FOREX.com Review

Written by Steven Hatzakis
Edited by John Bringans
Fact-checked by Blain Reinkensmeyer

November 18, 2024

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74%-76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

FOREX.com is a highly trusted broker backed by the publicly traded StoneX Group, delivering excellent trading tools and broad market access for forex and CFD traders across the globe. While pricing isn't its strongest point (unless you're a high-volume trader), I’ve found its platforms to be reliable and full of features that benefit traders at all levels.

FOREX.com's educational resources, particularly its award-winning Trading Academy, are top-notch and offer real value. Research and video content have also improved year over year. If you prioritize platform quality, high-quality research, and a wide variety of assets, FOREX.com is a strong choice.

FOREX.com pros & cons

Overall summary

Feature	FOREX.com
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	99
Offering of Investments
Commissions & Fees
Platform & Tools
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

Is FOREX.com safe?

Trust Score

99

FOREX.com is considered Highly Trusted, with an overall Trust Score of 99 out of 99. FOREX.com's ultimate parent company, StoneX, is publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by seven Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), one Tier-2 regulator (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). FOREX.com is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) , and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system. Learn more about Trust Score or see where the different FOREX.com entities are regulated.

Feature	FOREX.com
Year Founded info	1999
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	Yes
Bank info	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	7
Tier-2 Licenses info	1
Tier-3 Licenses info	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	1

Offering of investments

The products and services available to you at FOREX.com will depend on your location, and on which of its regulated entities holds your account. For example, while CFDs are not available in the U.S. due to regulatory issues, FOREX.com offers an impressive selection of over 4,500 CFDs for traders living outside of the U.S. FOREX.com offers CFDs for commodities and metals, though spot metals (like gold and silver) are unavailable to traders in the U.S. Also, knock-out options are now available at FOREX.com in Japan, Singapore, and Australia.

Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency trading is available at FOREX.com through CFDs, but not available through trading the underlying asset (e.g., buying Bitcoin). Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents.

The following table summarizes the different investment products available to FOREX.com clients.

Feature	FOREX.com
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	5500
Forex Pairs (Total) info	91
U.S. Stock Trading (Non CFD) info	No
Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD) info	No
Social Trading / Copy Trading info	No
Cryptocurrency (Physical) info	No
Cryptocurrency (Derivative) info	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).

Note: The products and services available to you will depend on your country of residence and the FOREX.com entity that holds your account, as well as any applicable regulatory guidelines. To verify the availability of any products or features within your country of residence, please contact the broker directly.

Commissions and fees

FOREX.com offers multiple execution methods and account types (FOREX.com is one of my top picks for market maker brokers), as well as transparent execution statistics. That said, our research found that FOREX.com is slightly expensive when compared to the industry average, unless you are trading outside of the US, where spreads averaged 0.74 for the EUR/USD in July 2023 (using a time-weighted average), whereas its Raw account spreads are lower but feature a per trade commission.

Standard account: FOREX.com’s Standard account is the only option available for MetaTrader clients – and would not be my ideal choice. Average spreads are high at 1.4 in the U.S. on the EUR/USD, based on typical spread data provided to us by FOREX.com (July 2023). The Standard account will appeal to traders who are willing to pay a premium (in the form of a higher spread) for the benefits of market-maker execution.

Active trading accounts: The DMA account was discontinued globally and has been replaced by the RAW account offering , which features typical spreads on the EUR/USD of 0.13 pips (calculated using data collected in February 2024). RAW accounts are commission-based and are eligible for active trader discounts on FOREX.com’s proprietary Advanced Trading platform suite, with low competitive spreads nearing zero before commission.

• Very high volume active traders that turn over more than $2 billion per month (Tier Six) would realize effective spreads comparable to what IC Markets or Tickmill offer.

RAW Spread account: FOREX.com’s recently launched RAW Spread account delivers commission-based pricing (similar to its STP account) and volume-based rebates for active traders. The RAW account (along with MetaTrader 5) is now available to FOREX.com’s clients in Canada, the U.S, and the European Union. Learn more about forex trading in Canada by checking out our Canada forex guide.

• There are six volume tiers with rebates ranging from $2 per million at the base tier to $9 per million at the highest tier (level five).
• The base commission for the lowest tier on the Raw account is $7 per Standard lot ($3.5 per side), which adds about 0.7 to the typical spreads of 0.13 pips for the EUR/USD (based on February 2024 spread data).
• Bottom line: unless you trade more than $50 million per month, the all-in costs for FOREX.com’s Commission account are practically the same as the Standard account for U.S. residents, the only differences being execution method and available platforms.

Note: FOREX.com's spread-only and RAW accounts are the only available account types for clients in the U.S. Both pricing types are available to MetaTrader 5 accounts in the U.S. and Canada unlike other regions where only spread-only pricing is available for MT5.

Feature	FOREX.com
Minimum Deposit info	$100
Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard info	1.4 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	0.9 info
Active Trader or VIP Discounts info	Yes
ACH or SEPA Transfers info	Yes
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit) info	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes

Mobile trading apps

Overall, FOREX.com’s mobile offering competes among the best brokers in the industry.

