Plus500 review

4 licensed entities · plus500.com

✓ Checked Oct 15, 2026

3.6/5

highest: Forex in United Kingdom

51 Market Signal

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.

Market Signal

Moderate

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Plus500’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

34 Cooling ↓

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
54
Search visibility
53
Authority
59
Brand & market presence
60

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 87 tracked trading platforms. Data through September 2026, pulled Oct 15, 2026.

Which entity serves you

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

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.	ASIC Tier 1	417727	Australia inferred from the licence	–
Plus500CY Ltd	CySEC Tier 2	250/14	Cyprus, Austria, Belgium, BG, Croatia, CZ, Denmark, EE, Finland, France, Germany, GR, HU, IS, Ireland, Italy, LV, LI, LT, LU, MT, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, SK, SI, Spain, Sweden listed in the regulator's register	–
Plus500UK Ltd	FCA Tier 1	509909	United Kingdom inferred from the licence	–
Plus500AE LTD	DFSA Tier 2	F005651	United Arab Emirates listed in the regulator's register	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.

ASIC

Tier 1

417727

Australia

inferred from the licence

–

Plus500CY Ltd

CySEC

Tier 2

250/14

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

listed in the regulator's register

–

Plus500UK Ltd

FCA

Tier 1

509909

United Kingdom

inferred from the licence

–

Plus500AE LTD

DFSA

Tier 2

F005651

United Arab Emirates

listed in the regulator's register

–

Editor Rating

3.6/5

Editor Rating · Forex in United Kingdom (Plus500UK Ltd)

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%
3.5
Markets & products 15%
3.5
Platforms & tools 10%
3.0
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
3.5
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
3.0

Country	Product	Entity	Access	Rating
United Kingdom	Forex	Plus500UK Ltd	Locally licensed	3.6/5
United Kingdom	CFDs	Plus500UK Ltd	Locally licensed	3.6/5
Australia	Forex	Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.	Locally licensed	3.5/5
Australia	CFDs	Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.	Locally licensed	3.5/5
Germany	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Germany	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Netherlands	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Netherlands	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
United Arab Emirates	Forex	Plus500AE LTD	Locally licensed	3.4/5
United Arab Emirates	CFDs	Plus500AE LTD	Locally licensed	3.4/5
Italy	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Italy	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Spain	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Spain	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Austria	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Austria	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Croatia	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Croatia	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Portugal	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Portugal	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	EU passport	3.4/5
Cyprus	Forex	Plus500CY Ltd	Locally licensed	3.4/5
Cyprus	CFDs	Plus500CY Ltd	Locally licensed	3.4/5

Country

Product

Entity

Access

Rating

United Kingdom

Forex

Plus500UK Ltd

Locally licensed

3.6/5

United Kingdom

CFDs

Plus500UK Ltd

Locally licensed

3.6/5

Australia

Forex

Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.

Locally licensed

3.5/5

Australia

CFDs

Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.

Locally licensed

3.5/5

Germany

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Germany

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Netherlands

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Netherlands

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

United Arab Emirates

Forex

Plus500AE LTD

Locally licensed

3.4/5

United Arab Emirates

CFDs

Plus500AE LTD

Locally licensed

3.4/5

Italy

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Italy

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Spain

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Spain

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Austria

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Austria

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Croatia

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Croatia

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Portugal

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Portugal

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

EU passport

3.4/5

Cyprus

Forex

Plus500CY Ltd

Locally licensed

3.4/5

Cyprus

CFDs

Plus500CY Ltd

Locally licensed

3.4/5

Key facts

Products	CFDs, Forex, Futures
Owner	Plus500 Ltd
EUR/USD all-in cost	Not verified yet
Inactivity fee	$10/month
Withdrawal fee	None
Minimum deposit	A$100 (Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.)
Instruments	2,800+
Platforms	Plus500 app, Plus500 Web-Platform
Deposit methods	Card, PayPal (where available), Bank transfer
Withdrawal time (stated)	normally 1–3 business days
Demo account	Yes
Support	live chat · 24/7

Notes

Plus500CY Ltd (CySEC 250/14) is on the CySEC register, but none of the pages we saved says which countries it serves.

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Sources (23)

Licence / entity · regulator register · connectonline.asic.gov.au · Oct 7, 2026
“ASIC AFS licensee register (afs_lic_202610.csv): AFSL 417727 — PLUS500AU PTY. LTD., licensed since 09/10/2012”
Licence / entity · regulator register · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 6, 2026
“CySEC register of Cypriot investment firms: Plus500CY Ltd, Licence Number 250/14”
Support · broker's own site · us.plus500.com · Oct 5, 2026
“24/7 customer support at your disposal.”
Accounts · broker's own site · us.plus500.com · Oct 5, 2026
“Try free demo”
listed · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Listed since 2013”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Plus500UK Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 509909).”
Costs · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“0% deposit and withdrawal fees”
Platforms · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Powerful trading. Seamless app.”
Support · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Professional customer service by human agents, whenever you need it. ... Chat ... Visit our FAQs”
Owner · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Plus500 Ltd operates through the following subsidiaries:”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 12, 2026
“All client money is held in segregated client bank accounts in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's client money rules”
Funding · broker's own site · cdn-main.plus500.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Should you send funds to Plus500 from your card, we will always attempt to first issue withdrawals to the card”
Funding · broker's own site · cdn-main.plus500.com · Oct 12, 2026
“In order to complete a PayPal withdrawal, if this method is available in your region”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 13, 2026
“Approved Domains ... www.plus500.com.cy; www.plus500.com; www.plus500.nl; www.plus500.pl; www.plus500.at; www.plus500.be; www.plus500.ch; www.plus500.ee; www.plus500.li; www.plus500.ro; www.plus500.lv; www.plus500.lt; www.plus500.dk; www.plus500.ru; www.plus500.it; www.plus500.ae; www.plus500.cz; www.plus500.gr; www.plus500.fr; www.plus500.se; www.plus500.hu; www.plus500.no;www.plus500.es; www.plus500.pt; www.plus500.si; www.plus500.ie; www.plus500.fi; www.plus500.bg; www.plus500.lu; www.plus500.com.hr; www.plus500.com.mt; www.plus500.com.uy; www.plus500.is; www.plus500.eu; www.plus500.rs; www.plus500.de; www.plus500.sk; www.plus500.com.my; www.plus500.hr; www.plus500.com.mx; www.plus500.co”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 13, 2026
“Cross Border Services to Member States ... Austria ... Sweden”
Licence / entity · regulator register · dfsa.ae · Oct 13, 2026
“Plus500AE LTD ... DFSA Reference Number: ... F005651 ... Retail Clients”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Plus500 Ltd”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Plus500 Trading”
Funding · broker's own site · cdn-main.plus500.com · Oct 12, 2026
“The time frame for processing a withdrawal request is normally 1-3 business days”
Costs · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 14, 2026
“A fee of up to USD 10 per month will be levied, should you not log in to your trading account for a period of at least three months.”
Markets · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“access to over 2,800 CFDs on Shares, Forex, Indices, Commodities”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · plus500.com · Oct 15, 2026
“You can deposit a minimum amount of $100 of a Base Currency”