We understand it is a Malaysian owned FX broker. It does not has UK FCA license. We do not recommend to trade with New Zealand FSPR registered FX broker due to lack of investors protection.

That's a big NO.

Hi any advise for this UK broker FintechFX or My Group Fintech Co Pty Ltd? Thanks

How To Check Is the Forex Broker Genuine :thumbsup:  Or Scam

What sort of trader would not like the assistance of a broker that he can rely on? Most new traders struggle to find a genuine forex broker who is transparent and provides a great forex trading experience. There are several reasons for this, but one of the major reasons is the mindset of the traders themselves. As most new traders are lured into the forex game through a fake forex broker as an easy way to make money, they have a wrong image about the forex market and hence do not know how to get long term success. Most of us know that forex is one of the most volatile markets in the world, and due to its floating nature, the prices of the currencies cannot be predicted. But the question of how to identify weather a forex broker is genuine or not depends on several factors. You can also check the various internet websites like forexstars and other to get reviews about the various forex brokers. Here are some ways how you can check the authenticity of a forex broker.
MAKE SURE THE FOREX BROKER IS WELL REGULATED
Only trade or invest with top tier licensed brokers/banks who are under tier 1 and 2 licenses for highest protection. For example, in the event of a Swiss broker/bank bankruptcy, traders and investors are given up to CHF100k capital protection.

Tier 1 licenses under: US NFA, UK FCA, SWISS FINMA, JAPAN FSA, SINGAPORE MAS.
Tier 2 licenses under: European financial regulators, Australia ASIC, Canada IIROC.

AVOID UNREGULATED BROKERS OR OFFSHORE REGULATED BROKERS (Vanuatu, Seychelles, St. Vincent, Belize, Indonesia etc)

Traders and investors can check with their corresponding regulatory agencies that check the credibility of the forex brokers. They include the National Futures Association (NFA) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in the United Kingdom, Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) and FINMA, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFIN) in Germany and Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France.
Analyze the Website
We all know that in this age of peerless internet technology, coming across fake content is totally possible and one must first check the website first for a clear picture of the reviews. Some websites are meant not for the viewers but an organization’s attempt at getting more affiliates. In such cases you have to judge for yourself whether the reviews are real or are posted through automated software to get more viewers.

Check the Comment Box
Some sites are highly moderated along with the viewer’s comments that appear on the website due to the fear of spam. If a website allows regular users to comment on their posts that is a great sign of openness. But if your comment doesn’t appear immediately on the website and is stuck in the moderation phase forever, you certainly do not want to waste a lot of time reading your reviews on such a website. Several times unanswered comment boxes also indicate the website’s poor activity.

Only Promote Genuine Reviews
There are several websites that post a review and also refer the viewer to a broker’s website as several broker’s pay the sites to promote themselves. While there is nothing wrong in referrals, the viewers must also use their full discretion when it comes to judging whether the reviews are genuine or not. Try to avoid websites that also provide a referral link in a review that also redirects the user to the broker’s webpage.

Transparency Is A Must
The best way to know whether your forex broker is a fake one or not, is to look for his list of clients. While several fake brokers might tell you that it is against the law to disclose such information, the reality is the total opposite and no genuine broker would be afraid to share the list of his clients. Genuine brokers use their network of traders more as their work portfolio and you can always judge the authenticity of a broker through the profiles of the various clients and traders that he deals with. More transparency in a broker’s activities will instill more faith in the clients.

Look At How The Broker Works
While this would be like judging a book from its cover, forex brokers can be judged based on how they deal with their clients. If the forex broker holds each client’s funds in a segregated account approved by the traders, then it is quiet likely that you’re working with a genuine broker. Make sure that the broker has a valid proof of operating under a government regulation.

Check the Broker’s Portfolio
After you have checked how the broker works and the long list of his client’s, you still need to see if the clients are earning regular profits or not. Doing a short background check on how the various traders are performing with a particular broker is one of the best ways to know a broker’s authenticity. Forex is a highly fluctuating market and to ensure profits one requires having a really keen eye and a really honest forex broker.

Forex trading is a risky business and requires a lot of experience and skills, to earn profits over a long term period. Hence it is highly important that the new traders must check the genuineness of a broker to experience a non-stressful forex trading environment.

