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XAU/USD (Gold)

Currency & Pairs Beginner

Gold priced in US dollars — traded on FX platforms as a 'CFD' or 'spot metal' alongside currency pairs.

Plexytrade

Unregulated Saint Lucia broker with 1:2000 leverage, $50 minimums and crypto-only funding; works while it works.

Unregulated

2.4/5 Overall
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Min dep $50
EUR/USD 0.00p+$2.0
Leverage 1:2,000
Founded 2024
Day traders EA / algo High leverage
Score breakdown 5 axes · 27 sub-criteria · click to drill down
Last reviewed 14 May 2026 Read full Plexytrade review
Regulators (1 entity)
OTHER · IBC 2023-00662
Ecosystem & permissions
MT4 / MT5 / TradeLocker Free VPS Mobile app Trading Central Scalping / EA / Hedging Demo account

Strengths

  • Raw EUR/USD spreads from 0.0 pips on Gold Raw with $2 per side ($4 round-turn) commission; directly competitive with IC Markets and Pepperstone pricing
  • 1:2000 maximum leverage on the Micro account ($50 minimum); among the highest available anywhere

Trade-offs

  • Holds no financial-services license anywhere; the 'Saint Lucia IBC 2023-00662' is a shell-company registration number, not a forex license
  • Independent audit confirms Plexy Trade Ltd is NOT registered with the Saint Lucia FSRA or Montenegro's Central Bank, contrary to some review-site claims of 'FSRA Tier-3 regulated'

ICMarkets

Sydney-born ECN broker with the tightest raw spreads in the field, served mostly through a Seychelles entity

Top-tier regulated ASIC · CYSEC +3 entities

4.3/5 Overall
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Min dep $200
EUR/USD 0.00p+$7.0
Leverage 1:1,000
Founded 2007
Copy trading Day traders EA / algo
Score breakdown 5 axes · 27 sub-criteria · click to drill down
Last reviewed 14 May 2026 Read full ICMarkets review
Regulators (5 entities)
ASIC · AFSL 335692 CYSEC · 362/18 FSA_SC · SD018 SCB_BS · SIA-F214 CMA · 199
Ecosystem & permissions
MT4 / MT5 / cTrader Free VPS Copy trading Mobile app Webinars Trading Central Autochartist Scalping / EA / Hedging

Strengths

  • Lowest raw EUR/USD spreads in the field (0.01 pips average, USD 7 round-turn)
  • Equinix NY4 and LD5 co-located servers; sub-300 ms average execution latency

Trade-offs

  • Most non-EU and non-AU clients land at the Seychelles entity; no statutory compensation scheme
  • Mobile app is MetaTrader-only; no proprietary app, no biometric login, no mobile 2FA

BlackBull Markets

Auckland-based ECN broker with LMAX-powered Prime pricing, six platforms and a 4.7/5 Trustpilot; single FMA license, no compensation scheme.

Top-tier regulated FMA · FMA +1 entity

4.0/5 Overall
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Min dep $0
EUR/USD 0.00p+$6.0
Leverage 1:500
Founded 2014
Beginners Copy trading Day traders
Score breakdown 5 axes · 27 sub-criteria · click to drill down
Last reviewed 14 May 2026 Read full BlackBull Markets review
Regulators (3 entities)
FMA · FSP403326 (Derivatives Issuer) FSA_SC · SD045 (Securities Dealer / EP) FMA · FSP1002113 (Share Investing only)
Ecosystem & permissions
MT4 / MT5 / cTrader Free VPS Copy trading Mobile app Webinars Autochartist Scalping / EA / Hedging Demo account

Strengths

  • ECN Prime: 0.0-pip raw EUR/USD with $6 round-turn commission since the September 2025 LMAX-powered spread cut, and $0 minimum deposit since 2025 (down from $2,000)
  • Six trading platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView (with live execution from charts), BlackBull CopyTrader (Hokocloud), and BlackBull Invest (Interactive Brokers TWS, 26,000+ securities)

Trade-offs

  • No statutory investor compensation scheme on either entity; NZ FMA doesn't operate one, Seychelles FSA doesn't either, and there's no Lloyd's-style private insurance backstop
  • Black Bull Group UK Limited is NOT FCA-authorised; the FCA has published a public warning notice naming this firm; UK clients are not accepted

Moneta Markets

Vantage-spinoff CFD broker now FCA-licensed via VIBHS — competitive Prime ECN pricing, Lloyd's-backed offshore safety net.

Top-tier regulated FCA · ASIC +3 entities

4.3/5 Overall
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Min dep $50
EUR/USD 0.00p+$6.0
Leverage 1:1,000
Founded 2020
Copy trading Day traders EA / algo
Score breakdown 5 axes · 27 sub-criteria · click to drill down
Last reviewed 18 May 2026 Read full Moneta Markets review
Regulators (5 entities)
FCA · 613381 ASIC · AFSL granted 3 Aug 2022 FSCA · 47490 FSA · SD144 FSC · GB24203391 (Company No. 211285 GBC)
Ecosystem & permissions
MT4 / MT5 / PRO Trader Free VPS Copy trading Mobile app Webinars Autochartist Scalping / EA / Hedging Demo account

Strengths

  • Prime ECN at 0.0-pip raw spreads with $3 per lot per side ($6 round-turn) commission u2014 competitive with IC Markets and slightly cheaper than Pepperstone
  • Ultra ECN halves the round-turn to $2 for clients who can deposit $20,000, which is genuinely cheap for active discretionary trading

Trade-offs

  • Founded only in 2020 u2014 six-year track record vs. Vantage's 15+ years; the brand-specific operating history is thin
  • Only UK retail clients get statutory investor compensation (FSCS); FSCA, ASIC and FSA Seychelles all rely on the private Lloyd's policy with no statutory backstop
Glossary

Commodity Currency

Currency & Pairs Intermediate

A currency whose value is closely tied to its country's commodity exports — AUD, CAD, NZD, NOK, ZAR.

Glossary

Currency Code (ISO 4217)

Currency & Pairs Beginner

The three-letter standard code for each currency — USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD, CHF, NZD, etc.

Glossary

Equity Curve

Risk & Money Management Beginner

A chart of account balance over time — the single most informative view of strategy health.