FOREX.com review

4 licensed entities · forex.com

✓ Checked Oct 14, 2026

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Coinish Score

70/100

Forex in Cyprus

Editor Rating

4.1/5

Forex in United States

Best rank

2 of 28

Forex in Cyprus

EUR/USD cost

0.7 pips

In short

Licensed by CySEC, FCA and CIRO and 1 more.
4 licensed companies, so the one you sign up with depends on where you live.
Offers forex, CFDs, with 2,000+ instruments.
Trade on FOREX.com app, MetaTrader 4 and TradingView.
Offers a demo account.
Support by phone and email.

What it costs

EUR/USD all-in cost	0.7 pips, Standard (commission-free)
Inactivity fee	£12 per month after 12 months with no trading (UK)
Withdrawal fee	None
Minimum deposit	£100 (StoneX Financial Ltd)

4.1/5

How we rated it · Forex in United States (GAIN Capital Group LLC)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 95% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
4.5
Trading costs 25%
4.5
Markets & products 15%
3.5
Platforms & tools 10%
4.5
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
3.5
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
3.5

Moderate

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about FOREX.com’s own website. Not an assessment of the broker itself: it makes up half of the Coinish Score and never changes the Editor Rating. How this works →

Market strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

41 Cooling ↓

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
70
Search visibility
72
Authority
65
Brand & market presence
58

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 88 tracked trading platforms. Data through October 2026, pulled Nov 2, 2026.

Who holds your account

The company you sign up with depends on where you live. Its regulator decides your protections.

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
StoneX Europe Ltd	CySEC Tier 2	400/21	Cyprus, Austria, BG, Croatia, CZ, Denmark, EE, Finland, France, Germany, GR, HU, Ireland, Italy, LV, LI, LT, LU, MT, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, SK, SI, Spain, Sweden listed in the regulator's register	–
StoneX Financial Ltd	FCA Tier 1	446717	United Kingdom named on the regional site	74% Oct 8, 2026
GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited www.forex.com/en-ca	CIRO Tier 1	Not verified yet	Canada named on the regional site	–
GAIN Capital Group LLC www.forex.com/en-us	CFTC / NFA Tier 1	NFA 0339826	United States inferred from the licence	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

StoneX Europe Ltd

CySEC

Tier 2

400/21

Cyprus, Austria, BG, Croatia, CZ, Denmark, EE, Finland, France, Germany, GR, HU, Ireland, Italy, LV, LI, LT, LU, MT, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, SK, SI, Spain, Sweden

listed in the regulator's register

–

StoneX Financial Ltd

FCA

Tier 1

446717

United Kingdom

named on the regional site

74%

Oct 8, 2026

GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited

www.forex.com/en-ca

CIRO

Tier 1

Not verified yet

Canada

named on the regional site

–

GAIN Capital Group LLC

www.forex.com/en-us

CFTC / NFA

Tier 1

NFA 0339826

United States

inferred from the licence

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Forex, CFDs
Owner	StoneX Group
Instruments	2,000+
Platforms	FOREX.com app, MetaTrader 4, TradingView
Deposit methods	Credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard), Wire transfer
Withdrawal time (stated)	typically up to 1-2 business days
Demo account	Yes
Support	email, phone

FOREX.com ratings by country (27)

We rate FOREX.com separately on each of the 27 country lists it appears on, based on the company that would hold your account there. The breakdown above is for its highest-rated one.

