General Information & Regulation
Founded in 2007, AETOS Capital Group is an Australian registered online trading service provider offering investors access to a wide range of markets in foreign exchange, indices, global equities, precious metals, and commodities. AETOS Capital Group is regulated in several jurisdictions, with its Australian subsidiary AETOS AU regulated by the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission(Regulation No. 313016), and AETOS Capital Group (UK) Limited regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority(Regulation No. 5927), and AETOS Markets (V) Ltd is regulated by the Vanuatu VFSC(Regulatory Number: 700450).
Market Instruments
AETOS Capital Group offers financial products such as Forex, Indices, Spreads, Global Equities, Precious Metals, Commodities, Energy, and Cryptocurrencies.
AETOS Minimum Deposit
AETOS Capital Group offers two types of live accounts: the General Account and the Advanced Account. Moreover, a demo account with a validity of 14 days is also available. The minimum initial deposit for the General account is $250 and for the Advanced account is $500.
Account Opening
Opening a trading account with AETOS is easy and takes only a few minutes. Just visit the brokers website and click on ‘Live Accounts’ found on the top most bar on every webpage. The 3-page registration page displays. Fill in your email, phone number, country and choose a password. You should thoroughly read and understand the brokers policies before clicking submit. On the second page, choose your preferred account settings, your name, address, investment experience and financial information. You should also carefully read the various terms and then click submit if you agree to them. The last page is for uploading of verification documents. The account is created and login details are sent via email. When your account has been verified by the accounts team, you will be able to make a deposit and start trading online.
Leverage
Aetos as a regulated broker in two major jurisdictions complies to slightly different trading conditions according to particular regulatory obligations. Therefore, Australian clients that trading with AU Aetos are entitled to enjoy high leverage up to 1:400. However, those traders that are operated under the European FCA regulation can use limited Leverage with a maximum of 1:30 on Forex instruments.
AETOS Spreads & Commissions
Typical spreads for AETOS Advanced accounts start at 1.2 pips for Forex currency pairs and 26 cents for XAUUSD, 0.8 pips for EURUSD, 1.3 pips for USDJPY, and 1.4 pips for GBPUSD as shown on the AETOS website.
AETOS Trading Platform
AETOS offers traders popular MT4 trading platform available today. MT4 offers flexible order trading capabilities in addition to other features, including news, market quotes, chart analysis, indicators, alerts, and newsletters, and a mobile version that supports iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, allowing investors to manage their trading accounts wherever they are. Apart from the outstanding order trading and account management features, the MT4 mobile platform also offers a comprehensive range of analytical options.
Deposit & Withdrawal
AETOS Capital Group supports multiple deposit methods such as Skrill, Neteller, Wire Transfer, ZOTAPAY, and PayTrust. Withdrawals via wire transfer will take 1 to 5 business days to arrive, depending on the bank chosen.
Customer Support
The client support desk is available 24/5 to assist the traders with any kind of problem that may arise. They can be reached via instant web chat, email, fax and telephone. If you have any suggestion or opinion, you are encouraged to fill the ‘feedback form’ provided. The support team also has a FAQ but it has only 9 questions and answers on account related issues. On social media, AETOS is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Accepted Regions
AETOS does not accept clients from USA, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong or certain countries and jurisdictions outside of Australia. Some AETOS broker features and products mentioned within this AETOS review may not be available to traders from specific countries due to legal restrictions.
