easyMarkets Review

Is easyMarkets safe?

easyMarkets has been regulated by CySEC (license: 079/07) since 2007, by ASIC (license: 246566) since 2004 and the FSA in the Seychelles since 2020.  This variety of strong, international and reputable regulators, in addition to the FSA license allows quicker onboarding for clients around the world.

With numerous industry awards and recognition for their innovation (Most Innovative Broker – World Finance Markets Awards 2018), transparency (Most Transparent Broker – Forex-Awards 2017) and trading platform (Best Trading Platform – FX Empire 2017), easyMarkets are well-respected by their peers and clientele.

easyMarkets’s states their values as Simple, Honest and Transparent, and internal processes at easyMarkets reflect this approach.

• All client funds are kept in segregated accounts at top tier banks around the world. This segregation of client funds ensures that only clients have access to these funds and that they cannot be used in company operations.
• easyMarkets is frequently audited by its regulators and uses these opportunities to identify areas of potential risk in their operations, ensuring constant improvement of internal processes.
• easyMarkets also maintain Capital Adequacy to cover all client deposits and running costs as an additional line of defence from any economic effects on the company or their portfolio of positions.

Due to robust internal processes, respected industry recognition and strong regulation from two primary international regulators, our view is that easyMarkets is safe for traders.

Trading Conditions

easyMarkets is a market-maker broker, which means that trading conditions will not be as competitive as non-market-maker brokers.  That said, not selecting a broker because of their business model would be unwise, as many market-makers offer additional bonuses, platforms, analysis and support that ECN and STP brokers may not. A case in point, easyMarkets offers a 20% first deposit bonus (up to 2000 USD) to traders living outside the EU.

easyMarkets sets itself apart from competitors by the number of currency pairs it has to trade. While most brokers will provide between 40-60 pairs, easyMarkets offers 97. While the additional pairs are exotic pairs and not for the day trader, these currency pairs would work well for a position trader or others holding open trades for extended periods.

Account Types

easyMarkets offers a demo account and two simple live accounts – depending on which platform you are using, MT4 or the easyMarkets Trader. Both account types give you access to an account manager, platform tour, education on the basics of Forex trading, access and an introduction to technical reports as well as fundamental analysis. All the services are free as a part of the account.

Be aware that if you are a professional trader, with experience in the financial industry or a large portfolio, you can apply for the Professional Account which features increased leverage and a personal account manager.

Demo Account – Demo Accounts are yours to use as long as you have your live account. For new registrations, the demo is unlimited and will never expire. Demo accounts are suitable for beginners, but also if you want to test easyMarket’s proprietary trading platform.

VIP Account – The VIP account has spreads as low as 1 pip (0.9 pips on MT4), leverage of 30:1, negative balance protection and the easyMarkets Trader version offers a guaranteed stop loss. The minimum deposit for this account is 100 USD/EUR/GBP and the MT4 version comes with Trading Central indicators installed.

Spreads and Commissions

Spreads vary on the accounts and commission is not charged.

Deposit & Withdrawal fees

easyMarkets take deposits by credit cards and Neteller which instantly fund the accounts, while Skrill and bank transfer usually a few hours. Most withdrawals are executed within 24 hrs, although the system states 48hrs, and with VIP clients deposits are completed same day.

Fund transfer usually takes 1-3 business days, but in extreme cases allow up to 10 days. This length of time is standard for these kinds of transactions and will not vary much between brokers.

easyMarkets for beginners

With numerous awards for their platform and customer support, it is no surprise that easyMarkets are a favourite broker for new traders.

Unlike many other brokers, their account offerings are specifically geared towards new traders. A low 100 USD minimum deposit, a simplified proprietary trading platform, and free SMS alerts offer new traders an easy entry into Forex trading.

Educational Material

All of the easyMarkets educational material can be found in the easyMarkets Learn Centre and is split across six sections.

