EssFX
FXCM
Regulated
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Founded 27 years ago

FXCM

Trading Station — 25+ years on global markets. London-headquartered Stratos group broker, pioneer of retail Forex with the proprietary Trading Station platform. Regulated by FCA, ASIC, CySEC and ISA across multiple jurisdictions, legally operating as Stratos Markets Limited (UK).

Official WebsiteOpen Account
9.6/ 10.0
Overall Score
founded 1999
/
licensed in
🇦🇺ASIC🇬🇧FCA🇨🇾CySEC🇮🇱ISA
/
servers40
/
apps3
Block 02 · Risk index

Risk Score Index

Multi-axis evaluation across six pillars

0 — 10 scale
Regulation
Pillar 1/6
9.2
/ 10

Strength and number of active licenses in tier-1 jurisdictions.

Transparency
Pillar 2/6
9.1
/ 10

Disclosure of fees, execution venues, and beneficial ownership.

Stability
Pillar 3/6
9.9
/ 10

Years of operation, capitalization and funding deposit history.

Client Protection
Pillar 4/6
9.9
/ 10

Investor compensation schemes, segregated accounts, negative balance protection.

Reputation
Pillar 5/6
9.3
/ 10

Aggregated trader sentiment from independent reviews and complaints.

Platform Quality
Pillar 6/6
10.0
/ 10

Quality, latency and feature breadth of supported trading platforms.

Block 03 · Licenses

Forex Regulations

Active licenses by jurisdiction

ASIC
🇦🇺Australia
Active
License
Stratos Trading Pty. Limited — Market Making (MM)
Reg ID309763
FCA
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Active
License
Stratos Markets Limited — Market Making (MM)
Reg ID217689
CySEC
🇨🇾Cyprus
Active
License
Stratos Europe Ltd — Market Making (MM)
Reg ID392/20
ISA
🇮🇱Israel
Active
License
Stratos Light Ltd — Securities Trading License (AGN)
Reg ID515234623
Block 04 · Trading platforms

Platform Licenses

Authorized trading platforms & servers

Licensed
MT4
MetaTrader 4
Full License MT4
Servers40
Licensed
Proprietary
In-house
FXCM Trading Station
Authorized servers40 servers
(MT4)
FXCM-EURReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-EURReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal03
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal04
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal05
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal07
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal08
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDReal09
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-AUDReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-CADReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-GBPReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-JPYReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-AUDDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-EURDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-GBPDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-USDDemo02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping16ms
(MT4)
FXCM-MT4MC01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping48ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-EURReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-EURReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal03
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal04
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal05
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal07
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal08
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDReal09
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-AUDReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-CADReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-GBPReal01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-JPYReal02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-AUDDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-EURDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-GBPDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDDemo01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-USDDemo02
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping43ms
(MT4)
StratosGlobal-MT4MC01
MetaTrader 4 server · live
ping37ms
Block 06 · Acquisition

Trading Strategy

Web traffic acquisition mix

100%
Total share
Block 07 · Geographic reach

Business Region

Top 10 markets by influence

10 active markets
01
🇫🇷
FRFrance
5.2
02
🇦🇺
AUAustralia
4.5
03
🇺🇸
USUnited States
4.4
04
🇩🇪
DEGermany
4.4
05
🇮🇳
INIndia
4.4
06
🇨🇦
CACanada
4.3
07
🇰🇭
KHCambodia
4.2
08
🇹🇭
THThailand
4.0
09
🇻🇳
VNVietnam
3.9
10
🇧🇷
BRBrazil
3.1
Block 08 · Independent review

Video Review

Independent broker analysis