Focus Markets review

Spread from

0.0 pips

EUR/USD spread

Not reliably published

GBP/USD spread

Not reliably published

Commission

$3.50 per side / $7 round turn, Raw

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Variable

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: swaps may be charged or credited

Inactivity fee

Not prominently advertised

Deposit fee

$0 on supported methods

Withdrawal fee

$0 from Focus Markets

Currency conversion

Applicable where conversion is required

Costs below are the broker's published figures, which is not the same as what you will pay.

A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

Focus Markets lists a minimum deposit of $0. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Markets

Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, ETFs, Cryptocurrencies

Currency pairs

50+

Total instruments

800+

Crypto CFDs

Yes

Maximum leverage

1:1000

Execution model

Market maker / hedged liquidity model

Execution speed

Not reliably published

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit and platform-specific pending orders

Servers

Not prominently disclosed

Leverage up to 1:1000 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.

Focus Markets covers forex, commodities, indices, stocks, etfs, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: visa/mastercard, bank transfer, skrill, neteller, bitwallet, cryptocurrency and regional methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.

Platforms

MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker

Own platform

No

Mobile app

MT5 and TradeLocker

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes

Copy trading

Platform-dependent

Indicators

Extensive MT5/TradeLocker charting

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker

API access

Not prominently offered as a standard retail feature

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

Regulated by

ASIC (AFSL 514425); Mauritius FSC (GB25205284)

Regulator tier

Tier 1

Register entry

ASIC Professional Registers, AFSL 514425

Client money segregated

Yes, Australian entity

Held at

Not prominently disclosed

Negative balance protection

Australian retail protections apply; international entity-dependent

Compensation scheme

No statutory Australian investor compensation scheme equivalent to FSCS

Audited by

Not prominently disclosed

Not available to

Jurisdiction-dependent

This is the one claim on the page that can be checked against a public register, so it is the one to check.

Focus Markets holds a tier-one authorisation from ASIC. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

It also operates an offshore entity (FSC). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

ASIC caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection, and obliges the broker to hold client money in a separate trust account.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

Check the licence yourself: ASIC Connect, the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.

Minimum deposit

$0

Account types

Standard, Raw, Access, Demo

Account currencies

AUD, USD, GBP, EUR, NZD, SGD, CAD

Islamic account

Entity/account dependent

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

Entity-dependent

Minimum trade size

0.01 lots

Time to open

Online application, subject to verification

Deposit methods

Visa/Mastercard, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, Bitwallet, cryptocurrency and regional methods

Withdrawal methods

Cards, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, Bitwallet, crypto

Deposit time

Instant 24/7 on many electronic methods

Withdrawal time

Finance review 1-2 business days; settlement varies

Local payment methods

Yes

Support hours

24/5

Contact channels

Phone, email, live chat

Languages

Multilingual/international

Telephone

N/A

Email

N/A

Live chat response

Typically fast during trading week

Education

Trading education, platform guidance and market content

Research

Market information and platform-based analysis

Legal entity

Focus Markets Global Limited

Company number

227720

Headquarters

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Founded

2019

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Independent

Employees

Approx. 10-50

Also trades as

Focus Markets