General Information & Regulation
Founded in 2001, ActivTrades is brokerage firm, headquartered in London, with offices in Milan, Nassau, and Sofia. It initially focused on forex business and then gradually expanded its product ranges, providing trading conditions and service support for clients in more than 140 countries. At present, ActivTrades is fully regulated and lincensed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the registration number 434413, and also holds a retail forex license from the Bahamas Securities Commission (SCB), with registration number unknown.
Market Instruments
So far, traders can choose from more than 1,000 CFDs or spread game products in the company, involving forex, indices, stocks, commodities, finance, ETFs, and other options.
Minimum Deposit
There are three account options on offer on ActivTrades platform, namely the individual account, the professional account and the swap-free account. The individual account requires a minimum deposit of ￡500，and the professional account is offered to those who are eligible under ESMA regulations, with minimum deposit for this account not fully disclosed.
Leverage of ActivTrades
Leverage is capped at 1:30 in line with the EMSA regulations, the maximum leverage 1:30 for currecy pairs, 1:20 for indices and shares, 1:10 for commodities and 1:5 for cryptocurrencies.
Spread & Commissions
The minimum spread for the EURUSD is 1.5 pips, and the minimum spread for the USDJPY is 1.5 pips. The minimum spread for the BPGUSD is 1.8 pips, and the minimum spread AUDUSD is 1.6. Here is the spreads comparison between ActivTrades and some other big brokers:
Trading Platform Applied
The trading platforms applied by the company are Activtrader, MetaTrader4, and MetaTrader5. The enhanced ActivTrader platform uses the latest technology and advanced capabilities to create an immersive trading experience for traders. Enter the financial market and trade more than 500 CFDs, including foreign exchange, commodities, stock indexes, options, stocks, and ETFs. MT4 is one of the most trusted and popular trading platforms, user-friendly, offering advanced technology and enhanced security, tradable forex, metals, indices, fixed income, and commodities. MT5 has new features with online trading more professional and accurate, docking more than 450 stocks, ETFs, and other products in MT4.
Deposit & Withdrawal
CNY and online banking system deposits are supported, no handling fees, arrival time within 30 minutes. Bank wire is also accepted, no handling fees (fees may be required for transfer), and processed within the same working day. Neteller, Skrill, Sofort, Paypal, free of charge, 30 minutes to the account. UK and European Economic Area credit/debit cards are free of handling fees, the payment time within 30 minutes. Non-EEA credit/debit cards charge a 1.5% handling fee and are not suitable for mainland Chinese residents. Withdrawal methods are RMB withdrawal, no handling fee, bank wire (single euro area, British express remittance, BGN) debit card/credit card, NETELLER, SKRILL, PAYPAL free handling fee. Bank wire transfer-NAB / MoneyCorp, charges 20 AUD or 9 pounds.
