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FOREX.com broker profile

StoneX-owned broker registered with the CFTC and NFA in the US and authorised by the FCA

Last checked · By FTC Editorial Team · How profiles are built

Top-tier regulators
FCA, NFA
Founded
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Headquarters
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Retail CFD accounts losing money
Not published

About FOREX.com

FOREX.com is part of StoneX Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed financial services group. In the United States it is operated by GAIN Capital Group LLC, which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant and retail foreign exchange dealer and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA ID 0339826). In the UK, StoneX Financial Ltd is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference 446717.

FOREX.com offers its own web platform, with charts by TradingView, and mobile apps, plus MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. Accounts can also be connected to TradingView. Like OANDA, it is one of the few brokers that accept US retail forex clients.

Strengths

  • Parent company StoneX Group is listed on Nasdaq
  • Registered with the CFTC and NFA in the US and authorised by the FCA in the UK
  • MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and TradingView connectivity

Worth checking

  • US accounts follow US leverage limits and no-hedging rules
  • Products and platforms vary between its US and international companies
  • No retail loss rate in the sources FTC checked

Regulation and legal entities

RegulatorCompany and licenceTierStatus
FCA
Financial Conduct Authority · United Kingdom
StoneX Financial Ltd
446717
1Listed by broker
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NFA
National Futures Association / CFTC · United States
GAIN Capital Group LLC
NFA ID 0339826
1Listed by broker
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“Checked on register” means FTC found the licence on the regulator's own register. “Listed by broker” means the number comes from the broker's legal disclosures. Tier 1 regulators have the strictest client-money rules.

Accounts and platforms

Platforms
FOREX.com web platform, FOREX.com mobile app, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView
Account types
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Minimum deposit
Varies by company and payment method
Commission
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Sources

  1. FOREX.com US: regulation policy and funds security
  2. FOREX.com UK: regulation policy
  3. FOREX.com US: trading platforms

FOREX.com: common questions

Who owns FOREX.com?

FOREX.com is part of StoneX Group Inc. Its US business is run by GAIN Capital Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of StoneX.

Is FOREX.com regulated?

Yes. GAIN Capital Group LLC is registered with the CFTC and is an NFA member (0339826) in the US, and StoneX Financial Ltd is authorised by the FCA in the UK (446717).

Does FOREX.com offer MetaTrader 5?

Yes. FOREX.com offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 on desktop, web and mobile, alongside its own platform and TradingView connectivity.

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