MultiBank vs ACY Securities 2025

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Regulation

Founded in 2005, MultiBank stands out with a ForexBrokers.com Trust Score of 84, marking it as a trusted online broker. MultiBank holds three Tier-1 licenses and one Tier-2 license, reflecting a strong regulatory foundation. Although not publicly traded and not a bank, MultiBank's regulatory credentials position it as a reliable choice for those seeking a secure trading experience.

On the other hand, ACY Securities, established in 2011, has a Trust Score rating of 75, which is categorized as average risk. It holds one Tier-1 license and none in Tier-2, indicating a more limited regulatory reach compared to MultiBank. Like its counterpart, ACY Securities is neither publicly traded nor a bank, yet it offers a more moderate level of trust for prospective traders.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Year Founded info	2005	2011
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	No	No
Bank info	No	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	3	1
Tier-2 Licenses info	1	0
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	3	1

Fees

Comparing commissions and fees, ACY Securities tends to deliver sharper all-in pricing on its commission-based accounts, while MultiBank’s most competitive rates sit on its ECN tier with a higher deposit requirement. ACY Securities is rated 4.5/5 stars for commissions and fees and ranks #22 out of 63 brokers (ForexBrokers.com). MultiBank is rated 4/5 stars and ranks #39 out of 63.

MultiBank offers three accounts: Standard (minimum $50, wider spreads), Pro (minimum $1,000, lower spreads), and ECN (minimum $10,000) with the tightest spreads plus a $3 round-trip commission. Non-trading costs include a $60 monthly inactivity fee if your account sits idle for 90 days.

ACY Securities also has three tiers. The Standard account is commission-free (average 1.2 pips on EUR/USD in September 2021; $50 minimum) but pricier than its commission-based options. ProZero (from $200) and Bespoke (from $10,000) posted average spreads around 0.25 in September 2021, with commissions of $6 and $5 per round turn, respectively. For Australian residents, the ProZero commission drops to $3 per RT, bringing effective spreads to about 0.55 (September 2021). An active trader program with 10 tiers can trim costs by 0.5 pips per lot when you trade more than 50 standard lots per month.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Minimum Deposit info	$50	$50
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	N/A	1.2 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	N/A	0.85 info
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	Yes
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info

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Range of investments

Comparing range of investments, ACY Securities lists about 2,200 tradeable symbols, while MultiBank offers 1,042. For forex, ACY provides 66 currency pairs versus 40 at MultiBank, and both let you trade forex as CFDs or spot contracts. Neither broker offers exchange-traded stocks or ETFs on U.S. or international exchanges. Copy trading is available at both. Crypto access differs: both support cryptocurrency CFDs, but only MultiBank also lets you buy actual (delivered) crypto.

For overall breadth, ACY Securities suits traders seeking more markets and forex pairs, while MultiBank can appeal if you want the option to purchase real crypto alongside CFDs. Both earned 4 out of 5 stars for Range of Investments; in category rankings, ACY Securities placed #31 out of 63 brokers and MultiBank ranked #38. Choose based on whether a larger symbol list or access to delivered crypto matters more to you.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	1042	2200
Forex Pairs (Total) info	40	66
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	No	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	No	No
Copy Trading info	Yes	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Disclaimers		Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

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Trading platforms and tools

MultiBank and ACY Securities deliver very similar trading platforms and tools. Both brokers provide free demo (paper) trading, their own proprietary platform options, and support for MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5). You can trade on a Windows desktop download or in a web browser, use copy trading, and place orders directly from charts.

For charting indicators and watchlist columns, details weren’t specified for either broker. In independent reviews, both earn 4 out of 5 stars for Trading Platforms and Tools. Across 63 brokers, MultiBank ranks #40 and ACY Securities ranks #42, suggesting a closely matched experience, with MultiBank slightly ahead in this category.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	38	30
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes

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Forex trading apps

MultiBank and ACY Securities both offer iPhone and Android trading apps with price alerts, 30 built-in technical studies, and drawing tools like trendlines. Your chart drawings auto-save on both platforms. One key limitation is the same for each broker: watchlists in the mobile app do not sync with your online account.

Ratings are also neck and neck. Both mobile apps earn 4 stars, with ACY Securities ranked #41 and MultiBank #42 out of 63 brokers for Mobile Trading Apps by ForexBrokers.com. In short, features are nearly identical, so the deciding factor may be personal preference—though ACY holds a slight edge in the rankings.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	No	No
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	30	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	Yes	Yes

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Market research

Comparing market research at MultiBank vs ACY Securities, the key trade-off is commentary versus news. ACY Securities publishes daily market commentary, which can help you follow day-to-day moves, while MultiBank does not. On the flip side, MultiBank delivers forex news from top-tier sources like Bloomberg, Reuters, or Dow Jones; ACY Securities does not. Both brokers provide an economic calendar to track upcoming events. Neither broker includes popular third-party research suites such as Autochartist or Trading Central, and both lack sentiment tools and TipRanks.

