How do FOREX.com and JustMarkets stack up against each other?

The Radar Chart below highlights how the brokers stack up against each other across various metrics. The highest score a broker can receive in each area is 5.

At FxScouts, we help traders find the broker that suits their trading needs. In many cases, the best way to achieve this is to compare brokers side-by-side.

To compare FOREX.com and JustMarkets, we used the same factors we use when reviewing brokers: The trust and regulation of the broker, the trading platform, the costs and trading conditions, and the level of education and market analysis available at the broker.

Does FOREX.com or JustMarkets have a better trust and regulation rating?

Trust and regulation are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a Forex broker. Trust in the Forex trading business is almost entirely founded upon regulation. We spend many hours evaluating the safety of each broker by delving into their fine print and confirming each one of their regulatory licences on the online registers. The more top-tier authorities a broker is regulated by, the higher its trust rating.

In our comparison, we found that FOREX.com holds four Tier 1 and no Tier 2 licences, and JustMarkets holds one Tier 1 and no Tier 2 licences.

 

Is FOREX.com financially regulated?

Yes FOREX.com was founded in 2001 and is regulated by ASIC, CIMA, CySEC, FCA and MAS.

 

Is JustMarkets financially regulated?

Yes JustMarkets was founded in 2012 and is regulated by CySEC, FSA-Seychelles and VFSC.

 

Based on these findings, FOREX.com earned a higher trust rating than JustMarkets.

Does FOREX.com or JustMarkets have lower costs?

Another important aspect we consider when comparing brokers is the cost of trading. When evaluating trading costs, we always consider the minimum deposit required to open an account and the ongoing trading costs, including the spreads and commissions. When calculating trading costs, we measure the cost to trade one lot of EUR/USD using the broker’s account with the lowest minimum deposit. The cost includes both the spread and any commission charged. 

Not all brokers publish their trading costs, so we often open accounts and trade on their platforms to verify the spreads and commissions. Based on our reviews, we found that FOREX.com has overall lower trading costs than JustMarkets. 

 

Does FOREX.com or JustMarkets offer a better choice of trading platforms?

Traders want Forex brokers to offer them a choice of trading platforms, so we give brokers who offer multiple platforms higher ratings. Trading platforms we consider include MetaTrader4, MetaTrader5, cTrader and proprietary mobile and web-based platforms. 

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Do the brokers offer copy trading?

In this case both FOREX.com and JustMarkets offer copy trading.

 

Which broker offers a better choice of trading instruments?

A variety of CFD instruments – and a large range of CFDs for each instrument category allow traders more opportunities for profitable trading. The best brokers will have thousands of CFDs to trade, covering all these instrument categories. We found that FOREX.com offers a greater range and depth of instruments to trade than JustMarkets. FOREX.com offers 91 Forex pairs to trade and JustMarkets offers 65 Forex pairs to trade.

And what about Cryptocurrencies?

In this case, JustMarkets offers 14 cryptocurrencies while FOREX.com offers 8 cryptocurrencies. So if you want to trade cryptocurrencies, we advise trading with JustMarkets.

Which broker offers better deposit and withdrawal processes?

Although brokers may have reasonable trading fees, many traders are caught out by the high non-trading fees charged by some brokers, including deposits and withdrawals. Traders want to be able to deposit and withdraw funds quickly and cheaply. Most brokers have multiple funding methods with zero fees for making deposits, but some brokers make it more expensive and take longer to process withdrawals. 

We rate brokers more highly that process withdrawals within 24 hours by multiple withdrawal methods and without charging processing fees. We found that FOREX.com charges a withdrawal fee and JustMarkets does not. Overall, FOREX.com has better deposit and withdrawal processes than JustMarkets. 

Which broker offers better educational support?

We often find that brokers offer very little in the way of educational materials, forcing traders to use other third-party sites or self-educate elsewhere. Beginner traders need well-structured, well-presented materials in multiple formats to get a good start at trading. More experienced traders also benefit from webinars led by experts in the field and advanced trading strategy sections with new trading ideas. 

FOREX.com has better educational support than JustMarkets. Both FOREX.com and JustMarkets offer educational support for more experienced traders.

 

Which broker offers better market analysis materials?

To successfully predict the price movements of an instrument, traders will need access to frequent market research and analysis. We find that research and market analysis are always better when they are produced in-house and updated frequently. Third-party resources don’t show the same expertise in trading ideas, so we place a strong emphasis on frequent in-house updates. Some brokers also often offer interactive webinars where traders can learn from experts in the field. 

We found that FOREX.com offers better research analysis than JustMarkets and that both FOREX.com and JustMarkets offer frequent webinars.

 

Our overall Verdict on FOREX.com

Founded in 2001, Forex.com is a well-regulated broker with high minimum deposits and low fees that is more suited to serious beginners and more experienced traders. Beginners with low minimum deposits will be put off by the high trading costs on Forex.com's entry-level Standard and MT5 accounts. But experienced traders will be interested in the Commission and DMA accounts, with minimum deposits of 100 USD and 25,000 USD respectively. These accounts have some of the most competitive spreads (0.0 pips on the EUR/USD) combined with some of the lowest commissions in the industry. 

Forex.com provides support for MT4, MT5, and its own trading platform and experienced traders will appreciate the range of trading tools on offer, including Autochartist, Trading Central, Trading View, SMART Signals, and subsidised VPS hosting.  

Education and market analysis are both excellent and experienced traders will appreciate the wide range of tradable assets, including over 91 currency pairs, 4500 share CFDs, commodities, indices, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.

Overall, Forex.com ticks all the boxes for those with higher minimum deposits looking for a wide range of assets to trade and a choice of trading platforms.

Our overall Verdict on JustMarkets

Founded in 2012, JustMarkets (formerly JustForex) is a multi-asset broker with several glaring problems. Our main concern is that JustMarkets’ regulatory oversight is weak compared to other similar brokers and that there are many reports of traders being unable to withdraw their funds.

JustMarkets offers seven live accounts on the MT4/MT5 trading platforms with minimum deposits starting at 1 USD and spreads of only 1.00 pips (EUR/USD) on its beginner-friendly Cent Account. Trading costs improve further on its Pro and Raw Spread accounts, with spreads on the Pro Accounts starting at 0.6 pips. Spreads start at 0 pips (EUR/USD) on the Raw Accounts in exchange for a commission of 6 USD (round turn). Both the Pro and the Raw Accounts have minimum deposit requirements of 100 USD.

Beginners should be aware that JustMarkets also offers extreme leverage of up to 3000:1, which can see many beginner accounts wiped out quickly.

Overall, because of the lack of regulatory oversight and the difficulty of withdrawing funds at JustMarkets, we recommend that Indian traders work with trusted brokers instead, such as Pepperstone or XM. 

 

Which broker has the highest overall rating?

FOREX.com has an overall rating of 4.62 and JustMarkets has an overall rating of 3.18. For more detail please read our reviews of FOREX.com and JustMarkets.