FOREX.com review
Regulation, trading conditions, fees, platforms and user experiences
Also known as GAIN Capital
- Editorial score
- 8.2/10How we scored FOREX.com
- User rating
- No user ratings yet
- Country
- United States
- Established
- Established 2001
- Website
- forex.com
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FOREX.com is a forex and CFD broker associated with United States. This profile reviews its regulatory records, trading conditions, platforms, fees and available user reports.
FOREX.com is workable, with clear compromises. Regulated by CFTC/NFA (0339826); FCA; ASIC; CIRO; CIMA; MAS; JFSA; CySEC, offering FOREX.com Web Trading, FOREX.com mobile app, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView. What follows is drawn from the broker's own published material and covers the things that decide the account you end up with: who oversees them, what trading actually costs, and where the compromises sit.
FOREX.com at a glance
- Broker name
- FOREX.com
- Established
- 2001
- Headquarters
- Warren, New Jersey, United States
- Legal entities
- GAIN Capital Group LLC
- Regulatory status
- Regulated
- Minimum deposit
- $100
- Maximum leverage
- 1:30
- Trading platforms
- MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, Proprietary platform
- Markets offered
- Forex, Metals, Commodities, Indices, Shares, Bonds, Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Account types
- Standard/Spread-Only, RAW Pricing, MT4, MT5, Corporate, Professional, Demo
- Demo account
- Available
- Islamic account
- Available
- Customer support
- Live chat, email, phone, 24/5
- Official website
- forex.com
Our view of FOREX.com
FOREX.com stands out for a CFTC/NFA licence, 25 years of operating history, raw spreads from 0.0 pips and MetaTrader 4 and 5. The main issues to consider are an inactivity fee. Its suitability depends on the legal entity available in your country, the protection attached to that entity and whether its pricing and platform range match how you intend to trade.
Who FOREX.com may suit
FOREX.com may suit traders looking for a tier-one licence behind the account, raw spreads with a commission, automated strategies and MetaTrader.
Who should consider alternatives
Consider alternatives if you require copy trading, stronger regulatory protection or account terms that are not available through your local entity.
What stands out
- Strong regulatory oversight, comprehensive research tools
What to consider
- Higher spreads compared to some competitors
What traders report about FOREX.com
There are not enough eligible ratings to publish an aggregate user rating for FOREX.com.
- Open cases
- 0
- Broker responded
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
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How FOREX.com scored
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Category scores may be unavailable where there is not enough reliable information. The overall score should not be treated as a guarantee of safety, performance or suitability.
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