On-line since: 2008
Country of origin: Russia
Regulation: Regulated by Russian FFMS.
Payment options: Moneybookers, wire transfer, credit cards, Liberty Reserve, WebMoney, e-Bullion, e-gold and RuPay
Minimum account size: $1
Minimum lot size: 0.01
Leverage: from 1:1 to 1:1000
Spreads: 3 pips on EUR/USD

InstaForex is ECN-Broker, provided qualitative trading services on Forex market. Cooperation with the biggest market makers and huge Brokers-contractors complete with broad client base provide InstaForex with high liquidity and opportunity to provide really fast on-line service to its clients.
InstaForex Company is recognized as the best broker in Asia 2009 following the results of World Finance Award, the respectable reward in the world of financial markets, held by the World Finance magazine annually. One more established European magazine CNBC Business Magazine acknowledged InstaForex Company as the most dynamically developing Forex-broker in 2009. InstaForex Company was also recognized as the best Forex-broker according to the results of ShowFxWorld and ShowFxAsia exhibitions, which were held in Moscow and Kuala-Lumpur in 2009.

On-line since: 2008
Country of origin: Cyprus
Regulation: Regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (license #078/07).
Payment options: Wire transfer, credit cards and PayPal
Minimum account size: $100
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: from 1:1 to 1:500
Spreads: 1.8 pips on EUR/USD

FxPro – one of the leading international companies competing in the exchange markets was launched in 2006. A strategic target of FxPro Company is to become one of the major and successful financial companies in the Forex services field, at the same time bringing a high profit for its clients.
FxPro Company is accredited and regulated by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, reaches the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
FxPro broker affords an opportunity of trading with a wide range of financial instruments, starting from currency rates, futures and indexes to metals and contracts for difference (CFD) with shares. Citizens of more than 120 countries in the world turn out to be the company’s clients.
Thus far, FxPro broker has representative offices in Great Britain, Russia, Austria, France and Greece.
FxPro Company aims to give their clients entirely safe, transparent and trust-worthy trading atmosphere.

On-line since: 1999
Country of origin: USA
Regulation: Registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA). Also regulated by the official regulators in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia and France.
Payment options: On-line checks, bank wire, paper checks and credit cards
Minimum account size: $2,000
Minimum lot size: 1 lot
Leverage: 1:100 and 1:200
Spreads: 2-3 pips on EUR/USD

FXCM Company is one of the leading online Forex brokers. Company’s clients are residents of more than 150 countries.
International representation offices and branches of FXCM Company are located in all major financial centers of the world and it allows its clients to get high quality and efficient service.
FXCM is under the control of regulatory bodies which have authority worldwide. Thus, activity of regional office FXCM in London (Holding LLC) is regulated by the Financial Service Authority (FSA) in the UK.

Company: eToro Inc.
On-line since: 2007
Country of origin: Cyprus
Regulation: Registered member of NFA (ID: 0382918).
Payment options: Moneybookers, WebMoney, bank wire, credit cards, PayPal and Neteller
Minimum account size: $50
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: 1:100, 1:200 and 1:400
Spreads: 2 pips on EUR/USD

eToro brings financial trading to life for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. Our people friendly trading platform helps make Forex: simple to start, great to learn and a delight to trade. Our educational and trading toolbox, together with outstanding personal service, delivers Forex that’s a delight to master. eToro's visual trading style lets every trader, at every level of experience, enjoy their trading. With Forex powered by eToro behind you, harnessing the power of financial markets becomes simple and rewarding.

