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Independent Broker Verification · 2026

Regulated Forex & CFD Broker Reviews

Live brokerage accounts require a completely different evaluation from prop firm challenges. We audit the exact legal entity that holds your deposit, tier-1 regulatory licences (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, FSCA, CMA), live ECN/Raw spread + commission costs, and withdrawal reliability.

2026 Forex Broker Side-by-Side Comparison

Key trading conditions, regulatory licences, minimum deposits, and ECN spread benchmarks verified against official broker disclosures.

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BrokerRatingKey RegulatorsMin DepositRaw / Min SpreadMax LeveragePlatformsAction
4.1
ASIC + FCA$500.0 pips (Raw ECN) ($6/lot round turn)1:500MT4 · MT5 · TV
4.0
FSA · CBCS · BVI FSC · FSC Mauritius$10From 0.2 pips (Standard) (From $0.05/side/lot on Zero; up to $3.50 on Raw Spread)Up to 1:Unlimited when eligibleMT4 · MT5 · Terminal · App
3.9
ASIC + FSCA$200.0 pips (Prime/ECN) ($1.00/lot/side (ECN))1:1000MT4 · MT5 · App
3.8
FSA · FSC · CySEC · BVI FSC$10From 0.3 pips (Standard) ($3/side shown for Raw Spread)Up to 1:3000MT4 · MT5
3.8
FCA + CySEC$00.0 pips (Zero) (Confirm current rate in client area (Zero))1:2000 (Unlimited on InfinityX)MT4 · MT5 · App
3.7
FSC Mauritius · FSCA (intermediary)$100From 0.0 pips (RAW ECN) ($6 round turn (RAW ECN))Up to 500:1MT4 · MT5 · App
3.4
FSC Mauritius · SVG registration$8From 0.0 pips (ECN) ($4 (ECN only))Up to 1:2000MT4 · MT5 · App

In-Depth Forex & CFD Broker Reviews

Read our complete entity-by-entity breakdowns, live spread tests, account types, and deposit/withdrawal evaluations.

How we test brokers
Vantage Markets logo

Vantage Markets

ASIC RegulatedFCA Licensed
4.1
Min Deposit
$50
Max Leverage
1:500
Min Spread
0.0 pips (Raw ECN)
Regulation
ASIC + FCA
Exness logo

Exness

$10 StandardMT4 & MT5
4.0
Min Deposit
$10
Max Leverage
Up to 1:Unlimited when eligible
Min Spread
From 0.2 pips (Standard)
Regulation
FSA · CBCS · BVI FSC · FSC Mauritius
PU Prime logo

PU Prime

ASIC-Regulated EntityMulti-Entity Broker
3.9
Min Deposit
$20
Max Leverage
1:1000
Min Spread
0.0 pips (Prime/ECN)
Regulation
ASIC + FSCA
JustMarkets logo

JustMarkets

$10 Minimum DepositMT4 & MT5
3.8
Min Deposit
$10
Max Leverage
Up to 1:3000
Min Spread
From 0.3 pips (Standard)
Regulation
FSA · FSC · CySEC · BVI FSC
HFM logo

HFM

FCA-Regulated EntityMulti-Entity Broker
3.8
Min Deposit
$0
Max Leverage
1:2000 (Unlimited on InfinityX)
Min Spread
0.0 pips (Zero)
Regulation
FCA + CySEC
VM

VT Markets

RAW ECNMT4 & MT5
3.7
Min Deposit
$100
Max Leverage
Up to 500:1
Min Spread
From 0.0 pips (RAW ECN)
Regulation
FSC Mauritius · FSCA (intermediary)
V

Valetax

Cent AccountNo Swaps
3.4
Min Deposit
$8
Max Leverage
Up to 1:2000
Min Spread
From 0.0 pips (ECN)
Regulation
FSC Mauritius · SVG registration

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