Indication of SCAMs:
1. FIX RETURN (SCAM)
2. Unregulated or offshore regulated brokers (Potential SCAM)
3. Lucrative upfront commission (SCAM)
4. No live trading view via platform (Potential SCAM)
5. Fix exchange rate for deposit and withdrawal (SCAM)
6. Cash payment or local deposit (SCAM) unless through regulated payment gateway.
7. Lock up period (Potential SCAM)

Any FX companies matched at least 2 of above indications, it is a potential SCAM. If matched 3 of the above indications, then it is definitely a SCAM!
List of Genuine Forex Brokers
1. Forex.com (Gain Capital)
2. FXpro
3. IG
4. Oanda
5. Interactive Brokers
6. Dukascopy
7. LCG
8. LMAX
9. FXCM
10. Saxobank
11. Admiral Markets
12. ThinkMarkets
13. EasyForex
14. HY Markets
15. ADS Securities
16. FXDD
17. ATC Brokers
18. City Index
19. ActivTrades
20. IC Markets
21. Synergy FX
22. Swissquote Bank
23. CMS Forex
24. AxiTrader
25. Aetos
26. NicoFX
27. Tickmill
28. AVATRADE
29. Exness
30. eToro
31. Plus500
32. Pepperstone
33. Global Prime
34. FXTM
35. MaxFX
36. Mex Exchange
37. Trade.com
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List of SCAM Forex Brokers !ALERT!
1. LiteForex
2. GSM Financial Group
3. RCFX
4. Maxim Trader
5. ODFX
6. GM Trader (TriumphFX)
7. WFX
8. Eu Trading Group EUTG (NewTradeFX)
9. IBS
10. FXUnited
11. YouTradeFX (EUTG)
12. UFXMarkets
13. GVF
14. TP Eagles
15. Efzinitus
16. IGOFX
17. Vortex Assets and VFX Premium (Eu Trading Group)
18. KBFX
19. JJPTR
20. SFX Markets
21. FXMAC
22. Nordhill Capital
23. Otex World
24. ikoFX
25. FXcoliseum
26. FXCitizen
27. Capital Foster Advisor
28. IIB International Broker
29. PTFX
30. Falconaire
31. HotForex
32. Xtrade
33. iiinvestments
34. Exia International Group
35. MYS CAPITAL (SFX Markets)
36. Zurich Prime
37. VenusFX
38. WMS Capital
39. MXC Forex
40. ECM
41. Sentratama Investor Future
42. Midasama (Pruton Capital)
43. FG GLOBAL ENRICH (White Label of Fullerton Markets)
44. FCMIS
45. ODIN Management (odincapital.com)
46. BlueMax Capital
47. Questra
48. Atlantic Global Asset Management
49. FXPrimus
50. OctaFX
51. AccentForex
52. Financial.org
53. OTM Capital
54. MG Falconer (TP Eagle)
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List of Suspicious Forex Companies (Potential SCAM!)

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In case you have invested or trading with any of the scam brokers above, try your very best to withdraw your money back ASAP. If you can't take out your money, file a report or complaint to your local regulator. In most cases, it does not help as scam brokers do not hold any licenses and end up regulators unable to trace them.

Feel free to share your experiences with any other brokers and allow us to add on to above lists.

Based on all the information we provided, i hope it helps new FX investors or traders to differentiate and identify real/scam FX.

We welcome everyone who required due diligence or advise to check the genuineness of a FX brokers. After all, it's FOC.

Moderator, please do not move this topic to join with general Forex spread as it will served as a WARNING to those new to Forex. Thank you.

Why say Sentratama investor future is scam?

anyone using GCM asia ?
good to use?

CySEC announced that they will stop regulating customers outside of EU after mid-2016, that was why many CySEC regulated brokers put their non-EU clients under Vanuatu regulation because by doing this, they can settle this issue in the cheapest and fastest way.

My additional advice is avoid all CySEC and Vanuatu's regulated brokers.

Cysec is considered ok now, unlike last time.

Never heard of. Where do you send the fund to?

I made the mistake of investing with Charterprime and I'm presently trying to withdraw my investment which isn't proving easy. Could you tell me how quickly they should they be refunding my money? Also, their literature says they
hold an Australian Financial Services License - does this make a difference to your opinion of them?

I used charterprime to trade for 6 months. so far no issue withdrawing. Is it because you are managed by trader and perhaps there's open trade. If there's open trade, then you can't simply withdraw because you may incur losses if the floats are negative.

i just search through the internet and found lots of complaints on this company. i think i just avoid it.

it is sub broker from fortrade which is licensed by FCA. yet, GCM which under them doesn't really regulated.

Hi , Sorry for asking this , Is sfx-markets a scam or a legit broker ? I'm new in this field (investor)