Guide To Forex Currency Trading

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EASY FOREX.com is a subsidiary of GAIN Capital Group, thus it does not have any independent registration. As for GAIN Capital Group, it is registered in FCM as a broker company, regulated by CFTC and has a membership of NFA. Founders and managers of the company are mentioned on its site - www.gaincapital.com.

EASY FOREX.com was created in 2003 to meet the needs of individual investors at FOREX market and for opening standard and mini accounts. No partners (liquidity suppliers) are mentioned.

EASY FOREX.com conducts only individual standard (from $2500) and mini (from $250) accounts. Traditional FOREX-brokers programs, such as Introduced broker, White Label and services of confiding management are offered by the associated company GAIN Capital Group

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Residence, Regulation, and Company Management Structure

FOREX.com is a subsidiary of GAIN Capital Group, thus it does not have any independent registration. As for GAIN Capital Group, it is registered in FCM as a broker company, regulated by CFTC and has a membership of NFA. Founders and managers of the company are mentioned on its site - www.gaincapital.com.

Company's Market Position

FOREX.com was created in 2003 to meet the needs of individual investors at FOREX market and for opening standard and mini accounts. No partners (liquidity suppliers) are mentioned.

FOREX.com conducts only individual standard (from $2500) and mini (from $250) accounts. Traditional FOREX-brokers programs, such as Introduced broker, White Label and services of confiding management are offered by the associated company GAIN Capital Group.

Residence, regulating and company management

The company is registered on British Virgin Islands, nothing is mentioned about any regulative organs. The company has an office in London. No management or structure information about the company is stated.

Company's Market Position

The company names itself a broker and market maker. There is dealing desk on the site. No banks – partners (liquidity suppliers) are mentioned. The company conducts individual, incorporated, collective, corporate trading accounts and offers confiding management.

Residence, Regulation, and Company Management Structure

Dukascopy Suisse is a company resident of Switzerland. The company is incorporated in the national regulative organisation – ARIF, reference to the license is mentioned. The address of the office is stated, there is even a map. Managers of the company on the site are not, however, mentioned

Company's Market Position

The company obviously names itself an ECN broker; on the site it is possible to find mentions of banking-partners.

The company offers basic brokerage services – of trading accounts, and managed accounts. There are the also well-developed partner programmes. For example, granting a trading platform, with the right to create one's own structure of spreads and commissions.

Residence, Regulation, and Company Management Structure

The company is a resident of the USA; CFTC regulated, and is a member of the NFA. only a postal address is indicated, and the managers of company are not mentioned.

Company's Market Position

The company describes itself as a market maker; partners (liquidity suppliers) are not mentioned. The trading accounts of clients are served through JP Morgan Chase Bank.

The company provides traditional client and controlled accounts, nothing is mentioned about confidential management of accounts. The minimum size of a trading account is set to $250.

Residence, Regulation, and Company Management Structure

The year of the founding of the company is not mentioned.
The company has at least 2 offices, and their addresses are stated.
The list of subdivisions of the company its managers are mentioned and there are pictures – together with short profiles/resumes. However, direct contact with the managers is not possible.

Company's Market Position

Going by their site, ACM works exceptionally with the largest institutional providers of liquidity, one company is ECN. In spite of excellent epithets (“the largest and most prestigious world banks”), their partners (liquidity suppliers) are not mentioned.

The company provides standard and institutional accounts, their fundamental differences are in the size of initial deposits (to $50 000 standard, above – institutional). There are management services for individual investors, and brokers, offered.
There are some partnership programs.

Residence, regulating and company management.

As written on the site, OANDA was established in 1996 and is headquartered in New York with offices in Zurich and Toronto, although neither real, nor mail addresses are stated on the website. It was co-founded by Dr. Michael Stumm, and Dr. Richard Olsen. Communication with the management is impossible. The company is registered with CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), and OANDA is a member of the National Futures Association.

Company's Market Position

The company names itself a 100% online broker, specialized in Forex. As follows from the chart presented on the site, OANDA is ECN in fact. No banks-partners (liquidity suppliers) are mentioned on the site. The company conducts individual accounts, corporate and LLC's, partnerships (Regular, Investment Clubs). Trust services are not offered.

Residence, Regulation, and Company Management Structure

The company is the registered in the US, controlled by CFTC, and is member of the NFA. The address of office is indicated. However, the leaders of the company are not mentioned.

Company's Market Position

Judging by the absence of dealing and stream quotations, the company is an ECN. The West Bank is a partner – a liquidity supplier. A wide set of client accounts is offered: individual, incorporated, guided, partner, and corporate.