ATC Brokers at a glance
Established in 2005 in the United States before reorganizing its global operational headquarters to London, ATC Brokers is an institutional and retail straight-through processing (STP/ECN) online foreign exchange and CFD brokerage. Supervised and authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA FRN: 591361 via ATC Brokers Limited) and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA Licence No. 1404396 via ATC Brokers Ltd), the firm provides no-dealing-desk market execution across spot forex pairs, precious metals, energy commodities, equity indices, and cryptocurrency derivatives via MetaTrader 4 (MT4), the proprietary MT Pro platform plugin, and institutional FIX API connectivity.
ATC Brokers reports a founding year of 2005 and a head office in London, United Kingdom. It lists 5 regulators and 7 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
ATC Brokers is an established institutional and retail foreign exchange brokerage operating since 2005. Holding primary Tier-1 authorization from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA FRN: 591361) alongside the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), it operates a pure matched-principal STP/ECN execution model on MetaTrader 4 and FIX API. Backed by full FCA CASS client money segregation and UK FSCS compensation (£85,000), counterparty insolvency risk is low-to-moderate.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
ATC Brokers operates through 2 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
ATC Brokers states that it accepts clients from United Kingdom and international jurisdictions across Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (Strictly excluding the United States [following US operations wind-down], Canada, Japan, North Korea, Iran, and sanctioned jurisdictions). Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Known restrictions flagged in our review: Platform selection is restricted strictly to MetaTrader 4 without support for MetaTrader 5 or cTrader.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex Pairs (38+ pairs), Precious Metals (Gold, Silver), Energy Commodities (Crude Oil, Natural Gas), Equity Index CFDs, Cryptocurrency CFDs. Platforms: MetaTrader 4 (MT4 Desktop, Mac, iOS, Android), MT Pro Plugin Suite, FIX API Integration, PAMM Plus. Account types: Individual Trading Account, Corporate Account, Professional Account, PAMM / MAM Multi-Account, Demo Account.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Tier-1 Regulation, FCA Regulated, Pure STP/ECN, Raw Spreads, MT Pro Suite, Institutional Traders, High Capital Allocations, Algorithmic EA Trading, FIX API.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $2,000 ($2,000 USD baseline initial deposit on international CIMA accounts; $5,000 / £5,000 on UK FCA retail and professional accounts). Spreads start from 0.0 pips and commission is $6.00 to $7.00. Maximum leverage is 1:200 (fixed), subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not offered (conditional). Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Wire Transfer (GBP, EUR, USD via Barclays), Credit / Debit Card (Visa / Mastercard). Withdrawal methods: Bank Wire Transfer, Credit / Debit Card.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Yes. Scalping allowed: Yes. Algorithmic trading allowed: Yes. News trading allowed: Yes. Hedging: hedging. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: compliance@atcbrokers.co.uk. Phone: +44 20 3318 1399. Customer complaints are formally processed by the Legal and Compliance Department of ATC Brokers Limited at Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London (or ATC Brokers Ltd in George Town, Grand Cayman). For UK retail clients, complaints that cannot be resolved internally within statutory timeframes (8 weeks) can be referred free of charge to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the United Kingdom. In strict adherence to the FCA's Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS) rules, 100% of retail client deposits are held in segregated statutory trust accounts with Tier-1 UK commercial banks (such as Barclays), fully separated from operational capital. Eligible UK retail clients are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), covering qualifying investment claims up to £85,000 per person in the event of firm insolvency. International accounts operating under the Cayman Islands CIMA entity do not benefit from UK FSCS coverage.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Tier-1 regulatory supervision in the United Kingdom from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA FRN: 591361)
- Strength: UK retail clients benefit from statutory Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protection up to £85,000
- Strength: Pure 100% STP/ECN agency execution model eliminating counterparty dealing-desk conflicts of interest
- Strength: Proprietary "MT Pro" plugin significantly enhances native MetaTrader 4 with bracket orders and advanced execution
- Strength: Direct institutional FIX API connectivity available for high-volume automated quantitative trading setups
- Limitation: Steep initial entry barrier with minimum deposits starting from $2,000 (CIMA) to $5,000 (UK FCA)
- Limitation: Does not provide Shariah-compliant Islamic swap-free trading accounts
- Limitation: Platform selection is restricted strictly to MetaTrader 4 without support for MetaTrader 5 or cTrader
- Limitation: Fixed withdrawal fee of $40 applies to outgoing international bank wire transfers
- Limitation: International trading accounts operating under the Cayman entity lack statutory investor compensation protection
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
ATC Brokers is most relevant to traders looking for: Tier-1 Regulation, FCA Regulated, Pure STP/ECN, Raw Spreads, MT Pro Suite, Institutional Traders, High Capital Allocations, Algorithmic EA Trading, FIX API.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
ATC Brokers change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for ATC Brokers yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about ATC Brokers
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, atcbrokers.com company page; FCA clone warning; FSA Seychelles register, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-10-12. External ratings: Trustpilot 3.7/5; Forex Peace Army 3.4/5; Traders Union 9.2/10.
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