Apps overview: FOREX.com offers its proprietary mobile app alongside the full suite of MetaTrader mobile apps, including MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5).

Ease of use: Trading and managing positions within FOREX.com’s mobile app is easy and straightforward, thanks to its fluid user interface and minimalist design. Highlights include an economic calendar, an integrated suite of modules from Trading Central, alerts, market updates, and news headlines from Reuters. The app also supports complex order types such as OCOs, trailing-stops, and a "close all" button which allows traders to exit multiple positions quickly for a given instrument.

Charting: The FOREX.com app automatically syncs watchlists, and includes easy-to-use charts powered by TradingView that feature over 80 indicators and a vast array of drawing tools. Your chart settings won’t sync automatically with the web version, but I found the "load chart layout" function can be used to manually load your saved templates.

Feature	FOREX.com
Android App info	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes
Mobile Alerts - Basic Fields info	Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields info	20
Watchlist Syncing info	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	88
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) info	239
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Multiple Time Frames info	Yes
Mobile Economic Calendar info	Yes

Other trading platforms

FOREX.com goes above and beyond to provide forex traders with everything they need to trade effectively. FOREX.com's platform suite has historically been – and continues to be – robust.

Platforms overview: FOREX.com provides its own flagship Advanced Trading (desktop) and Web Trading platforms, alongside TradingView, the full MetaTrader suite (MT4 and MT5), and NinjaTrader.

Charting: FOREX.com's flagship desktop platform, Advanced Trading, is best suited for seasoned traders and comes with a robust charting package loaded with a large selection of over 200 technical indicators (this number includes automated strategies that are indicator-based), as well as drawing tools and over a hundred predefined automated strategies.

That said, charts on the FOREX.com desktop platform are not as smooth as its Web Trading web platform counterpart, which features charts powered by TradingView. TradingView is adored by technical analysis enthusiasts for its powerful charting capabilities; learn more by checking out our TradingView guide.

Web trading: Best suited for casual traders, FOREX.com's Web Trading platform makes browsing through markets, conducting research, and placing trades a breeze. Charts are powered by TradingView, and come loaded with nearly 100 indicators, 14 timeframes, and ten chart types.

The Advanced Trading platform features advanced order types, deep customization, and plenty of subtle-but-useful features – such as the ability to set price tolerance from within the trade ticket. I found the layout well-designed, easy to use, and rich with features. For the sake of comparison, I found the Advanced Trading platform similar to FXCM's own impressive proprietary platform.

Trading Analytics: The PlayMaker module, part of FOREX.com's Trading Analytics suite of tools (formerly known as Chasing Returns) stands out for its innovative approach to helping traders manage their risk, and helped FOREX.com win our award for #1 Risk Management Tool in 2024.

Feature	FOREX.com
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes
Proprietary Platform info	Yes
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes
Social Trading / Copy Trading info	No
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	Yes
DupliTrade info	No
ZuluTrade info	No
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	88
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) info	239
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields info	20

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Market research

FOREX.com does a great job of centralizing its research within its platforms, including its Web Trading and the desktop-based Advanced Trading app, especially in terms of organization and accessibility. Over the last year, FOREX.com has made great progress in the research category by increasing the quantity of its video content and articles, helping to round out its offering.

Research overview: Multiple news channels, automated pattern-recognition modules from Trading Central, and blog updates from FOREX.com's global research team are all available within the Web Trading platform. Headlines stream from Reuters and a Trading Central-powered economic calendar is integrated across the site and platforms.

Market news and analysis: FOREX.com produces a variety of good-quality written content each day, covering multiple markets and sector themes. Content includes weekly posts such as its "Week Ahead" series, daily articles produced by FOREX.com’s in-house analysts, as well as integrated resources from third-party providers. For example, research tools powered by Trading Central are directly integrated throughout its suite of platforms, such as its popular Market Buzz, Technical Insight, and Analyst Views modules.

Video content: Market-based research in video format continues to improve at FOREX.com. For example, FOREX.com features daily market updates as well as a weekly video on the broker's YouTube channel. I was pleased to see expanded coverage on FOREX.com's YouTube channel with additional video series.

Feature	FOREX.com
Daily Market Commentary info	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes
Autochartist info	No
Trading Central (Recognia) info	Yes
Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs info	Yes

Education

FOREX.com offers nearly a hundred written articles that are conveniently organized by experience level, with content for beginner, intermediate, and advanced users. Overall, I found these articles to be high-quality.

Learning center: In addition to the dozens of platform tutorials available on its YouTube channel, FOREX.com also made significant progress in the education category with the launch of its Trading Academy, which won our 2024 Annual Award for #1 Interactive Educational Experience. I found the graphics and accompanying information within FOREX.com's interactive courses to be incredibly detailed and highly informative. The Trading Academy courses include progress tracking, quizzes, and other interactive features that make the learning experience fun.

Video production has also improved year over year with the addition of new educational videos, including dedicated playlists for Technical Analysis, Mindset, and general Education, on FOREX.com's YouTube channel.

