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FxPro Review 2023

For this FxPro review, we have opened a standard account with the broker and deposited over €5,000.

We traded the popular instrument in each market to get the real spreads and placed a total of 15 trades.

We also reached out to customer support to solve the issues we faced.

Finally, we withdrew our funds to see if there are any issues with the withdrawal process.

What is FxPro?

FxPro is a forex broker from the UK and was founded in 2006.

The broker offers contracts for differences (CFDs) across six asset classes: forex, shares, spot indices, futures, spot metals, and spot energies.

FxPro is licensed and regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Cyprus, South Africa, and The Bahamas.

Some of the highlights of FxPro are:

🗺️ Authorised & Regulated inUK, Cyprus, South Africa, The Bahamas
🛡️ Is FxPro safeYes
💰 EUR/USD Spread1.6
💳 Minimum depositUS$100
💰 Withdrawal feeUS$0
🖥️ Trading PlatformMT4, MT5, cTrader, FxPro EDGE
📈 Markets offeredForex, Indices, Stocks, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Energies
📉 Number of Products234

Licenses and Regulations

FxPro holds 4 regulatory licenses, including the reputed license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The other three licenses are from the regulators of Cyprus, South Africa, and The Bahamas.

The full list of FxPro licenses is below:

Legal entityRegistered inRegulatorLicense NumberAccepting clients fromCompensation Scheme Amount
FxPro UK LimitedUnited KingdomFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)509956United Kingdom£85,000
FxPro Financial Services LtdCyprusCyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)078/07EU€20,000
FxPro Financial Services Ltd
South Africa
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)45052South AfricaNo compensation scheme
FxPro Global Markets LtdThe BahamasSecurities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB)SIA-F184GloballyNo compensation scheme

Cyprus-based legal entity FxPro Financial Services Ltd holds both the licenses from the Cypriot and South African regulators.

FxPro CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ) Registration
FxPro Financial Services Ltd license page with CySEC

Is FxPro Safe?

Yes, FxPro is a safe broker

The broker is regulated under the UK’s FCA, which offers compensations schemes of up to £85,000, and the CySEC, which offers a compensation scheme of €20,000. 

For our tests, we opened standard MetaTrader4 and MetaTrader5 accounts with FxPro Financial Services Ltd which is regulated by CySEC. We deposited money, placed trades, and withdrew deposits for our tests.

We recommend you register your account under the regulation of the United Kingdom if that’s available in your jurisdiction.

Fx Pro Fees and Commissions

FxPro trading fees are built into spreads, which varies based on the account type.

Spreads for our trades with the standard account were floated around the average industry standard spreads for forex but were lower for stock CFDs.

FxPro Spread Charged in Our Trades

For our tests, we have chosen popular instruments in each market. We placed 3 trades for each instrument to get a picture of the average spread.

Our test is based on the FxPro MT4 and FxPro MT5 accounts. Forex spreads were consistent for our tests, but spreads for indices and commodities were fluctuating.

Details of our trades are shown below the table.

MarketsInstruments1st trade2nd trade3rd tradeAvg. spread
ForexEUR/USD1.551.551.551.6
IndicesFTSE 1001.651.41.951.7
StocksApple0.60.610.610.6
CommoditiesGold3.252.853.153.1
FuturesUKOil_K210.60.550.50.6

Our testing finds that forex spreads on MT5 account are around the industry average, while spreads for indices are higher than the average benchmark. 

Stock spreads on MT4 account are significantly lower than the industry average. 

MarketsInstrumentsAvg. spread charged in our tradesIndustry avg. spread
ForexEUR/USD1.61.16
IndicesFTSE 1001.71.65
StocksApple0.61.75
CommoditiesGold3.13.53
FuturesUKOil_K210.6

Other Fees

FxPro does not charge any prominent non-trading fees. 

There is no fee for any deposits on the broker, and most of the withdrawals are free

Withdrawal requests on wallets like PayPal, Skrill, and Neteller are chargeable if they are without making any trades. Additionally, refunds are charged if requests are made after 6 months of deposits.

