Funding and access

Fusion Markets review

How to fund and withdraw with Fusion Markets, and what it costs to trade.

Fusion Markets is workable, with clear compromises. Regulated by ASIC (AFSL 385620); Seychelles FSA (SD096); Vanuatu VFSC (40256), offering MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, 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.

Our rating

78/100

One rating, identical across our sites - only the way it is shown changes. It averages six assessments: regulation, trading costs, platforms, markets, support and education.

What it costs to trade

Spread from
0.0 pips
EUR/USD spread
Dynamic; published through live/historical spread tool
GBP/USD spread
Dynamic; published through live/historical spread tool
Commission
$2.25 per side / $4.50 round turn, Zero
All-in cost, EUR/USD
Approx. 0.5 pips, Zero
Spread type
Variable
Overnight swap
Both: overnight swaps may be charged or credited
Deposit fee
$0
Withdrawal fee
$0
Currency conversion
Applicable where conversion is required

A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

Fusion Markets lists a minimum deposit of $0. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Markets and execution

Markets
Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Metals, Energies, Cryptocurrencies
Currency pairs
90+
Total instruments
Hundreds
Crypto CFDs
Yes
Maximum leverage
Up to 1:500 internationally; Australian retail limits apply
Execution model
No Dealing Desk
Execution speed
Low-latency; current benchmark independently measured
Order types
Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and platform-specific orders
Servers
Low-latency institutional infrastructure

Leverage up to Up to 1:500 internationally; Australian retail limits apply is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.

Fusion Markets covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: bank transfer, visa/mastercard, paypal and numerous regional/electronic methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.

Platforms and tools

Platforms
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView
Own platform
No
Mobile app
MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView
Browser trading
Yes
Automated trading
Yes
Copy trading
Yes, Fusion+
Indicators
Extensive MT4/MT5, cTrader and TradingView libraries
Third-party tools
MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
API access
Platform/institutional options available

MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

cTrader shows depth of market and level II pricing, and is usually paired with raw-spread accounts rather than fixed-spread ones.

TradingView integration lets you trade from charts you may already use, removing the need to run a second platform for analysis.

Regulation and safety

Regulated by
ASIC (AFSL 385620); Seychelles FSA (SD096); Vanuatu VFSC (40256)
Regulator tier
Tier 1
Register entry
ASIC Professional Registers, AFSL 385620
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
National Australia Bank (NAB)
Negative balance protection
Yes
Compensation scheme
No statutory investor compensation scheme
Audited by
Not prominently disclosed
Not available to
Afghanistan, Congo, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand, North Korea, Ontario (Canada), Palestine, Russia, Spain, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, United States and US territories

Fusion Markets holds a tier-one authorisation from ASIC. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

It also operates an offshore entity (VFSC and FSA). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

ASIC caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection, and obliges the broker to hold client money in a separate trust account.

Vanuatu's VFSC is an offshore licence with limited oversight and no compensation scheme. It is often the entity that offers the highest leverage.

An FSA licence here is usually the Seychelles authorisation - an offshore entity, with lighter obligations than a tier-one regulator.

Accounts

Minimum deposit
$0
Account types
Zero, Classic, Swap-Free, Fusion Pro, Demo
Account currencies
AUD, USD, EUR, GBP, SGD, JPY and others depending on platform/entity
Islamic account
Yes
Demo account
Yes
Professional account
Yes, Fusion Pro
Minimum trade size
0.01 lots
Time to open
Typically a few minutes, subject to verification

Deposits and withdrawals

Deposit methods
Bank transfer, Visa/Mastercard, PayPal and numerous regional/electronic methods
Withdrawal methods
Bank transfer, cards and supported electronic/local methods
Deposit time
Many electronic methods instant; bank wire 1-5 business days
Withdrawal time
85% processed internally in under 1 hour
Local payment methods
30+ funding options, country-dependent

Support and education

Support hours
24/7
Contact channels
Live chat, email, Help Centre
Languages
Multilingual
Telephone
N/A
Email
help@fusionmarkets.com
Live chat response
Typically within minutes
Education
Trading education, webinars, platform guides and learning resources
Research
Market commentary, webinars, trading tools and analysis

The company behind the brand

Legal entity
Fusion Markets International Ltd
Company number
Seychelles-registered company
Headquarters
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Founded
2017
Publicly listed
No
Parent company
Fusion Markets Pty Ltd / Gleneagle group structure
Employees
Approx. 50-200
Also trades as
Fusion Markets