Deriv Review

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

Written by David Johnson
Fact checked by Angelo Martins
Last updated January 2025
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Live Spreads

BrokersForexCommodities
EURUSDGBPJPYAUDNZDAverageXAUUSDXAGUSDAverage
Deriv
IC Markets - Raw Spread
IC Markets - Standard
Pepperstone - Razor
Admirals - Trade
HFM - Zero Spread
HFM - Premium
Pepperstone - Standard
BrokersForexCommodities
EURUSDGBPJPYAUDNZDAverageXAUUSDXAGUSDAverage
Deriv
IC Markets - Raw Spread
IC Markets - Standard
Pepperstone - Razor
Admirals - Trade
HFM - Zero Spread
HFM - Premium
Pepperstone - Standard

We analyze the combined spread and commission cost averaged over time. The table above displays combined spread and commission costs sampled from live accounts using our spread analyzer tool. To compare Deriv to other brokers or symbols than the ones shown, click the orange edit button and select new brokers or symbols.

The spread is the difference between the bid (sell) and ask (buy) price of an asset. Commission is also charged on top of the spread on some account types and constitutes an additional transaction cost.

Deriv User reviews

4.5
(1)
Ranked 8 out of 1747 (Forex Brokers)
This rating is based on 0 reviews by users that proved they are real customers of this company and 1 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.
17 March 2025
Approved reviewer
Location: Nigeria
17 March 2025
5.0
Approved reviewer
They are the best


Regulation

Company Licenses & Regulations Segregated Client Money Deposit Compensation Scheme Negative Balance Protection Rebates Max. Leverage Retail Clients
Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited up to €20,000 30 : 1
Deriv (V) Ltd 1000 : 1
Deriv (BVI) Ltd 1000 : 1
Deriv (FX) Ltd 500 : 1

Available Assets: Search all tradable instruments 

Unique Symbol Count: 534
Symbol Description Trading platform Contract Size Swap Rate Long Swap Rate Short Swap Type Swap Days
AALAmerican Airlines Group IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.06-0.07Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AAPLAppleMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.22-1.33Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AAVUSDAAVE vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
ABNBAirbnb IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -27.50-8.80Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
ADAUSDCardano vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
ADSAdidas SalomonMT51 units per 1 Lot -3.35-10.16Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AGG.USiShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-4.40Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AIGAmerican International GroupMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.52-0.56Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AIRAirbus SEMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-3.52Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AIRFAir France KLM SAMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.330.00Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
ALGUSDAlgorand vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
AMCAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Class A Common StockMT51 units per 1 Lot 0.00-1.10Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-3.30Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AMZNAmazon.com IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.16-1.26Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
APEUSDApeCoin vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
APTUSDAptos vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -29.00-29.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
ARKK.USARK Innovation ETF CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot -2.20-5.50Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUD BasketAUD vs equally weighted basket of USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CADMT5100 units per 1 Lot -3.00-1.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDCADAustralian Dollar vs Canadian DollarMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.22-0.67Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDCADmicroAustalian Dollar vs Canadian Dollar micro (1 lot=1000 units)MT51000 units per 1 Lot 0.22-0.67Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDCHFAustralian Dollar vs Swiss FrancMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.45-0.69Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDCHFmicroAustalian Dollar vs Swiss Franc micro (1 lot=1000 units)MT51000 units per 1 Lot 0.45-0.69Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDJPYAustralian Dollar vs Japanese YenMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.65-1.30Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDJPYmicroAustralian Dollar vs Japanese Yen micro (1 lot=1000 units)MT51000 units per 1 Lot 0.65-1.30Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDNZDAustralian Dollar vs New Zealand DollarMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.07-0.51Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDNZDmicroAustalian Dollar vs New Zealand Dollar micro (1 lot=1000 units)MT51000 units per 1 Lot 0.07-0.51Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDSGDAustralian Dollar vs Singapore DollarMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.15-0.66Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDUSDAustralian Dollar vs US DollarMT5100000 units per 1 Lot -0.16-0.05Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDUSD DFX 10 IndexDerived from AUDUSD, constant volatility of 10%MT51 units per 1 Lot -5.00-5.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDUSD DFX 20 IndexDerived from AUDUSD, constant volatility of 20%MT51 units per 1 Lot -10.00-10.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUDUSDmicroAustalian Dollar vs US Dollar micro (1 lot=1000 units)MT51000 units per 1 Lot -0.16-0.05Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
AUS_200Australia 200MT51 units per 1 Lot ----
Australia 200Australia 200MT51 units per 1 Lot -6.402.09Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
AVAUSDAvalanche vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -25.00-25.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BABoeingMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.99-1.09Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BABAAlibaba Group Holding LtdMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.66-0.73Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BACBank of AmericaMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.22-0.24Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BATUSDBasic Attention Token vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BAYBayer AGMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.55-1.87Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BBBlackBerry Limited Common StockMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.100.00Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BCHUSDBitcoin Cash vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -17.00-17.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BCHUSD.convBitcoin Cash vs USD, used for conversion, not for tradingMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BIIBBiogen Inc.MT51 units per 1 Lot -3.30-9.90Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BMWBMWMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.88-2.75Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
BNBUSDBinance Coin vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Boom 1000 IndexOn average 1 spike occurs in the price series every 1000 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -18.00-6.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Boom 300 IndexOn average 1 spike occurs in the price series every 300 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -36.00-27.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Boom 500 IndexOn average 1 spike occurs in the price series every 500 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -23.00-9.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Boom 600 IndexOn average 1 spike occurs in the price series every 600 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -18.00-14.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Boom 900 IndexOn average 1 spike occurs in the price series every 900 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -16.00-11.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BTCETHBitcoin vs EthereumMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BTCLTCBitcoin vs LitecoinMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BTCUSDBitcoin vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BTCUSD.convBitcoin vs USD, used for conversion, not for tradingMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
BYNDBeyond Meat Inc.MT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-5.50Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CCitigroupMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.38-0.43Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CADCHFCanadian Dollar vs Swiss FrancMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.25-0.51Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
CADJPYCanadian Dollar vs Japanese YenMT5100000 units per 1 Lot 0.35-0.89Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
CHFJPYSwiss Franc vs Japanese YenMT5100000 units per 1 Lot -0.33-0.15Pips5 days (3x Wednesday)
China 50China 50MT51 units per 1 Lot -6.842.44Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
China H SharesChina H SharesMT51 units per 1 Lot -5.871.65Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
CL_BRENTBrent crude oilMT51 units per 1 Lot 4.98-7.19Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CocoaCocoa Soft CommodityMT5100 units per 1 Lot 0.901.98Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CoffeeArabCoffee Arabica Soft CommodityMT5100 units per 1 Lot 0.900.08Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CoffeeRobuCoffee Robusta Soft CommodityMT5100 units per 1 Lot 0.90-0.09Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
COINCoinbase Global IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -9.90-34.10Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
COMUSDCompound vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
CONGContinental AGMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.460.08Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CottonCotton Soft CommodityMT5100 units per 1 Lot 0.90-0.03Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
Crash 1000 IndexOn average 1 drop occurs in the price series every 1000 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -6.00-18.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Crash 300 IndexOn average 1 drop occurs in the price series every 300 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -27.00-36.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Crash 500 IndexOn average 1 drop occurs in the price series every 500 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -9.00-23.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Crash 600 IndexOn average 1 drop occurs in the price series every 600 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -14.00-18.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Crash 900 IndexOn average 1 drop occurs in the price series every 900 ticksMT51 units per 1 Lot -11.00-16.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
CRMSalesforce.com IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -2.20-7.70Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
CSCOCisco SystemsMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.36-0.40Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
DALDelta Air LinesMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-2.20Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
DAX_40Germany 40MT51 units per 1 Lot ----
DBKDeutsche Bank AGMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.12-0.38Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 1500 DOWN IndexSmall spikes and major drops every 25 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-25.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 1500 UP IndexSmall drops and major spikes every 25 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -25.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 600 DOWN IndexSmall spikes and major drops every 10 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -20.00-30.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 600 UP IndexSmall drops and major spikes every 10 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -30.00-20.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 900 DOWN IndexSmall spikes and major drops every 15 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -25.00-35.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DEX 900 UP IndexSmall drops and major spikes every 15 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -35.00-25.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DIA.USSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot -3.30-12.10Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
DISWalt Disney CompanyMT51 units per 1 Lot -0.54-0.59Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
DOGUSDDogecoin vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DOTUSDPolkadot vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Drift Switch Index 10Switches between regimes every 10 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -7.50-7.50Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Drift Switch Index 20Switches between regimes every 20 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -7.50-7.50Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
Drift Switch Index 30Switches between regimes every 30 minutes on averageMT51 units per 1 Lot -7.50-7.50Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
DSHUSDDash vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -21.00-21.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
EBAYeBay IncMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-2.20Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
EEM.USiShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund ETF CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-2.20Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
EFA.USiShares MSCI EAFE ETF CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot -1.10-3.30Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
EOSUSDEOS vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -24.00-24.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)
ERX.USDirexion Daily Energy Bull 2x Shares CFDMT51 units per 1 Lot 0.00-1.10Points5 days (3x Wednesday)
ESP_35Spain 35MT51 units per 1 Lot ----
ETCUSDEthereum Classic vs US DollarMT51 units per 1 Lot -15.00-15.00Annual %5 days (3x Wednesday)

