HYCM review

1 licensed entity · hycm.com

✓ Checked Oct 15, 2026Large share of business via offshore entities

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

45/100

Forex in United Kingdom

Editor Rating

3.2/5

Forex in United Kingdom

Best rank

17 of 17

Forex in the United Kingdom

EUR/USD cost

0.5 pips

In short

Licensed by FCA in United Kingdom.
Offers forex, CFDs, with 300+ instruments.
Trade on HYCM Trader, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.
Offers a demo account.
Support by live chat.

What it costs

EUR/USD all-in cost	0.5 pips, Raw (spread from 0.1 + $4 per round turn)
Inactivity fee	$10 per month after 90 days with no trading, deposit or withdrawal (HYCM Europe policy)
Withdrawal fee	Not verified yet
Minimum deposit	Not verified yet

3.2/5

How we rated it · Forex in United Kingdom (HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 85% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
4.2
Trading costs 25%
3.3
Markets & products 15%
2.0
Platforms & tools 10%
4.0
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
not scored
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
2.8

Modest

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about HYCM’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

51 Stable →

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
15
Search visibility
23
Authority
23
Brand & market presence
17

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 %
HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited	FCA Tier 1	186171	United Kingdom inferred from the licence	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited

FCA

Tier 1

186171

United Kingdom

inferred from the licence

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Forex, CFDs
Owner	Not verified yet
Instruments	300+
Platforms	HYCM Trader, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5
Deposit methods	Not verified yet
Withdrawal time (stated)	Not verified yet
Demo account	Yes
Support	live chat · 24/5

HYCM ratings by country (2)

We rate HYCM separately on each of the 2 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 Kingdom	Forex	HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited	Locally licensed	3.2/5
United Kingdom	CFDs	HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited	Locally licensed	3.2/5

Country

Product

Entity

Access

Rating

United Kingdom

Forex

HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited

Locally licensed

3.2/5

United Kingdom

CFDs

HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited

Locally licensed

3.2/5

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Sources (14)

Licence / entity · regulator register · register.fca.org.uk · Oct 7, 2026
“HYCM CAPITAL MARKETS (UK) LIMITED”
Licence / entity · regulator register · register.fca.org.uk · Oct 7, 2026
“Reference number: 186171”
Licence / entity · regulator register · register.fca.org.uk · Oct 7, 2026
“This firm is authorised for specific activities and product types.”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Limited is authorised and regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), company reference number 186171.”
Markets · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“MetaTrader 5 Trade 300+ instruments”
Platforms · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“HYCM Trader Web Trader MetaTrader 4 MetaTrader 5”
Support · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Live Chat”
Accounts · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“HYCM offers its clients both live and demo accounts”
Support · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Working hours: 24/5”
Costs · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Raw spreads from: ... 0.1 pips ... Commissions: ... FX $4 per round”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Henyep Capital Markets”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“HYCM Group”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 15, 2026
“HYCM segregates all ... retail client funds from its own money in accordance with FCA's Client Assets Rules”
Costs · broker's own site · hycm.com · Oct 15, 2026
“A monthly account dormant fee of USD $10 of the account balance will be charged”