• The Getting Started section is an archive of videos on the fundamentals of trading as well as an introduction to easyMarket’s features and tools.
• The Discover Series video archive goes into more depth on the different instruments available to trade on easyMarket’s platform and the history and concepts behind them.
• The Free eBooks section is a repository of 10 eBooks available to easyMarkets clients – topics covered include technical analysis, trading psychology, MT4 guides and vanilla options. If you are more accustomed to learning through reading this is an invaluable resource.
• The Knowledge Base is a collection of articles on topics useful to new traders.
• Economic Indicators is an excellent interactive breakdown of the various economic indicators (e.g. TIC data, PMI, etc.) and their relative effect on markets.
• Finally, a trading glossary and FAQ sections are also available to support learning.

Analysis Material

easyMarkets also provide a standard assortment of market analysis products. These include a Market News section, customisable Trading Charts, a list of Live Currency Rates and a Financial Calendar. If a trader is using the easyMarkets proprietary platform, these can all be accessed without exiting the program.

To supplement your knowledge, market analysts also produce video commentary daily, which will give learners the chance to follow along with professionals as they do their planning.

Customer Support

Should traders have questions about any of the above, a global customer service team is available 24 hours a day to assist via mail, phone or live chat.

easyMarkets support a system of Negative Balance Protection means that your account will never have a negative balance and leave you owing the broker. Also, a unique risk-free trading solution called DealCancellation is available that allows you to cancel trades that are going against you for up to 1 hour following their opening.

Trading Platforms

easyMarkets supports MT4 and the mobile suite of the MetaTrader tools, along with their propriety platform which they develop themselves.

Additionally, for traders who wish to trade from a browser, easyMarkets’ web-based platform is offered.

The only real omission here is an option to use MT5 – additionally, a copy trading feature would be beneficial.

MT4 – MetaTrader4

MT4 is the most popular and customisable trading platform in the industry. If you have experience with this platform, or if you are switching broker and want to minimise setup, this could be a good option. By using MT4, be aware that you are missing out on some of the features that make easyMarkets unique.

While some of easyMarkets’ advanced trading features are unavailable on MT4, negative balance protection, free stop loss and take profit orders, and analysis and news come standard.

easyMarkets Platform

This is easyMarkets’ proprietary web-based trading platform. The additional trading features that set easyMarkets apart from the competition like dealCancellation, Freeze Rate, and Inside Viewer are only available with this software. More detail on these tools below.

Additional features like zero slippage, fixed spreads, and trading charts are also available free of charge.

Trading Tools

Most of the trading tools available to easyMarkets customers are only available through the easyMarkets platform – the only exception being Trading Central indicators, which are only available through MT4.

The easyMarkets platform offers the following tools:

• dealCancellation – unique to easyMarkets, this is a tool which allows clients to cancel an order within an hour of making a trade.
• Freeze Rate – another unique tool, Freeze Rate allows you to freeze a price you see for a few seconds. Especially useful in volatile markets.
• Inside Viewer – this tool shows you what percentage of traders are buying or selling a specific instrument. A relatively standard tool now, this was first of its kind when launched in 2009.

Mobile Trading Apps

The easyMarkets mobile app has more features than the standard MT4 equivalent. It’s user-friendly, fast, easy to navigate and comes standard with all additional trading features offered on the easyMarkets desktop platform.

Evaluation Method

We value transparency and openness in the way we review the partners. To bring transparency to the forefront, we have published our review process that includes a detailed breakdown of the easyMarkets offering. Central to that process is the evaluation of the reliability of the broker, the platform offering of the broker and the trading conditions offered to clients, which are summarised in this review. Each one of these is graded, and an overall score is calculated and assigned to the broker.

easyMarkets Risk Statement

Trading Forex is risky, and each broker is required to detail how risky the trading of Forex CFDs is to clients.  easyMarkets would like you to know that:  CFDs and Options are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 81% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs and Options work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.  Read more here.

Overview

easyMarkets is regulated by two well-regarded international authorities, respected by its peers in the industry, and has a great proprietary trading platform that offers traders some unique features. Primarily a broker for those starting a trading career, there are also aspects to its products that should satisfy experienced traders, including MT4 support and an expanded currency pair and cryptocurrency offering. While easyMarkets is a market-maker broker, here the wider spreads are warranted by the innovation, analysis and unique additional services that it offers.

Most retail CFD accounts lose money. Your capital is at risk.