The live symbol search above is taken from live accounts synced to our system.

CFDs (Contracts for Difference) allow traders to speculate on the price movement of various assets without owning the underlying asset. This can provide leverage and flexibility but can also increase risk.

Live Swap Rates

Swap Rate: Long Position
Swap Rate: Short Position
Swap Rate Calculation Method
BrokersForexCommodities
EURUSDGBPJPYAUDNZDAverageXAUUSDXAGUSDAverage
Deriv
Pips
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IC Markets
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
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Pepperstone
Pips
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Pips
Points
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HFM
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
Admirals
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
BrokersForexCommodities
EURUSDGBPJPYAUDNZDAverageXAUUSDXAGUSDAverage
Deriv
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
IC Markets
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
Admirals
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
HFM
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
Pepperstone
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
BrokersForexCommodities
EURUSDGBPJPYAUDNZDAverageXAUUSDXAGUSDAverage
Deriv
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
IC Markets
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
Pepperstone
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
HFM
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points
Admirals
Pips
Pips
Pips
Points
Points

Data from the table above is taken from live accounts using our swap rate analyzer tool. To compare the swap rates of different brokers or symbols than the ones shown, click the orange edit button. 

Swap rates, also known as financing fees, are charged by brokers for holding positions overnight. These fees can either be positive or negative. Positive swap rates pay out to the trader, while negative swap rates incur a cost. 

Deriv Profile

Company Name Deriv Ltd
Categories Forex Brokers, Binary Options, Cryptocurrency Brokers
Primary Category Forex Brokers
Year Founded 1999
Headquarters Malaysia
Office Locations United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Paraguay, Rwanda
Account Currency AUD, EUR, GBP, USD
Support Languages Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai
Funding Methods Bank Wire, Credit/Debit Card, FasaPay, Neteller, PaySafeCard, Perfect Money, Skrill, Webmoney, SticPay, AirTM, Jeton Wallet, Paylivre, OnlineNaira, Help2Pay
Financial Instruments Forex, Shares, Indices, Binary Options, Cryptocurrencies, ETFs
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