Funding and access
TopFX review
How to fund and withdraw with TopFX, and what it costs to trade.
TopFX is workable, with clear compromises. Regulated by BVI FSC (SIBA/L/23/1161); CySEC (138/11); Seychelles FSA (SD037), offering MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader. 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
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
- Approx. 0.2 pips, Raw
- GBP/USD spread
- Approx. 0.4 pips, Raw
- Commission
- $2.75 per side / $5.50 round turn, Raw
- All-in cost, EUR/USD
- Approx. 0.75 pips
- Spread type
- Variable
- Overnight swap
- Both: overnight swaps may be charged or credited
- Inactivity fee
- No standard inactivity fee prominently advertised
- Deposit fee
- Generally none internally
- Withdrawal fee
- Method-dependent
- 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.
TopFX 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, Metals, Energies, Cryptocurrencies, Synthetic Indices
- Currency pairs
- 60+
- Total instruments
- 600+
- Crypto CFDs
- Yes
- Maximum leverage
- 1:1000
- Execution model
- Principal / sole execution venue
- Execution speed
- Under 30ms
- Order types
- Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and platform-specific pending orders
- Servers
- Low-latency institutional trading infrastructure
Leverage up to 1:1000 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.
TopFX covers forex, shares, indices, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies, synthetic indices. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.
Funding options: bank transfer, visa/mastercard, e-wallets, cryptocurrencies and regional payment 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
- Own platform
- No
- Mobile app
- Third-party MT4, MT5 and cTrader apps
- Browser trading
- Yes
- Automated trading
- Yes
- Copy trading
- Yes
- Indicators
- MT4/MT5 and cTrader indicator libraries plus custom indicators
- Third-party tools
- MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader
- API access
- Yes, FIX API and cTrader Open API
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.
Regulation and safety
- Regulated by
- BVI FSC (SIBA/L/23/1161); CySEC (138/11); Seychelles FSA (SD037)
- Regulator tier
- Tier 1 through Cyprus entity
- Register entry
- CySEC CIF Register, licence 138/11
- Client money segregated
- Yes
- Held at
- Regulated banking institutions; specific bank not prominently disclosed
- Negative balance protection
- Entity/client classification dependent
- Compensation scheme
- ICF up to €20,000 for eligible Cyprus retail clients; none for BVI/Seychelles clients
- Audited by
- Independent external auditors
- Not available to
- United States, North Korea, Myanmar, Iran and jurisdictions where the offering is prohibited
TopFX holds a tier-one authorisation from CySEC. 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 (FSC 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.
CySEC licences passport across the EU and follow the 1:30 retail leverage cap, with the Investor Compensation Fund covering eligible claims.
An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.
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, Raw, Islamic/Swap-Free, Demo, PAMM
- Account currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP
- Islamic account
- Yes
- Demo account
- Yes
- Professional account
- Yes, entity-dependent
- Minimum trade size
- 0.01 lots
- Time to open
- Typically a few minutes
Deposits and withdrawals
- Deposit methods
- Bank transfer, Visa/Mastercard, e-wallets, cryptocurrencies and regional payment methods
- Withdrawal methods
- Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets, cryptocurrencies and applicable original funding methods
- Deposit time
- Many electronic methods instant; bank transfers typically several business days
- Withdrawal time
- Generally processed within one business day; provider settlement varies
- Minimum withdrawal
- Method-dependent
- Local payment methods
- Multiple regional payment solutions
Support and education
- Support hours
- 24/5
- Contact channels
- Live chat, email, phone/contact form
- Languages
- Multilingual
- Telephone
- N/A
- cs@topfx.com
- Live chat response
- Typically within minutes
- Education
- Trading guides, platform education, webinars and educational market content
- Research
- Market analysis, trading insights and platform-based analytical tools
The company behind the brand
- Legal entity
- TopFX Markets Limited
- Company number
- 2116078
- Headquarters
- Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- Founded
- 2010
- Publicly listed
- No
- Parent company
- Independent
- Employees
- Approx. 100-500
- Also trades as
- TopFX
Information is regularly updated. Last compiled from TopFX's own website on 26 August 2026.