Markets.com Review 2026

How safe is Markets.com?

Markets.com earns a Trust Score of 70, giving traders a good level of confidence in the platform

1. Regulation

Markets.com operates through several entities globally. For EU clients, the operating entity is Safecap Investments Limited, regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). For offshore and global clients, the entity is Markets International Ltd (formerly Finalto International Ltd), registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Note that the Saint Vincent entity is a registered company only and is not regulated by a financial regulator.

Markets.com is regulated by CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) for EU clients, a tier-1 regulator. Offshore clients are served through an unregulated Saint Vincent entity.

Some of the abbreviations on this page are expanded to the regulator's full name: a broker regulated by ASIC is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; by FCA, the Financial Conduct Authority.

Based on these factors, I give Markets.com a trust score of 7 out of 10.

Risk Management

Guaranteed Negative Balance Protection

Markets.com offers guaranteed Negative Balance Protection to all its clients. This applies to both retail and professional traders. Professional traders will especially appreciate this feature, as most brokers don’t provide negative balance protection to professional accounts.

Guaranteed Stop-Loss Orders

Markets.com offers traders from France guaranteed stop-loss orders, as this is a requirement of the French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).

Investor Compensation Scheme

EU clients trading through Safecap Investments Limited (CySEC) are covered by the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF) for up to EUR 20,000 in the event the broker is unable to meet its obligations. Note that professional clients under the CySEC entity are not entitled to ICF compensation. Clients of the offshore SVG entity have no investor compensation scheme.

Protecting Yourself Online

Markets.com provides guidelines regarding how to protect yourself online from scams or fraudulent websites.

2. Reputation

Markets.com was founded in 2008 in Miami, US. Their popularity shows a modest online presence in the forex industry. Markets.com draws 5,520 worldwide branded Google searches for September 2026, which ranks it forty-sixth among the 61 brokers this site tracks. Web traffic data presents a somewhat stronger picture, with Similarweb reporting 151,964 global visits in February 2026, placing Markets.com as the 48th most visited broker.

Despite its relatively limited search visibility, Markets.com reports significant operational scale. According to the company’s website, Markets.com has processed over $3 trillion in trading volume throughout its history. The broker has been in business for 17 years and currently serves traders in more than 170 countries worldwide.

Markets.com is operated by separate entities for different regions. The EU entity (Safecap Investments Limited) operates under CySEC regulation, while the global offshore entity (Markets International Ltd, formerly Finalto International Ltd) is registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Country, 10 rows.

Country	2026 Monthly Searches	Rank
United States	1,300	1st
United Kingdom	390	2nd
United Arab Emirates	390	3rd
South Africa	260	4th
France	210	5th
Germany	210	6th
Saudi Arabia	210	7th
Turkey	170	8th
Italy	90	9th
Spain	90	10th

3. Reviews

Our score for Markets.com is set against every other broker on broker reviews.

What traders say about Markets.com

What other review sites say about Markets.com

These are ratings of Markets.com from other platforms, read on the date shown and expressed on each platform's scale, so you can weigh them against our own score.

Platform	Rating	Volume	Read on
Trustpilot	3.6 / 5	1,259	Nov 1, 2026

Markets.com holds a Trustpilot rating of 3.6 out of 5 from 1,259 reviews, checked Nov 1, 2026.

App Store and Google Play ratings for Markets.com

Our score is based on published criteria and is not influenced by these third-party ratings.

How popular is Markets.com?

Markets.com sits in the lower half for search interest, 46th of 61 on 5,520 branded searches in September 2026. Search interest measures attention, not quality; the score above is the review verdict.

46of 61Search interest rank

5,520

Brand searches, September 2026

-0.9%

vs August 2026

1,000

Login searches

0.1%

Share of all searches

Source: Google search volume, Worldwide, September 2026.

How this is measured

Google Ads reports how many times a month people searched each broker's brand terms, and the brokers are ranked on that figure alone.

