traderpublic Ratings · High-leverage brokers
Brokers advertising high leverage
High leverage is the one broker feature that can end an account in a single session, and the advertised figure is usually the least relevant number on the page: under the FCA, CySEC and ASIC, retail FX leverage is capped at 1:30 by product-intervention rule, whatever the headline says.
So this page prints both. The statutory cap column is real — it is public law, keyed to the licences we verified on each regulator's own register, and we show the tightest cap binding each firm. The advertised leverage, margin-call and spread values are written in per broker and labelled wherever they appear: placeholders for fields our research hub does not publish yet, not checked facts about those firms.
Broker records we publish
Ordered by the traderpublic desk score on each record. Records our desk has not scored are not ranked here.
Use it to compare at a glance, then read the licence trail under each broker below — that is the part our desk checked against the regulator's register.
| FxPro Global Markets Limited4.7 out of 5 | Capital.com4.3 out of 5 | HF Markets (SV) Ltd4.3 out of 5 | TF Global Markets (STL) Limited4.3 out of 5 | Admirals4 out of 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made upCFDs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Made upMin. deposit | $25 | $500 | $500 | $10 | $10 |
| Made upAdvertised leverage | 1:500 | 1:1000 | 1:500 | 1:30 | 1:500 |
| Made upS&P 500 spread | 1.0 points | 1.5 points | 1.0 points | 0.4 points | 1.0 points |
| Made upCrypto CFDs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Statutory retail cap | 1:30 | 1:30 | 1:30 | 1:30 | 1:30 |
| Licences we verified | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Open the record | View record | View record | View record | View record | View record |
This order is our published desk score across the whole broker, tie-broken by verified licences. It is NOT a ranking by leverage, and nothing on this page should be read as a recommendation to use more of it.
- 1
FxPro Global Markets Limited
2 verified licences · 2 Sept 2026
4.7 out of 5Open record- Asset classes
- Made upFX, indices, shares, commodities, crypto
- Advertised leverage
- Made upup to 1:500 (professional account)
- Index spread
- Made upS&P 500 from 1.0 points
- Minimum deposit
- Made up$25
What the desk checked
- Swap-free accountofferedOffered on request via the Back Office; fees may apply once positions on certain instruments stay open a set number of days.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Islamic accountnot checked
- Negative balance protectionofferedStated in the Client Agreement; clients may never lose more than their total deposits.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Segregated client fundsofferedHeld in separate bank accounts with named custodian banks.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No deposit feeofferedThird-party or bank fees may still apply.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No withdrawal feeofferedE-wallet withdrawals can carry a fee if no trading took place.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Cent accountnot checked
- 24/7 supportnot offeredFxPro publishes 24/5 weekday support hours, not 24/7.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Thai-language supportnot checked
- 2
Capital.com
3 verified licences · 2 Sept 2026
4.3 out of 5Open record- Asset classes
- Made upFX, indices, crypto
- Advertised leverage
- Made upup to 1:1000 (offshore entity)
- Index spread
- Made upS&P 500 from 1.5 points
- Minimum deposit
- Made up$500
What the desk checked
- Swap-free accountofferedCountry-restricted; requires contacting support with no open trades.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Islamic accountnot checked
- Negative balance protectionofferedRetail clients only; balance is reinstated to zero.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Segregated client fundsofferedHeld at regulated banks, separate from company funds.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No deposit feeofferedYour own bank may still charge for the transfer.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No withdrawal feeofferedMinimum card withdrawal 20 USD/EUR/GBP.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Cent accountnot checked
- 24/7 supportofferedStated on the broker's own contact page.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Thai-language supportnot checked
- 3
HF Markets (SV) Ltd
3 verified licences · 2 Sept 2026
4.3 out of 5Open record- Asset classes
- Made upFX, indices, shares, commodities, crypto
- Advertised leverage
- Made upup to 1:500 (professional account)
- Index spread
- Made upS&P 500 from 1.0 points
- Minimum deposit
- Made up$500
What the desk checked
- Swap-free accountofferedApplies to selected accounts and instruments under HFM's rollover policy.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Islamic accountofferedSharia-compliant swap-free conditions on the Cent and Zero accounts.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Negative balance protectionofferedA negative balance is automatically reset to zero.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Segregated client fundsofferedClient funds cannot be used to repay company creditors.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No deposit feeofferedBank transfers are free above $100; third-party charges may apply.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No withdrawal feeofferedSending, correspondent and receiving banks may charge their own fees.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Cent accountofferedCent lots (0.01 of a standard lot); account currency USC.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- 24/7 supportofferedHFM's own FAQ states 24/7 live support for all clients.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Thai-language supportofferedThai-language contact page with a Thailand support line and Thai support mailbox.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- 4
TF Global Markets (STL) Limited
1 verified licences · 2 Sept 2026
4.3 out of 5Open record- Asset classes
- Made upFX, indices, commodities
- Advertised leverage
- Made upup to 1:30 (retail)
- Index spread
- Made upS&P 500 from 0.4 points
- Minimum deposit
- Made up$10
What the desk checked
- Swap-free accountofferedAn administration fee applies to positions held longer than four days.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Islamic accountofferedFor traders complying with Sharia law; admin fees waived for the first six days.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Negative balance protectionofferedStated for FCA-regulated retail clients of the UK entity, in line with FCA rules.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Segregated client fundsofferedClient capital is never used for the company's business interests.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No deposit feeofferedThird-party provider charges may still apply.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No withdrawal feeofferedInternational bank wires typically cost about USD 25, charged by the banks.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Cent accountnot checked
- 24/7 supportofferedMultilingual client support by live chat, email or phone.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Thai-language supportnot checked
- 5
Admirals
1 verified licences · 2 Sept 2026
4 out of 5Open record- Asset classes
- Made upFX, indices, shares, commodities, crypto
- Advertised leverage
- Made upup to 1:500 (professional account)
- Index spread
- Made upS&P 500 from 1.0 points
- Minimum deposit
- Made up$10
What the desk checked
- Swap-free accountofferedSwap-free option on Trade.MT5; excludes exotic pairs and digital currencies.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Islamic accountofferedOpened as a Trade.MT5 account with the swap-free option.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Negative balance protectionofferedRetail clients: unlimited per-account cover. Professional clients: up to EUR 50,000.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Segregated client fundsofferedSegregated under CySEC rules at a regulated EU credit institution.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- No deposit feenot checked
- No withdrawal feenot offeredOne free withdrawal request per month per method; a fee applies after that.source · read on 16 Sept 2026
- Cent accountnot checked
- 24/7 supportnot checked
- Thai-language supportnot checked
The cap, the headline, and what we have not measured
The statutory cap and the licence rows are real. The advertised-leverage and margin rows are written-in examples of the columns we will print once the hub sends the fields.
