Headway Promotion
| Promotion | Status | |
|
Join IB Community and Reach up to $3,000 | active |
What are brokers operating under ESMA?
Many forex brokers are imposed to ESMA's new rules as most popular brokers come from the European Area. Many of them have been working with multiple licenses to maintain their global operation. Some examples are:
- Admiral Markets
- Exness
- eToro
- Plus500
- IG
- XTB
- AvaTrade
- FxPro
- NordFX
- TriumphFX
- Saxo Bank
- Interactive Brokers
- CMC Markets
Continue Reading at ESMA Regulations for Retail and Professional Traders
Offshore brokers refer to brokers who are established in countries other than your country of residence. Most commonly, it is referred to brokers who are located in areas away from mainlands such as in islands and other small, secluded countries. Saint Vincent and Grenadines is one of the popular places for offshore brokers to build their companies.
In theory, they are just like any other broker. They provide their services by acting as a middleman between you and the financial asset you wish you trade with. They offer you their services for a certain amount of spread or commission which varies by the asset being traded. However, with rewards also comes a reasonable amount of risk.
Continue Reading at Trading in an Offshore Broker: Pros and Cons
How many brokers worldwide have been proven to be truly fair?
There are only about 2% of the total number of all brokers around the world that are fair. They are Direct Market Access ECN/STP (a-book brokers). These brokers will send all of your trades to the interbank market without any conflict of interest.
Continue Reading at Exposing Forex Broker Secrets
Why do bonus brokers become hidden fees unnoticed by traders?
- Normally, a trader has to trade with a certain number of volumes before withdrawing the profits derived from the no deposit bonus.
- A welcome bonus requires a deposit from a trader for getting this bonus.
- The deposit match bonus typically has a minimum deposit requirement, a maximum limit, and the broker matches a trader's deposit at a preset percentage, typically ranging from 30% to 300%.
Bonus schemes from forex brokers have some requirements regarding how much your initial deposit should be or how much you need to trade if you intend to withdraw profits. The requirements may be okay for some traders, but some others may see them as a source of frustration.
Continue Reading at Exposing Forex Broker Secrets