A term counts for a broker only when that broker's own website holds the first organic Google result for it; bare brand words that any company could own are left out.

A month-on-month change prints only where the previous month reached 1,000 searches, because Google rounds smaller volumes.

The figures refresh on the 15th of each month with the newest month Google has published, and the first-result check repeats every quarter.

Markets.com at a glance

Markets.com spreads and fees

Markets.com is a dealing desk broker or market maker. This explains why the broker only offers a standard account. The broker’s CFD asset list includes 54 currency pairs across majors, crosses of major currencies, minors, and exotics.

Spreads

Markets.com offers a standard account, which means it is a spread-only account. With this account, there are no commission charges for forex and CFDs as trading fees are included in your spreads.

No Commission Spreads: Standard Accounts, compared on spreads.

No Commission Spreads: Standard Accounts	EUR/USD	AUD/USD	EUR/GBP	EUR/JPY	USD/CAD
	1.30 (web), from 1.0 (MT4/MT5)	0.90	1.20	2.20	1.60
	0.80 (min)	0.80 (min)	1.00 (min)	1.00 (min)	0.80 (min)
	0.83	0.83	1.01	1.38	0.91
	1.00	1.20	1.00	1.20	1.00
	0.80	1.20	1.20	1.50	1.20
	0.90	0.90	1.00	1.20	1.00
	0.80	0.90	0.80	2.10	1.80
	1.40	1.90	1.70	2.80	2.30
	1.10	1.40	1.30	1.70	1.40
	1.00	1.11	N/A	1.30	1.28
	0.60	0.60	0.90	1.50	1.30
	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.20	1.20
	0.70	0.70	0.90	1.10	0.80
	1.20	1.30	1.20	1.20	4.00
	1.2	1.48	1.47	1.83	1.69

Avg. spreads are taken from each broker’s website and updated monthly. Last update on 1 Sep 2026, corrected 12 Oct 2026

Out of the 8 most traded forex pairs, 2 have lower spreads with Markets.com compared to the average broker.

Other Fees

There are no deposit and withdrawal fees when trading at Markets.com. If your account remains inactive for 90 days, a fee of $10 will be charged.

Verdict on Markets.com Fees

While spreads may seem wide compared to STP / ECN brokers with no dealing desk, it is important to remember there are no commission costs for all CFD products.

Deposits and withdrawals with Markets.com

What is the minimum deposit at Markets.com?

The minimum deposit required is 100 USD/EUR/GBP regardless of the chosen deposit method.

Account Base Currencies

Markets.com supports nine base currencies for trading accounts, including USD, DKK, EUR, NOK, AUD, PLN, ZAR, GBP, and SEK.

Deposit Options and Fees

Markets.com offers a range of deposit methods. EU clients can use wire transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, and Apple Pay. At the offshore SVG entity, deposits run through Visa and Mastercard cards, wire transfer, local bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, Zotapay, and Binance, while PayPal is not available to these clients.

Withdrawal Options and Fees

When making a withdrawal, Markets.com has the following minimum amounts

• Credit/Debit card: Min. 10 USD/EUR/GBP
• Wire Transfer: Min. 100 USD/GBP; Min. 20 EUR
• Skrill/Neteller: Min. 5 USD/EUR/GBP
• PayPal: Min. 10 USD/EUR/GBP
• Apple Pay: Min. 10 USD/EUR/GBP

Note: Payment method availability varies by entity. Binance Pay is available for offshore (SVG) clients. PayPal and Apple Pay are available for EU clients only.

Markets.com charges no fees for deposit or withdrawals. Do note that some deposit methods are not available in some countries.

Markets.com trading platforms and app

Clients can choose the markets.com Trader web platform, the markets.com app for iOS and Android, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, or TradingView, and a markets.com account can connect to TradingView to trade CFDs. The Markets Social Trading app adds social and copy trading through a linked MT4 or MT5 account.