FxPro charges a monthly account inactivity fee of $5 after 6 months of inactivity.

FxPro Account Types

FxPro offers multiple accounts based on the trading platforms and execution type.

Details of all FxPro accounts are:

FxPro MT4 InstantFxPro MT4FxPro MT5cTraderFxPro (EDGE)MT4 fixed spread
Trading PlatformsMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5cTraderEDGE, MetaTrader 4 MetaTrader 4
Account CurrencyUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZARUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZARUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZARUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZARUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZARUSD / EUR / GBP / CHF / PLN / AUD / JPY / ZAR
Minimum deposit$/€/£ 100$/€/£ 100$/€/£ 100$/€/£ 100$/€/£ 100$/€/£ 100
Commission$90 per $1 million traded
Order executionInstant ExecutionMarket ExecutionMarket ExecutionMarket ExecutionMarket ExecutionInstant Execution
SpreadFrom 1From 1From 0.1From 0From 0.1Average 1.84

Account Opening

Our overall experience of opening a new account with FxPro was quick and smooth.

We opened a FxPro MT4 account and a FxPro MT5 account for our tests under the CySEC-regulated entity.

The process of registration of a new FxPro account:

  1. Enter the country of residence, first name, last name, email, and password on the registration page.
  2. Enter personal details: nationality, date of birth, and phone number.
  3. Enter your residential address.
  4. Provide employment information: employment status, industry, employment position, and level of education.
  5. Provide financial information: annual income, estimated net worth, source of wealth, country of origin of funds, and expected yearly deposits on FxPro.
  6. Answer to questionnaires like the reason for opening an account with FxPro and US resident status.
  7. A short quiz on trading experience.
  8. Setup account type, leverage limit, and base currency.

We submitted the following documents to verify our FxPro account:

  1. Copy of national identification (both front and back)

The registration process took around 7 minutesOur account was verified on the same working day.

Our account was registered on February 8, 2023, and approved on the same day.

Our overall account opening experience was smooth and without any issues from registration to verification.

FxPro Account Opening
FxPro Account Registration

Deposit and Withdrawal

Both deposits and withdrawals on FxPro are easy and fast. All our funding and withdrawal requests were completed without any issues.

Minimum Deposit

All accounts of FxPro require a minimum deposit of $/€/£50 for all its account types.

Traders only need to maintain the minimum deposit balance in their accounts.

Deposit

FxPro supports a wide range of deposit methods, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and others. Deposits with online wallets like PayPal, Skrill, and Neteller are not available on the UK-registered entity.

We tested the deposit process on FxPro using multiple payment modes.

There was no deposit fee and the fundings were completed instantly or within a few hours.

Details of our fund deposits are shown in the below table.

Payment MethodSubmitted DateFunded Account DateFunding TimeFee
Credit card2023-02-092023-02-093 minszero
PayPal2023-02-092023-02-09Instantzero
Skrill2023-02-092023-02-09Instantzero
Neteller2023-02-092023-02-095 hourszero

FxPro verified our phone number when we attempted funding with Neteller. The broker emailed us to check if the provided phone number was correct and then verified with a quick call.

Neteller deposit was delayed due to this verification process.

FxPro Deposit Methods
FxPro Funding Page

FxPro Withdrawal Review

FxPro allows withdrawals via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and a few other methods. Similar to deposits, the online wallet options are not available under the UK entity.

The broker does not charge any fees for withdrawal, but with some expectations. A fee of up to 2.6% is charged for withdrawal requests if the proceeds were not traded with or 6 months after funding.

Overall, our experience with FxPro’s withdrawal process was positive. The requests were smooth and fulfilled within the promised time.

Details of our withdrawal requests are in the table below.

Payment MethodSubmitted DateFund Released DateFund Arrived DateWithdrawal TimeFee
Credit card2023-02-102023-02-102023-02-111 working dayzero
Skrill2023-02-102023-02-102023-02-10Instantzero
PayPal2023-02-102023-02-102023-02-101 hourzero

Markets and Products

FxPro offers CFDs trading services in forex, indices, stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies markets.