Country	Product	Entity	Access	Rating
United States	Forex	GAIN Capital Group LLC	Locally licensed	4.1/5
Canada	Forex	GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited	Locally licensed	4.1/5
Canada	CFDs	GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited	Locally licensed	4.1/5
United Kingdom	Forex	StoneX Financial Ltd	Locally licensed	4.0/5
United Kingdom	CFDs	StoneX Financial Ltd	Locally licensed	4.0/5
Germany	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Germany	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Netherlands	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Netherlands	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Italy	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Italy	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Spain	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Spain	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Austria	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Austria	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Croatia	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Croatia	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Sweden	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Sweden	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Portugal	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Portugal	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Denmark	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Denmark	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Finland	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Finland	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	EU passport	3.9/5
Cyprus	Forex	StoneX Europe Ltd	Locally licensed	3.9/5
Cyprus	CFDs	StoneX Europe Ltd	Locally licensed	3.9/5

Country

Product

Entity

Access

Rating

United States

Forex

GAIN Capital Group LLC

Locally licensed

4.1/5

Canada

Forex

GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited

Locally licensed

4.1/5

Canada

CFDs

GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited

Locally licensed

4.1/5

United Kingdom

Forex

StoneX Financial Ltd

Locally licensed

4.0/5

United Kingdom

CFDs

StoneX Financial Ltd

Locally licensed

4.0/5

Germany

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Germany

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Netherlands

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Netherlands

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Italy

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Italy

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Spain

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Spain

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Austria

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Austria

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Croatia

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Croatia

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Sweden

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Sweden

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Portugal

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Portugal

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Denmark

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Denmark

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Finland

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Finland

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

EU passport

3.9/5

Cyprus

Forex

StoneX Europe Ltd

Locally licensed

3.9/5

Cyprus

CFDs

StoneX Europe Ltd

Locally licensed

3.9/5

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Sources (27)

Licence / entity · regulator register · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 6, 2026
“CySEC register of Cypriot investment firms: StoneX Europe Ltd, Licence Number 400/21, trade names: CITYINDEX, forex.com”
Markets · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Access 2,000+ markets including FX, indices, shares and more”
Platforms · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Mobile App”
Platforms · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Download MT4”
Platforms · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Access your FOREX.com account on TradingView.com”
Accounts · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Try a demo”
Owner · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“As part of the Nasdaq listed StoneX Group with over $10 billion in assets”
listed · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“As part of the Nasdaq listed StoneX Group”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“FOREX.com is a trading name of StoneX Financial Ltd.”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“StoneX Financial Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, with FCA Register Number: 446717.”
Support · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 8, 2026
“Email ukinfo@forex.com”
Support · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 8, 2026
“Freephone 0800 032 1948”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 8, 2026
“74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.”
Costs · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Competitive spreads from 0.7 pts on EUR/USD ... Commission-free FX, indices, and commodity markets”
Costs · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“There are no withdrawal fees; however, your bank may charge additional fees for incoming transactions.”
Funding · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Credit or Debit Card* USD, EUR, CAD, JPY, CHF, AUD, GBP ... Wire Transfer USD, EUR, CAD, JPY, CHF, AUD, GBP ... *VISA, MasterCard”
Funding · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“The normal processing time is typically up to 1-2 business days”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“The minimum initial deposit is £100 or currency equivalent.”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 13, 2026
“Approved Domains ... www.forex.com/ie”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 13, 2026
“Cross Border Services to Member States ... Austria ... Sweden”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 13, 2026
“FOREX.com is a trading name of GAIN Capital - FOREX.com Canada Limited ... is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and Member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 13, 2026
“FOREX.com is a registered FCM and RFED with the CFTC and member of the National Futures Association (NFA # 0339826).”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · forex.com · Oct 13, 2026
“GAIN Capital Group LLC (dba FOREX.com) 30 Independence Blvd, Suite 300 (3rd floor), Warren, NJ 07059, USA.”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“GAIN Capital Group LLC”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“GAIN Capital Group, LLC”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · archived copy of forex.com · Feb 21, 2024
“As of 29 July 2018, FOREX.com Retail Clients are covered under negative balance protection. This means that their account balance will never be allowed to go below zero”
Costs · broker's own site · archived copy of forex.com · Feb 21, 2024
“If there has been no trading activity within 12 months, we do charge an inactivity fee of £12 per month”