MetaTrader 4

While the Markets.com app has some good selling points, in some circumstances you may prefer to use MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5 trading platforms.

Fortunately, Markets.com allows you to get the best from Markets.com and also MetaTrader. All traders that sign up for a Standard account will have access to the Markets.com platform, this allows you to get many of the trading tools Markets.com offers.

To get access to MT4 or MT5 you then sign up to access MetaTrader. This will be a different account, meaning you won’t be able to transfer your trading data between the two platforms, but you will be able to further your choice of trading features and use each platform when best suited.

Some reasons to use MT4 or MT5 over Markets.com include:

• You want to trade via a Windows or macOS desktop
• You wish to use automation or algorithmic trading. The markets.com proprietary platform does not offer automated trading, but MT4 and MT5 have Expert Advisors (EAs)
• You want to integrate 3rd party tools for extra charting or possibly social trading
• You want to access MetaTrader’s large trading community
• You want greater customisation ability, this can be through customising your chart layouts or through coding with MQL4 and MQL5
• MetaTrader has features not available on Markets.com

MetaTrader 4 social trading (Expert Advisors) is the most popular but eToro has the most popular copy trading community and is recommended if you prefer this trading approach. MetaTrader 4 is best for traders looking to trade forex and other CFDs that don’t go through an exchange when trading. In 2018, MetaQuotes announced new developments for MT4 will cease, meaning this platform may not be the best option if you do not have previous experience with the platform.

MetaTrader 5

MetaTrader 5 can be considered an upgrade on MT4, it not only offers more features but also allows you to trade a greater range of CFDs. MT5 has faster speed due to its 64-bit processing and more advanced backtesting than its predecessor.

If you do choose a MetaTrader platform, it is worth noting that some add-on apps can be expensive to unlock and Markets.com do not offer a VPS service. A VPS service can help traders get the most from Expert Advisors, so you may need to arrange your own.

Markets.com app

This is Markets.com trading app is built to the needs of broker’s clients who wish to be mobile. Available via iOS and Android app stores, the platform is suitable for phones and tablets with these operating systems.

Markets.com offers several features that distinguish it from other platforms on the market. These include:

• Ability to log in to your platform via Facebook, Google and Apple accounts
• One-click trading and on chart trading, which allows you to save time by executing your trades with the click of a button and directly through the charts.
• 14 different tools to give you greater insights into markets and trading instruments so you can make better trading decisions and find more trading opportunities. 8 of these tools help you get a feel for general market sentiment, 2 of them help with technical analysis and 4 tools help with fundamentals.

Perhaps the main feature that differentiates Markets.com in a crowded market for trading platforms is the range of market sentiment tools. Sentiment tools help relay the market’s thoughts about an asset, these are generally best for short-term decisions. Tools include:

• Bloggers Opinions, Rank/compare and follow tips from 50,000 of the best performing financial experts and bloggers
• Hedge Fund Activity, Gain insights and decisions from leading hedge fund managers
• Insider Traders, Follow which major inside shareholders are buying and selling of their company
• Trading Analyst Recommendations, Learn what key analysts think of major US stocks
• Traders Trend, Learn the major trading trends on the Markets.com platforms. The tool reads all open trades and returns one bullish or bearish sentiment indicator per asset. For social and copy trading, clients use the separate Markets Social Trading app on iOS and Android, connecting an MT4 or MT5 account to copy signal providers
• News Alerts, News sentiments for indications of asset price movements
• News Trading Sentiment -Find out the best news buzz based on keywords
• Signals, This combines other sentiment tools to give trading insisted in snapshot form without needing to leave your charts

Technical Tools available with Markets.com include:

• Daily Technical Analysis levels And Ideas, Daily Email for Markets.com traders covering major indices, forex pairs and commodities.
• Advanced Charting With TradingView, 88 Technical Indicators, 10 TimeFrames, Regular and Multi-Chart types, View 8 charts at once, 9 Chart views (candles, area, bar, line, Renko, Kagi, Baseline, Point & Figure or Heikin-Ashi charts) to help with trading technical analysis