- Licences we verified against the register✓
- Statutory retail cap (where licensed)✓
- Advertised maximum leverageMade upexample shape: up to 1:500 on a professional account
- Margin call and stop-outMade upexample shape: margin call at 100%, stop-out at 50%
- Negative balance policynot published
Licences we checked ourselves
This is the part of the page that rests on evidence: each licence number was read from the regulator's own public register on the date shown.
Frequently asked questions
A broker advertises 1:1000 — can I actually get it?
Not as a retail client under the FCA, CySEC or ASIC, which cap retail FX at 1:30 by product intervention. Offers of 1:1000 and similar are typically routed through an offshore entity or require professional-client categorisation, which removes protections. The cap column shows what binds where each firm is licensed.
Is the statutory cap column made up as well?
No. It is the published product-intervention rule for each regulator, applied to the licences our desk verified on the regulator's own register, and we show the tightest cap that binds. Where we have not established a cap for a regulator, the cell is blank rather than claiming there is none.
What a CFD is, and what you own when you hold one
A contract for difference is an agreement to exchange the change in an instrument's price between opening and closing. You do not own the underlying share, barrel or coin, and you get none of the rights that come with owning it.
Because the position is funded with a deposit that is a fraction of its size, both the gain and the loss are calculated on the full position. That asymmetry between what you put up and what you are exposed to is the entire reason these products are regulated the way they are.
What the structure allows
- Exposure to markets that would need far more capital to access directly
- Short positions as easily as long ones, with no borrowing arrangement
- One account and one platform across several asset classes
- Position sizes small enough to match a small account
What the structure costs you
- Losses are calculated on the whole position, so they can exceed the deposit unless negative balance protection applies
- Holding costs accrue daily and quietly erode a long-held position
- No ownership, no voting rights, no dividend, though a cash adjustment is usually made
- You are exposed to the firm itself; if it fails, your claim depends on how client money was held and which compensation scheme applies
Leverage, and the cap the regulator puts on it
Leverage is how much exposure a unit of your deposit controls. At 1:30, two thousand of your currency controls sixty thousand of exposure, and a one percent move against you takes roughly a third of what you put up.
This is why several regulators cap it rather than leaving it to the firm. The FCA, CySEC and ASIC limit retail CFD leverage on major currency pairs to 1:30, with lower caps on more volatile instruments. Those caps are law in those jurisdictions, not a house policy, which is why this page prints the statutory figure beside any advertised one.
An offer of 1:500 or 1:1000 to a retail client therefore tells you something specific: the account is being opened under an entity in a jurisdiction that does not impose the cap. That may be entirely lawful. It also means the protections attached to the capped jurisdiction, including its compensation scheme, are generally not the ones you are relying on.
Before accepting a leverage figure, establish which entity your account actually sits with.
- Find the entity name on the account-opening agreement, not on the marketing page. Groups operate several licensed entities and route clients between them.
- Look up that exact entity on the regulator's own register and check the licence is current.
- Check which compensation scheme, if any, covers that entity, and up to what amount.
- Confirm whether negative balance protection applies to your account, in writing.
- Treat the highest advertised leverage as a statement about the entity's jurisdiction as much as about the product.
Higher leverage does not increase your expected return. It increases the size of both outcomes and shortens the price move needed to close your position involuntarily. A margin call is not a warning that arrives in time to act on; it is frequently the notification that the position is already gone.
How this ranking is put together
The order on this page is the research desk's published score for the whole broker, tie-broken by the number of licences we verified against a regulator's own register. It is not a score for this category, because we have not measured this category.
- Every licence is read on the regulator's own register, and the date we read it is printed beside it
- A product term is only marked available or not offered when the desk checked it and cited a source
- A term nobody has checked stays labelled as unchecked rather than being dropped from the page
- Written-in values exist only where the research hub publishes no field, and each one is labelled where it appears
Read the full methodology, including every page that carries a written-in value
What this page established, and what it did not
This page ranked brokers on the score the research desk publishes for the whole firm, and showed the licence trail behind each one. That much is checked: every licence number here was read on the regulator's own register, on the date printed beside it.
It did not establish who is best for High leverage and the statutory cap. No field on this site measures that yet, so the page marks the gap instead of filling it, and labels every value that was written in rather than checked. Treat the order as a starting point for your own checks, not as a recommendation.
Other broker pages on this site
Each one states its own criterion and its own gaps.
Who did the work on this page
This page is compiled by the traderpublic research desk from the broker records published on this site. The desk reads regulator registers and brokers' own terms pages, and records the date of every reading.
On this page the desk verified the licence trail of every broker listed, and published a score only where it had one to publish.
We publish no individual byline for a compiled category page. The work is the desk's, and naming a single author would suggest a judgement one person made.