On-line since: 1999
Country of origin: USA
Regulation: Registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and a Forex Dealer Member (FDM) of the National Futures Association (NFA) (Member ID: 0313199), registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of U.S. and the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan.
Payment options: Bank wire, BPS, credit cards, PayPal, on-line check and paper checks
Minimum account size: $200
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: from 1:40 to 1:400
Spreads: 3 pips on EUR/USD

CMS Forex was established by professional participants of the exchange market – traders, brokers and software engineers. Starting from 1999 the goal of CMS Forex is providing the exchange market participant with a forceful technique of currency trading in combination with high-grade performance, excellent and qualitative service for clients. For the last 7 years CMS Forex has become one of the leaders of on-line exchange trading supplying a reliable and user friendly software for trading at Forex.
CMS Forex maintains a service to rising retail sector of Forex market. The company principles – the latest trading technologies, fair dealing activity, perfect client service – all these factors make CMS Forex a company which turns to be necessary for traders interested in graphic data of Forex, in recent Forex news and their funds safety.
A front-rank CMS Forex platform, VT Trader™ together with constant readiness to meet the clients’ requirements make up a system, using which the traders can feel themselves confident in full measure.

Country of origin: Cyprus
Regulation: Unregulated
Payment options: Credit cards, wire transfer, PayPal, Moneybookers, Liberty Reserve, e-Bullion
Minimum account size: $25
Minimum lot size: 0.01 lot
Leverage: 1:100
Spreads: 3 pips on EUR/USD

Finexo Company was established in 2003 by experienced participants of the global financial services industry with the purpose of attracting an average investor to the on-line exchange market.
The core of Finexo corporate policy is rendering education and consultancies to the individual investors and provision of such platform which would be suitable for everyone. Due to availability of such kind of platform, investors training and 24-hour support, Finexo Company has become one of the topline brokers for all level investors at Forex market.
Finexo Company teaches people, helps them improve their trade running skills making their contribution to forming of a new world investors generation. Finexo trading platform allows to trade from any part of the planet by means of PDA, and immediate SMS-notifications about the current market condition bring the trading to a brand new level.

On-line since: 2001
Country of origin: Australia
Regulation: Registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is also a member of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), an independent Australian government body that regulates financial markets, securities, futures and corporations since January 1991.
Payment options: Credit cards, eCheck, PayPal, bank wire and paper checks
Minimum account size: $250
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: from 1:100 to 1:400
Spreads: Variable (3 pips average) on EUR/USD

Global Futures Exchange and Trading Company, Inc. was established in 1998. The headquarters office of the company is in Encino, California, USA, also Global Futures Exchange and Trading Company has two representation offices in Florida and North Caroline.
The company is registered in the National Futures Association (NFA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC). Global Futures Exchange and Trading Company is one of the largest independent brokerage firms providing private investors and traders with full range of services on futures and options markets and international Forex currency market.

On-line since: 2001
Country of origin: USA
Regulation: Registerd with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA ID #0325821).
Payment options: Bank transfer, checks, PayPal
Minimum account size: $1
Minimum lot size: 0.001 lot
Leverage: 1:50
Spreads: Variable, usually 2-2.5 pips on EUR/USD

Oanda Company was established in 1995.
Oanda uses innovative technologies for providing trading services at Forex market for individual traders and large corporations, from portfolio managers to big financial institutions.
Oanda Company is a member of Forex international market and a reliable resource of currency rates. The Company has an access to the largest in the world quotation database with the most frequently and filtered renewal of information.

On-line since: 2000
Country of origin: USA
Regulation: Member of the National Futures Association (NFA) and is registered as a Futures Commission Merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Payment options: Bank wire and checks
Minimum account size: $7,500
Minimum lot size: 1 lot
Leverage: 1:33 and 1:50
Spreads: ECN broker - spread varies

Hotspot FXi company was established by group of the currency market professionals in 2000. Hotspot, Inc. is a subsidiary company of Knight Capital Group, Inc.
In 2001, the company got the US registration as a broker with the right to provide services for individuals in the international currency market Forex. In 2002, Hotspot FXi broker has run the first institutional model ECN Hotspot FXi.

On-line since: 2004
Country of origin: Cyprus
Regulation: Unregulated
Payment options: WebMoney, Moneybookers, Liberty Reserve and AlertPay.
Minimum account size: $1
Minimum lot size: 0.001 lot
Leverage: from 1:50 to 1:500
Spreads: 3 pips on EUR/USD

The project LiteForex is supervised by the company Straighthold Investment Group Inc., which is the resident of Seychelles.
The major business lines of the company Straighthold Investment Group Inc. are placing of financial assets at the international currency market Forex, world fund markets, precious metals and futures markets, the provision of brokerage services.
Straighthold Investment Group Inc. always strives to provide traders with best conditions for the work at the international currency market Forex. The concept of LiteForex project is to meet the demand of newbies above all in order to simplify their turning to professional traders.

