.
ADMIS was registered in 2010 in Hong Kong, which is a broker specializing in futures trading. It uses CQG and TT as its trading platforms, and it is regulated by SFC. However, it does not reveal much information about account and trading details.
Registered in Latvia, Baltic International Bank offers property sales and auctions, including gold, cars and heavy equipment, personal property, and real estate. Kaleju Street 41, Riga with Furniture and equipment / List of interior items and books / Artwork and Miesnieku Street 9, Riga with office equipment/furniture are being auctioned.
TOPIATO is an unregulated brokerage company registered in the United Kingdom. Trade 200+ products including shares, currencies, metals, commodities, indices, and crypto. While the broker's official website has been closed, so traders cannot obtain more security information.
Founded in 2008, ACI TRADING runs under an FCA Common Business Registration license obtained from the United Kingdom. Supported by mobile and desktop apps, the platform provides several trading products including FX, commodities, indices, and stocks. Nonetheless, the broker goes outside the parameters of its licencing for regulations, which increases the risks for trading.
CKB is an unregulated brokerage company registered in Australia. While the broker's official website has been closed, so traders cannot obtain more security information.
ArkPie is a brokerage founded in 2003. The trading instruments it provides cover Forex, Commodities, Futures. It is currently unregulated.
TReal Capital is an unregulated brokerage company registered in the Hong Kong. While the broker's official website has been closed, so traders cannot obtain more security information.