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Alison Heyerdahl is the Head of Content at FxScouts, a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), and an experienced trader, as well as a financial writer with extensive expertise in Forex trading, broker analysis, and market research. She has reviewed 100+ brokers, publishes weekly YouTube trading videos, and co-hosts the “Let’s Talk Forex” podcast.
In the fast-paced world of forex trading, choosing the right broker is crucial. ACY Securities and Exness are two popular options, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. This comparison will dive into the key features of both platforms,helping you decide which one best suits your trading style and goals.
The radar chart above illustrates the comparison between ACY Securities and Exness across several key metrics, with the highest possible score being 100 in each category.
At FxScouts, our mission is to assist traders in finding the broker that best suits their needs. Comparing brokers side-by-side is an effective method to achieve this goal. We evaluated ACY Securities and Exness, using our standard criteria: trust and regulation, trading platforms, costs and trading conditions, and educational and market analysis resources.
Trust and regulation are crucial when selecting a Forex broker. A broker’s credibility is largely built on its regulatory status. We spend considerable time verifying the safety of each broker by examining their regulatory licenses. The more top-tier authorities regulating a broker, the higher its trust rating.
In our comparison:
Based on these findings, Exness earned a higher trust rating than ACY Securities.
When comparing brokers, trading costs are a significant factor. We consider the minimum deposit required to open an account and ongoing costs, including spreads and commissions. We measure the cost to trade one lot of EUR/USD using the broker’s account with the lowest minimum deposit, including both the spread and any commission charged.
We found that Exness has overall lower trading costs than ACY Securities.
Trading Platforms Offered Traders prefer brokers that offer a variety of trading platforms. We rate brokers higher if they support multiple platforms like MetaTrader4, MetaTrader5, cTrader, and proprietary platforms.
Copy trading is beneficial for beginner traders or those unable to trade full-time. In this case both ACY Securities and Exness offer copy trading.
A broader range of CFD instruments provides more trading opportunities. Exness offers a greater variety of instruments compared to ACY Securities:
For those interested in trading cryptocurrencies, Exness offers 34 cryptocurrencies, while ACY Securities offers 20 cryptocurrencies. Therefore, Exness is the better choice for cryptocurrency trading.
Traders prefer brokers with quick and cost-effective deposit and withdrawal processes. We favor brokers that process withdrawals within 24 hours using multiple methods without charging fees.We found that neither ACY Securities nor Exness charges a withdrawal fee. Overall, Exness has better deposit and withdrawal processes than ACY Securities.
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.
ACY Securities has better educational support than Exness. Both ACY Securities and Exness offer educational support for more experienced traders.Access to frequent and high-quality market research and analysis is crucial.
We found that ACY Securities offers better research analysis than Exness and that both ACY Securities and Exness offer frequent webinars.
ACY Securities is a multi-asset broker offering access to over 2,200 instruments, including Forex, indices, commodities, global shares, metals, and cryptocurrencies. Its offshore SVG entity is the primary onboarding hub for Malaysian clients and stands out for its extremely high leverage structure — up to 1:5000 on Forex and metals when using the proprietary ACY Platform, or 1:500 on MT4/MT5. With competitive pricing across its account lineup, traders can choose between spread-only accounts with low entry requirements or the ProZero account, which delivers raw spreads from 0.0 pips and a low USD 6 round-turn commission.
ACY supports clients with a robust set of trading tools and research resources. These include Trading Central, Autochartist, VPS hosting for automated strategies, and in-house daily market analysis covering major currency pairs, commodities, and global indices. Educational content consists of trading guides, video tutorials, platform walkthroughs, and regular webinars, offering practical support for both beginners and experienced traders. Overall, ACY Securities delivers a strong blend of high leverage, competitive trading conditions, and a comprehensive analytical toolkit.
NOTE: Since November 1st, 2017, Exness does no longer accept new clients from Malaysia, and this is still the case in 2026. This review is for infomation purposes only. We can recommend traders looking for a broker similar to Exness to look into either XM or HFM.
Exness is a Russian CFD broker with over 200,000 clients worldwide, offering trading on 100+ Forex pairs, a small range of cryptocurrencies, 70+ stock CFDs, indices, and commodities. Exness has nine account types on the MT4 and MT5 platforms - many more than most brokers. These range from a Standard Cent Account with no minimum deposit to a selection of Pro Accounts with tight spreads, market execution, and minimum deposits starting at 500 USD.
Deposits and withdrawals are free of charge, and customer service operates 24/7. While Exness’ trading costs are generally below the industry average, its education and market analysis are poor compared to other major brokers.
For more detailed reviews, please read our comprehensive assessments of ACY Securities and Exness.
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Broker | Overall Rating Our overall rating evaluates brokers on platform quality, fees, service, regulation, and instruments. Higher scores reflect better performance and reliability. | Official Site Click to visit the broker’s official website for more information and to open an account. | Min. Deposit The minimum amount of money required to open an account with this broker. | Min. Spread | Trading Cost | Licenced by Displays the financial regulators licensing the broker, shown by national flags, ensuring compliance with financial standards for safer trading. | Accepts Traders from %s | Compare Select two brokers using the checkboxes to compare their features, fees, platforms, and more side by side. |
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| USD 5 | 0.60 pips | USD 6 |    | us, es, ca, ir, il | |||
 | USD 0 | 0 pips | USD 10 |  | jp, be, el, lt, pt, bg, es, lu, ro, cz, fr, hu, si, dk, hr, mt, sk, de, it, nl, fi, ee, cy, at, se, ie, lv, pl | |||
 | USD 50 | 1 pips | USD 10 | | us, es, jp | |||
 | USD 100 | 0 pips | USD 6 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 100 | 0.90 pips | USD 9 |    | es, be, cu, ir, kp, sy, us, nz, ru, by, lb, ye, im, uk, je, gg, af, dz, iq, ps, in | |||
 | USD 10 | 0.70 pips | USD 17 | | es | |||
 | USD 200 | 0.10 pips | USD 8 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 0 | 0.10 pips | USD 8 |  | es, at, be, bg, cy, cz, de, dk, ee, el, es, fi, fr, hr, hu, ie, it, lt, lu, lv, mt, nl, pl, pt, ro, se, si, sk, us, ca, af, by, cu, ir, kp, ru, sy, ve, ye, sd, so, ly, gu, pr, vi, as | |||
 | USD 100 | 0 pips | USD 6 | | us, es, jp, ca, au, be, iq, kp, sy, mm, cu, ir, su | |||
 | AUD 0 | 0 pips | USD 4.50 |  | us, es, jp |
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