Feature	FOREX.com
Education (Forex or CFDs) info	Yes
Client Webinars info	Yes
Client Webinars (Archived) info	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes
Investor Dictionary (Glossary) info	Yes

Final thoughts

FOREX.com is a trusted forex broker that shines thanks to its extensive product offering, excellent platform options and trading tools, and its selection of in-house and third-party market research. In 2024, FOREX.com introduced prediction markets thanks to its partnership with Kalshi, providing traders the opportunity to speculate on economic and political events, such as the U.S. presidential election. Additional wealth management services were also introduced through FOREX.com's parent company StoneX, where traders can invest in U.S. stocks commission-free and in futures (although this requires a separate account).

Overall, while pricing is not its strongest feature unless you are an active trader, FOREX.com still delivers a great experience to traders of all experience levels, and continues to grow as a multi-asset broker catering to forex traders and beyond.

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About FOREX.com

Founded in 1999, FOREX.com is a GAIN Capital brand under the parent company of StoneX Group (NASDAQ: SNEX), a Fortune 100 company and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA) in the U.S. StoneX holds $7.8 billion in assets as of its latest annual report for 2023, employing over 4,000 staff and servicing more than 400,000 retail clients across 180 countries. Through its trading names and subsidiaries, including the City Index brand, Gain Capital operates in multiple countries and with licenses in several major regulatory hubs, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Japan, and Australia.

With over $7.8 billion in client assets and over 4,000 staff, StoneX group entities traded over $4.4 trillion in volume in 2023, as of its latest annual report for that year. As an early pioneer in offering online forex trading in the U.S., FOREX.com remains one of the largest retail FX brokers globally. Read more on Wikipedia.

ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards

For the ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards, brokers were evaluated against ForexBrokers.com’s 8 Primary Categories: Commissions & Fees, Offering of Investments, Platforms & Tools, Mobile Trading Apps, Research, Education, Trust Score, and Overall.

Best in Class honors were awarded to the Top 7 forex brokers in each of the following areas: Beginners, Social Copy Trading, Ease of Use, MetaTrader, Algo Trading, Crypto Trading, and Professional Trading.

ForexBrokers.com also recognized brokers that demonstrated excellence and innovation with our exclusive Industry Awards.

Category awards

FOREX.com	Overall [Dynamic]	Platforms & Tools	Mobile Trading Apps	Education	MetaTrader	Professional Trading	Trust Score
Rank #1
Streak #1
Best in Class	check	check	check	check	check	check	check
Best in Class Streak	3	2	4	1	1	2	3

Industry awards

FOREX.com	#1 Risk Management Tool	#1 Interactive Educational Experience
Rank #1	check	check
Streak	1	1

2024 Review Methodology

At ForexBrokers.com, our reviews of online forex brokers and their products and services are based on our collected data as well as the observations and qualified opinions of our expert researchers. Each year we publish tens of thousands of words of research on the top forex brokers and monitor dozens of international regulator agencies (read more about how we calculate Trust Score here).

Our research team conducts thorough testing on a wide range of features, products, services, and tools (collecting and validating thousands of data points in the process). We test all available trading platforms for each broker – whether they are proprietary or come from third-party providers – and evaluate them based on a host of data-driven variables.

We also take an in-depth look at each broker’s commissions and fees, such as bid/ask spreads – including the average spread data for some of the most popular forex currency pairs. We research other trading costs, such as inactivity or custody fees, minimum deposit requirements, VIP rebates and/or discounts, and a range of other important fee-based data points.

Some of the other important research categories that are factored into our testing include mobile trading accessibility and capability, availability of market research and educational content, and each broker’s overall Trust Score.

All content on ForexBrokers.com is handwritten by a writer, fact-checked by a member of our research team, and edited and published by an editor. Our ratings, rankings, and opinions are entirely our own, and the result of our extensive research and decades of collective experience covering the forex industry.

Read our full explanation and accounting of our research and testing process to learn more about how we test.

Forex Risk Disclaimer

There is a very high degree of risk involved in trading securities. With respect to margin-based foreign exchange trading, off-exchange derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, there is considerable exposure to risk, including but not limited to, leverage, creditworthiness, limited regulatory protection and market volatility that may substantially affect the price, or liquidity of a currency or related instrument. It should not be assumed that the methods, techniques, or indicators presented in these products will be profitable, or that they will not result in losses. Read more on forex trading risks.

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About the Editorial Team

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Online Broker Research for ForexBrokers.com. Steven previously served as an Editor for Finance Magnates, where he authored over 1,000 published articles about the online finance industry. A forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher, Steven advises blockchain companies at the board level and holds a Series III license in the U.S. as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA).

John Bringans is the Managing Editor at ForexBrokers.com. An experienced media professional, John has a decade of editorial experience with a background that includes key leadership roles at global newsroom outlets. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from San Francisco State University, and conducts research on forex and the financial services industry while assisting in the production of content.

Blain Reinkensmeyer has 20 years of trading experience with over 2,500 trades placed during that time. He heads research for all U.S.-based brokerages on StockBrokers.com and is respected by executives as the leading expert covering the online broker industry. Blain’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, among other media outlets.