On-line since: 1998
Country of origin: Russia/UK
Regulation: Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA Register number 448002.
Payment options: Bank wire
Minimum account size: $200
Minimum lot size: 0.01 lot
Leverage: 1:100
Spreads: 2 pips on EUR/USD

Alpari Companies Group was launched in 1998.
To this date, Alpari is one of the leading companies rendering on-line trading services in Russia. Alpari Broker provides trading services in the international currency market Forex and CFD contracts.
Alpari activity is regulated by the Financial Regulation Agency (KROUFR).
Alpari Company has representative offices in Poland, Iran, Indonesia, Thailand, Ecuador and Peru.

On-line since: 2002
Country of origin: Switzerland
Regulation: Member of NFA (ID: 0388715). Directly regulated by the Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF).
Payment options: Bank wire and PayPal
Minimum account size: $2,000
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: 1:100
Spreads: 3 pips on EUR/USD

ACM was established in 2002.
From the first days of working, the ACM Company has tended to create a corporate culture the basis for which is enterprising spirit with reference to professionalism.
The main criteria of the ACM work are: providing a platform, able to meet competition; transparency of all aspects of working; low profit and no client chasing.
Nowadays, the broker ACM has representation offices in Dubai, Montevideo, New York and Zurich. The Company’s head-office is located in Geneva.

On-line since: 2006
Country of origin: Mauritius
Regulation: Is a licensed provider of investment adviser services and regulated by FSC (Financial Services Commission) of Mauritius. License no. C109007280, issued on 25.03.2009.
Payment options: Wire transfer, WebMoney, Moneybookers and Liberty Reserve
Minimum account size: $100
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: from 1:1 to 1:500
Spreads: 0.8 pip on EUR/USD

The Company FxCompany Financial Group Ltd. provides its clients with innovative technologies of trading and brokerage services at the international currency market Forex, as well as at markets of CFD shares, precious metals and futures. The activity of the Company FxCompany Financial Group Ltd. is licensed and regulated by Financial Services Commission.
FxCompany Financial Group Ltd. is one of the most dynamically developing companies. Nowadays FxCompany has more than 100 representative offices and branches all over the world.
The main target of FxCompany is provision of qualitative and wide range of financial services in the financial industry.
FxCompany is an example of perfect services’ quality for experienced traders as well as for the newbies. Moreover, FxCompany renders partnership program, management of capital and different services for the legal bodies.

On-line since: 1999
Country of origin: Denmark
Regulation: Saxo Bank is an officially registered European bank.
Payment options: Wire transfer
Minimum account size: $2,000
Minimum lot size: 1 lot
Leverage: 1:100
Spreads: 2 pips on EUR/USD

SaxoBank was founded in 1992 by the Danish businessman. Originally the Company was called Midas, but it was changed to SaxoBank at the time the bank obtained its European license for banking in 2001.
SaxoBank specializes in online investments at the international capital markets and provides its clients with opportunity to trade with the wide range of financial tools, such as currencies, contracts for difference, futures, options and other derivatives, the Bank renders services on trust management also.
The trading is carried out online with the help of SaxoTrader program, which is the proprietary of the Bank.
The thousands of investors and traders from more than 100 countries of the world are clients of the Bank. The client servicing is conducted from the Headquarters of the Bank in Copenhagen, and also from 12 offices, situated in the largest cities of the world.