Fundamental Tools include:

• Financial Commentary, Tool that provides real-time market insights into what may affect forex movements
• Advanced Alerts, Receive alerts direct to your mobile, email or via Markets.com platform so you can stay on top of market activities
• Thomson Reuters Stock Reports, If you are a stock trader, Thomson Reuters provides downloadable reports on key stocks
• Dow Jones News on Markets.com, Receive news fees on the most important news events around the world that can impact your trading
• Economic Calendar, lets you set up alerts for the upcoming risk events

Markets.com's app markets.com - Trading platform is rated 3.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings on the Australia App Store, checked Nov 1, 2026.

markets.com Trading App is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google Play (United States store) from 10.6K reviews shown worldwide, checked Nov 1, 2026.

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Markets you can trade with Markets.com

Markets.com offers over 2,200 instruments when trading CFDs. This makes the broker a great option if you are looking to diversify your investments. The Markets.com tools provide lots of sentiment, technical and fundamental tools that will give you lots of insights when trading these products.

CFDs

CFDs available for trade include when using Markets.com include:

• 54 Forex Pairs
• 24 Indices
• 248 Shares CFD
• 19 Commodities
• 60 ETFs
• 9 Blends
• 4 Bonds/Treasuries
• 116 Crypto category CFDs (EU count: 43 cryptocurrencies plus 73 24/7 share, index and commodity CFDs)

Markets.com customer service, research and education

Markets.com has a solid variety of outreach for customer support including live chat and dedicated phone support which is available 24/5 from Mon 00:00 to Friday 23:55 PM (GMT +2) which is Sun 22:00 PM, Friday 21:55 UK time and an online query form. Phone support is also available with local contacts available in several European countries and a range of languages such as Italian, French, Arabic and Spanish.

Research and education

Markets.com has a ‘Knowledge Centre’ section where a range of education and learning materials is available in 4 different ways.

XRAY

XRay is a live streaming service available directly through the Markets.com trading app. As it is directly integrated into the platform, you never need to navigate away from your charts and trades. XRay has the following key features:

• Leading Financial Experts: Here you will be able to listen to leading financial experts around the world discuss the markets.
• Live And Interactive Webinars: This feature allows you to ask experts questions and receive answers live
• Insights On The Markets: XRay covers a wide range of topics including strategy, markets events and market analysis for greater trading knowledge

Insights Trading News

Markets.com in-house team of financial analysts discuss market news on a range of categories including CFD Trading, Commodities, Equities, Forex, Elections, Morning Notes to give you extra insight into your trades.

Financial Analysts

The Markets in-house team take a deeper look at financial, political and news issues that are likely to have an impact on your trades. Here analysts try to provide insight where basic background information is not enough.

Demo Account

To help you get the most of your Markets.com trading experience, a demo account is available which give you access to all the features available in the platform. This account is valid for 3 months and has unlimited virtual cash. This makes Markets.com offering one of the best available as most brokers only offer 1 month and limit the amount of virtual cash. If you trade in Canada, the demo accounts at Canadian dealers differ most in duration and virtual funds: FOREX.com gives 50,000 for 90 days after sign up on its own platforms, 30 days on MT4, with no renewal; Plus500 sets no time limit, with unlimited, resettable funds; Questrade’s practice account runs 30 days with C$100,000 in virtual cash.

Our final verdict on Markets.com

Markets.com’s unique selling point in a saturated market is its platforms and wide range of trading tools. The Markets.com trading platform offers 14 distinctive trading tools, including a wide range of sentiment tools that are unavailable with other brokers. A good variety of Forex pairs and a rich selection of other CFD products is also accessible. Those Forex pairs and CFD products, with no-commission forex trading, make Markets.com an excellent choice. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is the only top-tier regulator, and it covers EU clients alone, while the offshore entity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has no financial regulator.