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HFM (HF Markets) Review

Name: HFM
Brand: HFM

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

February 27, 2026

Steven Hatzakis

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Online Broker Research for ForexBrokers.com. He is a forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher.

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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71.37% 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.

Alongside quality research and MetaTrader offering, HFM (HF Markets) offers a proprietary copy trading platform, as well as a decent selection of nearly 1,000 CFDs (including 100+ forex pairs). That said, trading costs at HFM are slightly above the industry average across its spread-only accounts.

Minimum Deposit: $0
Trust Score: 85
Tradeable Symbols (Total): 500

Ratings Awards Historical Ranking

4.0

OVERALL SCORE

Range of Investments
Trading Fees
Trading Platforms
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

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HFM pros & cons

thumb_up_off_alt Pros

Upgraded MetaTrader tools with Autochartist and Advanced Insights.
myHF portal continues to improve with newly added features.
Earn up to 3% interest on unused margin via Return on Free Margin program.

thumb_down_off_alt Cons

No web-based trading app beyond MetaTrader and copy trading options.
Educational content still lags behind top forex brokers.
Trading costs slightly above average on spread-only accounts.

My top takeaways for HFM in 2026:

HFM (previously known as HotForex) has struck a good balance of in-house market analysis, third-party research content, and news headlines from FxStreet.
Premium Trader Tools, powered by FX Blue Labs, combined with signals via the Autochartist plugin enhance the default MetaTrader suite.
Advanced Insights utilizes big data and AI to deliver sentiment analysis and other research tools to help trader analyze markets.
HFM's range of investments has dropped to under 1,000 tradeable symbols, though the number of available currency pairs has increased.
HFM's copy trading platform requires a minimum of 10 USD to follow (copy) existing strategies on the Cent account, but it is not as advanced as some copy trading alternatives like eToro.

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Is HFM safe?

Trust Score

HFM is considered Trusted, with an overall Trust Score of 85 out of 99. HFM is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by two Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), three Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and two Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). HFM is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system. Learn more about Trust Score.

Feature	HFM
Year Founded info	2010
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	No
Bank info	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	2
Tier-2 Licenses info	3
Tier-3 Licenses info	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	2

HFM Star Ratings

Feature	HFM
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	85
Range of Investments
Trading Fees
Trading Platforms
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

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FAQs

Does HFM require a minimum deposit?

HF Markets (HFM) offers four main account types: Cent, Zero, Pro, and Premium. Among these, only the Pro account requires a minimum deposit of $100; the Cent, Zero, and Premium accounts have no minimum deposit requirement.

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Steven Hatzakis is a well-known finance writer, with 25+ years of experience in the foreign exchange and financial markets. He is the Global Director of Online Broker Research for Reink Media Group, leading research efforts for ForexBrokers.com since 2016. Steven is an expert writer and researcher who has published over 1,000 articles covering the foreign exchange markets and cryptocurrency industries. He has served as a registered commodity futures representative for domestic and internationally-regulated brokerages. Steven holds a Series III license in the US as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA).

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