ActivTrades was founded in 2001 and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The broker also operates another entity, ActivTrades Corp, which is authorised and regulated by The Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB).
The broker was recognised by the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 as the 90th fastest growing company in the UK for 2017. ActivTrades not only offers a negative balance protection policy but also segregated accounts and enhanced client money protection, as well as competitive spreads and a no requotes policy.
ActivTrades offers individual and corporate retail accounts, as well as professional accounts for those eligible. Swap-free accounts are also available upon request. The demo accounts are free and allow access to the full range of 1,000+ products available through CFDs and Spread Betting, including Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares and ETFs
Users can trade via the well established MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, as well as their own ActivTrader platform, which includes the exclusive Progressive Trailing Stop order. All platforms are available on Mac. PC, iOS and Android systems. The broker also provides free advanced trading tools, such as SmartOrder2, Smart Lines, Smart Forecast, Smart Patter and others.
The broker offers customer support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via Phone, Live Chat and email enquiry form. Exclusive market analysis is provided daily and clients can access a large online archive of webinars. Demonstration videos are also provided for those less familiar with the different trading platforms. Market analysis and trader research are limited but there are educational videos on the different trading platforms provided.
The broker announced it was on track to post its best-ever half-year results in 2020, due to an increase in trading volumes and client accounts. Second-quarter revenue of £30 million in 2020 is more than triple what was recorded at the same time last year highlighting the broker’s robust offering.
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| FCA regulated.Segregated client funds and additional insurance protections.Free advanced trading tools such as Smart Pattern, Smart Order and Smart Forecast. | Not available for residents in the United States or Canada. |