On-line since: 2007
Country of origin: Mauritius
Regulation: Financial Services Commission (FSC) Mauritius under the Financial Services Development Act 2001 (Our FSC License No. is: C109007482 SEC-2.4)
Payment options: Bank Wire, Credit/Debit Card, Liberty Reserve,  Monybookers, AlertPay, SolidTrustPay, StrictPay, Webmoney, c-gold
Minimum account size: 10 USD
Minimum lot size: 0.01 Lot
Leverage: 1:1,  1;25, 1:33, 1:100, 1:200 and 1:400.
Spreads:  on EUR/USD: 2 Pip

FXcast.com is a trading name of Surplus Finance S.A. Surplus Finance S.A. is regulated by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Mauritius under the Financial Services Development Act 2001. The FSC is protecting customers of Financial Institutions from possible fraud and financial risks. Regulation, regular audits and external controls are necessary and welcome implementations to protect our customer's assets. Our FSC License No. is: C109007482 SEC-2.4
FXcast provides the opportunity for individuals and corporate customers around the world to trade currency markets under the most favorable conditions, such as enjoyed by financial institutes, banks, or brokerage companies. Their business is based on a fair, reliable and transparent partnership to help customers being successful in the market. Customers deposits are always secured and accessible.
The implemented company structure gives our customers 100% security for their investments.
Surplus Finance S.A. is owned by the European based Einhorn Holdings Ltd., specialized on financial companies, externally audited and controlled.
To secure your investment Surplus Finance S.A. will deposit your money in major banks inside and outside Europe. Thus we separate your deposits strictly from the operations of our brokers.

On-line since: 1998
Country of origin: USA
Regulation: Regulated by the SEC, NASD, NYSE, SFA and other regulatory agencies around the world.
Payment options: Bank wire, checks and on-line check
Minimum account size: $5,000
Minimum lot size: 1 lot
Leverage: from 1:20 to 1:50
Spreads: ECN broker - 1 pip (or lower) on EUR/USD

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc was established by Thomas Peterffy. Within the last 32 years, the Company was developing actively and became one of the leading companies in the segment of providing services for financial markets.
Interactive Brokers is working at more than 80 world financial markets, offering the professional traders the services of on-line trade, including trading at Forex, stock market, futures market and bonds trading across the world.
Interactive Brokers’ clients amount to around million traders from different countries.

On-line since: 2007
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Regulation: Authorized and regulated by FSA (United Kingdom)
Payment options: Bank wire, credit cards, PayPal, CashU
Minimum account size: $50
Minimum lot size: 0.02 lot
Leverage: 1:200
Spreads: 3-7 pips on EUR/USD

HY Markets is based in London; and is one of the subdivisions of Hynaer Group- a large conglomerate, the activity of which covers offering financial services, charity work and education.
The group is successfully in business for more than 30 years and provides its clients a direct and fast access to trading at financial markets across the world.

On-line since: 2003
Country of origin: Switzerland
Regulation: Audited by KPMG and is member of ARIF.
Payment options: Wire transfer
Minimum account size: $5,000
Minimum lot size: 0.1 lot
Leverage: up to 1:200
Spreads: 2 (1 for institutional accounts) pips on EUR/USD

MIG Bank – Swiss investment bank specialized in providing brokerage services on Forex market. MIG Investment SA has been working on the market since 2003, during this period the residents of more than 120 countries of the world have become clients of the company.
The headquarters office is in Neuchatel, Switzerland. MIG Bank offers specialized services at Forex market to the clients of all levels: from private traders and investors to financial organizations, brokers and world’s banks.
Activity of MIG Bank is regulated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority; besides, the company has been awarded the ISO certification “Standards of quality and security management of information technologies”.

On-line since: 2006
Country of origin: Россия
Payment options: WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, Liberty Reserve, bank wire, RBK Money,Integrated instaneous payment sistem, PayPal
Minimum account size: 1 $
Minimum lot: 0.001 lot
Leverage:  1:500
Spreads: 2 pips on EUR/USD

MasterForex Company was established in 2006.
The general principles of MasterForex Company are: honest and open relationship with clients, experience and professionalism of managers, intention to offer the best trading conditions for clients. At present, MasterForex Company puts two types of real trading accounts at its clients’ disposal: cent and dollar accounts.
MasterForex Company provides its clients with an access to the interbank currency market, directing the client’s orders to the Electronic Communications Network (ECN).
Initially, MasterForex was a dealing centre, nevertheless, now the Company is one of the dynamically developing Forex brokers, supplying its clients with a full range of high- quality services at Forex market.