FXCM Review

Read our concise, full review on the pros and cons of FXCM

Written by Angelo Martins
Fact checked by David Johnson
Last updated January 2025
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FXCM User reviews

4.5
(1)
Ranked 17 out of 1744 (Forex Brokers)
This rating is based on 1 reviews by users that proved they are real customers of this company and 0 that did not.All reviews undergo significant human and technical moderation.Companies that get 30+ reviews by verified reviewers are scored only on their ratings by verified reviewers and get a green checkmark by their rating.
4 February 2025
Verified reviewer
Location: United Arab Emirates
Account types: MT4 / FXCM Markets
4 February 2025
5.0
Verified reviewer
FXCM

FXCM Regulation / Money Protection

5.0
Company Licenses & Regulations Segregated Client Money Deposit Compensation Scheme Negative Balance Protection Rebates Max. Leverage Retail Clients
Stratos Trading Pty. Limited 30 : 1
Stratos Europe Ltd up to €20,000 30 : 1
Stratos Markets Limited up to £85,000 30 : 1
Stratos South Africa (Pty) Ltd 400 : 1
Stratos Global LLC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1000 : 1

FXCM Overall rating

4.4
Ranked 31 out of 1744 (Forex Brokers)
Overall rating is derived from an aggregate of ratings in multiple categories.
Rating Weight
User rating3
Popularity
3.9
3
Regulation
5.0
2
Pricing rating
4.0
1
Features
Not rated
1
Customer Support
Not rated
1

FXCM Profile

Company Name FXCM
Categories Forex Brokers, Forex Rebates
Primary Category Forex Brokers
Year Founded 1999
Office Locations Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, United Kingdom
Account Currency CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, NZD, USD
Client funds bank Bank of America, Barclays Bank
Support Languages English
Funding Methods Bank Wire, Credit/Debit Card, Neteller, Skrill, Rapid Transfer, Klarna
Financial Instruments Futures, Forex, Shares, Indices, Oil/Energies, Cryptocurrencies, Metals
24 hour support
Segregated Accounts
Islamic Accounts
Accepts Canadian clients
Accepts Japanese Clients
Non expiring demo
Trading API
Cent accounts
Negative balance protection
Social trading
Regulatory deposit insurance
Trailing stops
Bonuses
Interest on margin
Fixed spread
Variable spread

FXCM Account types

  MT4 / FXCM UK Trading Station / FXCM UK MT4 / FXCM Markets Trading Station / FXCM Markets
Maximum leverage400:11000:1400:11000:1
Mobile PlatformMT4 MobileProprietaryMT4 MobileProprietary
Trading platformMT4ProprietaryMT4Proprietary
Spread TypeVariable Spread-Variable Spread
Minimum Deposit50
Minimum Trade Size0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Hedging Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  MT4 / FXCM UK
Maximum leverage 400:1
Trading platform MT4
Mobile platform MT4 Mobile
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 50
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Hedging Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  Trading Station / FXCM UK
Maximum leverage 1000:1
Trading platform Proprietary
Mobile platform Proprietary
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 50
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Hedging Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  MT4 / FXCM Markets
Maximum leverage 400:1
Trading platform MT4
Mobile platform MT4 Mobile
Minimum deposit 50
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Hedging Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  Trading Station / FXCM Markets
Maximum leverage 1000:1
Trading platform Proprietary
Mobile platform Proprietary
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 50
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Hedging Allowed
Islamic Accounts

FXCM Web traffic

Our web traffic data is sourced from SimilarWeb and sums the traffic data of all websites associated with a broker. Organic visits are visits the broker didn't pay for, based on the available data. This data updates once monthly and can be based on data purchased from internet service providers, traffic metrics sourced by a third party such as Google Analytics that the company chooses to share with SimilarWeb, etc.

Websites
fxcm.com
Organic monthly visits 357,146 (98%)
Organic traffic rank 55 out of 1724 (Forex Brokers)
Paid monthly visits 7,753 (2%)
Total monthly visits 364,899
Bounce rate 37%
Pages per visit 3.81
Average visit duration 00:02:52.4000000

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