In terms of scores, both MultiBank and ACY Securities earn 3.5 out of 5 stars for research. However, ForexBrokers.com ranks ACY Securities slightly higher at 46th out of 63 brokers, compared to MultiBank at 50th. If you value steady daily commentary, ACY Securities is the pick; if you prefer institutional-grade newswires, MultiBank stands out.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	No	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	No
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	No	No
Client sentiment data info	No	No
TipRanks info	No	No
Acuity Trading info		No
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

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Beginners and education

For beginner traders comparing education at the online brokers MultiBank and ACY Securities, both offer at least 10 beginner-focused videos that explain trading basics. ACY Securities also runs monthly online educational webinars, while MultiBank does not. Neither broker currently provides 10 or more advanced videos for seasoned traders. Details on whether each has a broader library of 10+ forex or CFD educational pieces across articles, videos, or archived webinars were not specified.

Both brokers earn 3.5 out of 5 stars for Education on ForexBrokers.com. In the Education category out of 63 brokers, ACY Securities ranks #43, ahead of MultiBank at #50. If you value live learning through webinars, ACY Securities has the edge; if you mainly want beginner videos, either broker can suit your needs.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Webinars info	No	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	No	No

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Winner

After testing 63 of the best forex brokers, our research and account testing finds that MultiBank is better than ACY Securities. MultiBank finished with an overall rank of #40, while ACY Securities finished with an overall rank of #41.

MultiBank Group, in operation since 2005, is home to numerous global brands and regulated in jurisdictions all over the world. A multi-asset broker, MultiBank offers forex and CFDs through the MetaTrader and cTrader platform suites (though not all markets are readily available) as well as underlying crypto assets via its regulated crypto exchange. On the negative side, the broker’s market research offering is unimpressive and educational content is entirely absent; MultiBank’s poor performance in these important categories drags down its Overall rating.

Feature	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	84	75
Range of Investments
Commissions & Fees
Platforms & Tools
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

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Overall Rating	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Overall Rating info
Commissions & Fees
Range of Investments
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	84	75
Winner	check_circle
Review	MultiBank Review	ACY Securities Review

Broker Screenshots	MultiBank	ACY Securities
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Regulation	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Trust Score info	84	75
Year Founded info	2005	2011
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	No	No
Bank info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes	No info
Tier-1 Licenses info	3	1
Tier-2 Licenses info	1	0
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	3	1

Tier-1 Licenses (Highly Trusted)	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Australia (ASIC Authorised) info	Yes	Yes
Canada (CIRO Authorised) info	No	No
Hong Kong (SFC Authorised) info	No	No
Japan (SFC Authorised) info	No	No
Singapore (MAS Authorised) info	Yes	No
Switzerland (FINMA Authorised) info
United Kingdom (U.K.) (FCA Authorised) info	No	No
USA (CFTC Authorized) info	No	No
New Zealand (FMA Authorised) info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes	No info

Tier-2 Licenses (Trusted)	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Kenya (CMA Authorised) info
Israel (ISA Authorised) info	No	No
South Africa (FSCA Authorised) info	No	No
UAE (DFSA, FSRA, or SCA Authorised) info	Yes info	No
India (SEBI Authorised) info	No	No
Jordan (JSC Authorised) info		No

Investments	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	1042	2200
Forex Pairs (Total) info	40	66
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	No	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	No	No
Copy Trading info	Yes	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Disclaimers		Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

Cost	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	N/A	1.2 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	N/A	0.85 info
Inactivity Fee info	Yes	No
Order execution: Agency info	No	No
Order execution: Market Maker info	Yes	No

Funding	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Minimum Deposit info	$50	$50
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	Yes

Trading Platforms	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	Yes	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	Yes	Yes
cTrader info	No	No

Trading Tools	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	38	30
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes
Charts can be saved info	Yes	Yes

Mobile Trading	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlist [DELETED] info
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	No	No
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	30	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Research - Economic Calendar info	Yes	No

Research	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	No	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	No
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	No	No
TipRanks info	No	No
Client sentiment data info	No	No
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

Education	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Webinars info	No	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	No	No

Major Forex Pairs	MultiBank	ACY Securities
GBP/USD [DELETED] info
USD/JPY [DELETED] info
EUR/USD info	Yes	Yes
USD/CHF [DELETED] info
USD/CAD [DELETED] info
NZD/USD [DELETED] info
AUD/USD [DELETED] info
Review	MultiBank Review	ACY Securities Review

Overall	MultiBank	ACY Securities
Overall Rating info
Commissions & Fees
Range of Investments
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	84	75
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Review	MultiBank Review	ACY Securities Review