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A long-established FCA-regulated broker with no minimum deposit, four integrated platforms including TradingView, and industry-leading client fund insurance — but no raw spreads and no copy trading.
Spreads, minimum deposit and leverage are indicative and vary by account type and jurisdiction — confirm current terms on the broker’s site.
A long-established FCA-regulated broker with no minimum deposit, four integrated platforms including TradingView, and industry-leading client fund insurance — but no raw spreads and no copy trading.
ActivTrades is regulated by FCA (UK), CMVM (Portugal), SCB (Bahamas), FSC (Mauritius), BCB/CVM (Brazil). Independently verifiable licences include FCA (UK) — ActivTrades PLC, FRN 434413. It carries strong, well-established regulatory oversight.
EUR/USD spreads are around 1 pips, with $0 (all-in spread; no raw/commission account exists) commission. The minimum deposit is $0 (no minimum for most regions; $500 for China/Brazil residents) and maximum retail leverage is 1:30 (UK/EU retail); 1:400 (professional clients). Swap-free (Islamic) trading is offered conditionally — Islamic account available on request; restricted to residents of 13 specified Muslim-majority countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, and others); a fixed administrative fee applies per position instead of swap (direction-dependent amount, not publicly disclosed); crypto and some instruments excluded from swap-free treatment.
Platforms include MT4, MT5, ActivTrader, TradingView. ActivTrades provides ~1,100+ CFDs (49 forex pairs, ~910 stock CFDs, 33 indices, 29 commodities, 82 ETFs, 6 bonds; crypto CFDs unavailable to UK/FCA retail clients) across Forex, funded via Bank wire transfer, Visa/Mastercard (credit/debit), PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, Sofort.
ActivTrades is a credible, mid-tier FCA broker founded in 2001 with a genuinely strong regulatory footprint — the UK entity provides FSCS protection plus an additional £1,000,000 Lloyd's insurance layer that few competitors match. Spreads on major pairs are competitive without being best-in-class (EUR/USD averages around 1.0 pip all-in, targeting 0.5 pips; no raw account exists), and the TradingView native execution integration is a meaningful differentiator. Traders outside the UK should note that the Bahamas (SCB) and Mauritius (FSC) entities carry significantly less regulatory weight than the FCA/CMVM entities, and a 2011 FSA fine for client money segregation failures (resolved) is worth noting for due diligence.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom · Funding: Bank wire transfer, Visa/Mastercard (credit/debit), PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, Sofort, AstroPay, Cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, USDT)
Licence numbers link to each regulator’s public register so you can verify them yourself. Last checked 2026-06-25.
ActivTrades is authorised by FCA (UK), CMVM (Portugal), SCB (Bahamas), FSC (Mauritius), BCB/CVM (Brazil). Brokers regulated in tier-1 jurisdictions are generally required to hold client money separately from company funds and may offer protections such as negative-balance protection or an investor-compensation scheme — the exact safeguards depend on the entity you sign up with. As with all trading, your capital is at risk. Confirm which entity, licence and protections apply to your country on the regulator’s register before funding an account.
Available on desktop, web and mobile. Tradable across Forex. Track every position you take with ActivTrades in the FXMARE trading journal.
ActivTrades is a credible, mid-tier FCA broker founded in 2001 with a genuinely strong regulatory footprint — the UK entity provides FSCS protection plus an additional £1,000,000 Lloyd's insurance layer that few competitors match. Spreads on major pairs are competitive without being best-in-class (EUR/USD averages around 1.0 pip all-in, targeting 0.5 pips; no raw account exists), and the TradingView native execution integration is a meaningful differentiator. Traders outside the UK should note that the Bahamas (SCB) and Mauritius (FSC) entities carry significantly less regulatory weight than the FCA/CMVM entities, and a 2011 FSA fine for client money segregation failures (resolved) is worth noting for due diligence.
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