Synthesis Bank - a Forex Broker From Switzerland

Synthesis Bank is a registered banking body, located in Switzerland (Geneva and Zurich) and offering Forex trading services. Besides Forex they also offer CFD, Futures, Stocks and Bonds trading which makes it quite a good choice for those that wish to diversify their portfolio as much as possible. Synthesis Bank doesn't offer Metatrader 4 platform, instead they provide their own platform - Trading Floor. Their spreads are quite good - from 2 pips on EUR/USD, but lack of mini Forex accounts doesn't serve as an advantage of Synthesis Bank brokerage services.

MT4 and MT3 Broker

A new Forex broker with quite a long on-line history and good stand (since 2004) was added to the Forex brokers section of a site. FIBOGroup allows CFD and Forex trading via both Metatrader 4 and Metatrader 3 trading platforms. The minimum deposit is $300 and the leverage at which account are set up is 1:200. At FIBOGroup accounts are easily opened on-line, but they don't allow e-gold deposits (closed this option due to the problems with e-gold) - but they may reopen this option in future.

IG Markets – a British (Again) Forex Broker with CFD

Great Britain looks to be rich on Forex brokers (probably, because of slightly less hard regulatory environment than U.S., but with great financial possibilities which London City possesses). IG Markets is Forex broker which started as a CFD broker and then added spot Forex trading to its on-line services. You can trade using both java platform and standard downloadable program. But with IG Markets you are limited to 1:50 leverage. The minimum to start trading with them doesn’t bite – moderate $200. Except standard ways of money deposit/withdrawal (bank wire, credit card, check) Moneybookers is also available.

Trade at Man – Forex Broker Not for Beginners

Trade at Man is a British Forex broker (division of a Man Group company) with $10,000 minimum account size and a low leverage – 1:40. Such conditions are looking very unattractive to most Forex traders, especially beginners, who got used to 1:100 leverage with $1 minimum. But they have a newbie-friendly trading platform which is completely insufficient for professionals. So, it is kind of difficult to understand whom are they aiming for. But if you deposit $10,000 with Trade at Man, you’ll be able to trade not only Forex, but also CFD, options and futures with this regulated broker.

ODL Securities – a No Minimum Broker with a $100 Minimum

ODL Securities is a Metatrader 4 Forex broker that states that you there is no minimum account size as well as no minimum amount to deposit, while the actual minimum is not zero – you’ll have to deposit at least 100$ to open the minimum lot size position available with 1:100 leverage. As to deposit options – traders are limited to credit card, check and bank wire. As with some other Metatrader brokers you can also trade CFD, but with ODL Securities you’ll have to open additional trading account specifically to trade CFD.