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TopFX Review

Steven Hatzakis

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

June 13, 2024

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

TopFX offers the MetaTrader and cTrader platform suites, and grants access to a medium range of CFD markets and forex pairs. However, TopFX struggles to compete with the best brokers in several categories, including market research and education.

TopFX
3.5/5 Stars Overall
  • Minimum Deposit: Depends on payment method
  • Trust Score: 67
  • Tradeable Symbols (Total): 655

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TopFX pros & cons

thumb_up_off_alt Pros

thumb_down_off_alt Cons

  • No published average spread data for assessing trading costs.
  • Lacks useful market research.
  • MetaTrader 5 is not offered.
  • Educational content is severely limited.


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Overall summary

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Overall Rating info 3.5/5 Stars
Trust Score info 67
Offering of Investments 3.5/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 4/5 Stars
Platform & Tools 4/5 Stars
Research 3/5 Stars
Mobile Trading 4/5 Stars
Education 3/5 Stars

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Is TopFX safe?

Trust Score
67
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TopFX is considered High Risk, with an overall Trust Score of 67 out of 99. TopFX is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. TopFX is authorised by one Tier-1 regulator (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). TopFX is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system. Learn more about Trust Score.




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

Offering of investments

TopFX offers 655 CFDs across a variety of popular asset classes that includes equities, ETFs, commodities, metals, and forex.

Cryptocurrency: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents.

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info 655
Forex Pairs (Total) info 60
U.S. Stock Trading (Non CFD) info No
Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD) info No
Social Trading / Copy Trading info Yes
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).

Commissions and fees

TopFX offers two account types – both of which are available on MetaTrader and cTrader. There’s the spread-only ZERO account, and the commission-based RAW account. The RAW account charges a commission of 2.75 EUR per side (5.50 per round turn standard lot). The minimum deposit depends on your chosen payment method. Keep in mind: there are no average spreads available to assess the true cost of trading with TopFX.

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Minimum Deposit info Depends on payment method
Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard info N/A info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info N/A info
Active Trader or VIP Discounts info No
ACH or SEPA Transfers info No
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info Yes
Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit) info Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info Yes

Mobile trading apps

With no proprietary mobile app available, TopFX trails behind industry leaders such as IG and Saxo. For our top picks among trading apps, read our guide to Best Forex Trading Apps.

Apps overview: TopFX offers two mobile trading apps: cTrader and MetaTrader 4 (MT4). iOS and Android versions of both apps are available respectively from the Apple App Store and Google Play store.

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Android App info Yes
Apple iOS App info Yes
Mobile Alerts - Basic Fields info Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields info 7
Watchlist Syncing info No
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info 30
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) info 15
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info Yes
Mobile Charting - Multiple Time Frames info Yes
Mobile Economic Calendar info Yes

Other trading platforms

TopFX offers both the cTrader (a good platform option for algo trading) and MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platforms. Autochartist is integrated directly into cTrader, but MT4 is the standard out-of-the-box developer version, and there are no notable add-ons to help TopFX stand out from amongst the best MetaTrader brokers.

Platforms overview: The MetaTrader 4 suite is available at TopFX for macOS and Windows operating systems, alongside the web version that can be accessed via any modern browser.

Charting: The MetaTrader platform suite is known for its robust user-friendly charts. Zooming in and out and rearranging windows and tabs is a breeze on MT4. It also supports the ability to drag and drop from the default list of nearly 50 indicators. cTrader charts are equally impressive with 65 indicators, four chart types, and dozens of drawing tools.

Autochartist: TopFX offers cTrader with Autochartist directly integrated to help traders find investment opportunities.

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Virtual Trading (Demo) info Yes
Proprietary Platform info No
Desktop Platform (Windows) info Yes
Web Platform info Yes
Social Trading / Copy Trading info Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info No
DupliTrade info No
ZuluTrade info No
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info 30
Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) info 15
Charting - Trade From Chart info Yes
Watchlists - Total Fields info 7
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Market research

Market research is lacking at TopFX, which puts it at a disadvantage against most of the brokers I’ve reviewed. I couldn’t find any articles, analysis, videos, or market commentary at TopFX, making it a poor choice for market research – especially when compared to the best brokers in this category.

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

Education

Educational content at TopFX is largely absent. TopFX’s Facebook page does feature a quarterly recap of stock earnings, some basic platform tutorials, and a few (albeit very brief) educational videos.

Room for improvement: The addition of written articles and an expansion of its range of educational videos would give a needed boost to TopFX’s learning center. The top brokers in this category offer educational videos and articles, and sometimes even quizzes and progress tracking to help you learn about trading and investing. TopFX has lots of space to improve in this category.

Feature TopFX logoTopFX
Education (Forex or CFDs) info No
Client Webinars info No
Client Webinars (Archived) info No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info No
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info No
Investor Dictionary (Glossary) info No

Final thoughts

TopFX has built a good foundation for its platform offering by making both MT4 and cTrader available. It offers a decent variety of instruments, with 655 symbols and 60 forex pairs.

However, TopFX doesn’t offer MT5 or the larger range of markets typically offered by the leading brokers. Moreover, market research is practically non-existent on the TopFX platform, and it lacks meaningful educational content. Finally, publishing its average spread data each month would highlight the true value of its pricing across its two main account types.

About TopFX

Founded in 2010, TopFX is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Investment Commission (CySEC) and in Seychelles is a brand of Fondex Limited which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

2024 Review Methodology

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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.

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About the Editorial Team

Steven Hatzakis
Steven Hatzakis

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of 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
John Bringans

John Bringans is the Senior Editor of ForexBrokers.com. An experienced media professional, John has close to 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
Blain Reinkensmeyer

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.

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