REVIEW - FBS CFD Broker

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Overview

Financial brokerage services, or commonly known as FBS, is a renowned FX brokerage company that primarily operates in Asia. The forex broker has a number of offices in China, Indonesia, Russia, Philippines and even Malaysia. The company is regulated by the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) which aims to regulate all the financial aspects of the company. It is, however, worth noting that regulation is not a strong point for FBS as forex traders are much more likely to trust organizations regulated by reputable regulators such as the FCA, CFTC and ASIC among others.

The company was founded in the year 2009 and has gone to accrue about 700,000 clients from different nations across the globe. Despite not having a stronger regulation like the other forex brokers, the company has won a number of awards and received numerous accolades for the services they offer to clients. A quick tour through the FBS comments and reviews show that the broker has received various positive reviews but it not free from criticism.

Trading Accounts

Most brokers around the world offer a variety of trading accounts but FBS only offers four account offerings. These trading accounts have different features and include.

Cent Account

This is a basic account for FBS clients with a minimum deposit requirement of about $1 and maximum leverage of 1:1000. The leverage is quite high and allows the clients to get profits even with low sums. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lot and the average spread is 2 pips.

Standard Account

This is another account option for FBS clients with a minimum deposit requirement of about $100 and the maximum leverage of 1:3000. The leverage is relatively high and allows the clients to get more profits the sums invested. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lot and the average spread is 0.9 pips.

Zero Spread Account

This is another great account for FBS clients with a minimum deposit requirement of $500 and maximum leverage of 1:3000. The leverage is quite high and allows the clients to get profits even with low sums. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lot and the average spread is 0 pips + $20/lot.

ECN Account

This is another account option for FBS clients with a minimum deposit requirement of about $1000 and maximum leverage of 1:500. The leverage is not as high as the other account types but still allows the clients to accrue profits with their invested capital. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lot and the average spread is 2 pips.

Security of Funds

FBS was established in the year 2009 and has grown to become a favourite international brokerage company that has won various accolades. It has great trading conditions, a good number of trading account options, the option to choose between fixed and variable spreads and different payment methods. The company behind FBS is FBS Markets Inc, which is regulated by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC). Although the IFSC is touted to have very liberal rules with regards to regulating its forex brokers, the regime has better regulatory structures than other offshore jurisdictions.

FBS is also regulated in Cyprus, a popular forex trading jurisdiction, under Tradestone Limited. Tradestone Limited is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the MiFID directives, all the brokerage companies that are regulated by CySEC are entitled to carry out their operations in the EU. This makes FBS a secure company where currency traders can invest through.

Trading Conditions

Minimum deposit requirement

Unlike other forex trading companies that require extra high deposit requirements, one can open an account with FBS for only $1. However, not all companies that are regulated by the IFSC have such low requirements as FX Choice requires new traders to open accounts with $100.

Spreads and commissions

A quick review of the spreads offered by each account type will easily reveal that the ECN account offers the best spreads which start from -1 pip with the commission totalling to only $6 per each lot. The other account types also offer competitive spreads which one can easily choose between variable and fixed spreads.

Leverage

FBS is among the forex brokers with the highest leverage in the industry. Maximum leverage in the company totals to about 1:3000, which often sound attractive to novice traders that may have a small budget. A quick word of caution though, while more leverage allows you to operate and accrue high amounts, it also magnifies the amount of money that one is likely to lose.

Trading Platforms

Trading with FBS allows you access to two trading platforms that include Metatrader 4 and Metatrader 5. Both of these platforms can easily be accessed on phone and on your PC as a web version. Being the most popular trading platform, MT4 has a number of attractive features that include various technical indicators, charting tools, expert advisors and a wide back-testing experiment surrounding.

Payment methods

one of the good things about FBS is the large number of payment methods that it offers its clients. You can use credit cards, Skrill, Bank wire, OKPAY, YuuPay, Neteller and Perfect Money among others. The wide range of payment options allows every trader from anywhere in the world, the convenience to easily make deposits and withdrawals.

Promotions

There are a number of promotions that FBS continues to run with new promotions being rolled out on a regular basis. Some of the promotions include a $50 no deposit bonus, a bonus of $123 to welcome you and a cashback program that allows you to get up to $7 per lot. 

Summary

Although not as regulated as other forex brokerage companies in the world, FBS has made a name in offering great services to its wide range of clients. Forex traders from almost all jurisdictions in the world are allowed to sign up with the broker and to start their financial journey. It has a number of features that will help you trade currencies conveniently without worrying about the security of your finances.

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