Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) vs FP Markets

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) currently holds a lower overall rating (2.6) compared to FP Markets (4.6). Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping, MAM/PAMM. Traders should note that both companies offer the same minimum (0.01) and maximum lot size (50.0). Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a lower maximum leverage of 1:300, whereas FP Markets allows trading with up to 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
2.6/5 (6 reviews)
3/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
4.6/5 (65 reviews)
4.7/5
4.6/5
4.6/5
4.6/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 100.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 0.01
Maximum lot size 50.0 50.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type NDD STP, ECN, Market Maker, DMA
Maximal leverage (1:?) 300 500
Availability NDD STP, ECN, Market Maker, DMA
Regulation FMA (NZ) CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), FSCA (South Africa), CMA (Kenya)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader, Web Platform, Mobile Platform, IRESS, TradingView
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Local Deposits, iDeal, Sofort Banking, Przelewy, Giropay, POLi Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Paypal, Perfect Money, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, FasaPay, BPay, Klarna, POLi, Broker to Broker, Sticpay, PayRetailers, Rapyd, Apple Pay, Google Pay, LetKnowPay
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, NZD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, CAD, PLN, SGD, HKD, THB, AUD
Languages English, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese Spanish, French, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Mandarin, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Korean, Turkish
Country New Zealand Australia
Trading platform(s) timezone New Zealand Australia
Other trading instruments Indices, Commodities, Energies, CFDs Stocks, Futures, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, Bonds, ETFs
spreads
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