The broker is known for its forex offerings, but its offerings in indices are also good.

The complete list of FxPro offerings are:

MarketsInstruments
Forex70
Indices19
Stocks134
Commodities7
Cryptocurrency4

Cryptocurrency trading is only available under The Bahamas-regulated FxPro Global Markets Ltd.

Trading Conditions

FxPro offers excellent trading conditions. It allows both hedging and scalping strategies.

Trading MethodAllowed
HedgingYes
ScalpingYes
Change LeverageYes

Leverage

Leverages offered by FxPro on various asset class are standard, as per the regulatory requirements, and are detailed below:

MarketsFxPro UK LimitedFxPro Financial Services Ltd (CySEC)FxPro Global Markets Ltd
Major Currency Pairs30:130:1200:1
Non-Major Currency Pairs20:120:1200:1
Gold20:120:1200:1
Other Commodities (except Gold)10:110:1200:1
Indices5:15:1200:1
Stocks5:15:125:1
CryptocurrenciesNANA20:1

FxPro Trading Platform

FxPro offers trading on both industry-leading platforms and its proprietary platform. All trading platforms offered by the broker are:

  • MetaTrader4
  • MetaTrader5
  • cTrader
  • FxPro (EDGE) (Proprietary platform)

The account types offered by the broker depend on the platform, execution type, and fees.

Both third-party platforms are available on desktop, web, and mobile, but FxPro (EDGE) does not have a desktop client.

FxPro MT4 Desktop Client
FxPro MT4 Desktop Client

Research and Tools

FxPro offers excellent market research and analysis tools

Some of the tools offered by the broker are:

  • Algorithmic trading support
  • VPS for forex trading
  • Forex trading calculator
  • Economic calendar
  • Trading indicators and charting tools
  • Market analysis
  • Newsfeed

The charting tools offered by the broker are excellent.

On the downside, FxPro does not offer fundamental market data or trading signals.

FxPro Trading Tool
FxPro Trading Tools

FxPro Quant

FxPro’s Quant Strategy Builder allows traders to build auto-trading strategies with technical indicators, logical functions, and mathematical operators. The strategies can be saved as both MT4 EAs and cTrader robots.

Education

FxPro offers good quality educational resources to traders. Its educational section is divided for beginner and advanced traders.

Some of the educational materials offered by the brokers are:

  • Text-based tutorials
  • Video tutorials on trading
  • Explainaire videos for tools 
  • Demo account
FxPro Educational Material
FxPro Tutorials

Customer Service

FxPro has excellent customer support.

Traders can contact the broker via:

  • Live chat 
  • email
  • Phone (only with a callback request) 

Our experience with FxPro customer support was good. The representatives were quick to respond on both live chat and email with accurate answers.

QuestionResponse TimeQuality of reply
Live ChatAbout cryptocurrency trading support on MT52 minClear and accurate
EmailAbout fund transfer from one account to another1 hourClear and detailed

We recommend traders contact FxPro on email for trading or funding-related issues as the responses are very detailed.

FxPro provides customer support in multiple languages.

FxPro Customer Support
FxPro Customer Support on Live Chat

The broker also has a detailed FAQ section for frequently faced issues.

Conclusion

Our overall experience with FxPro was excellent.

The broker offers forex spreads at the average industry level, but the execution speed was fast.

Deposit and withdrawal processes were also smooth, and the broker verifies the trader’s information on the phone during the deposits, which is good.

The customer support was also excellent with fast, accurate, and detailed responses.

We recommend FxPro to forex traders who run EA as their strategy.

We recommend FxPro for traders who are

  • Beginners in trading
  • Experienced traders who want to join the Popular Investor program
  • Trading Currency pairs and Cryptocurrencies
  • Scalping trader
  • Hedging trader
  • EA trader

FxPro might not be a fit if you are

  • Professional traders who lok for large portfolio
  • Commission based trading