ATFX at a glance
ATFX is a global multi-asset broker offering forex, indices, shares, commodities, metals and other CFDs through MetaTrader 4 and related trading services.
ATFX reports a founding year of 2017 and a head office in London, UK. It lists 9 regulators and 3 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Our research team has not yet published a written verdict for ATFX. The BrokerBazaar Intelligence Score is 80/100 (low risk), computed from regulatory, operational, transparency, reputation and domain-history signals. Scores are editorial assessments, not user ratings, and are never influenced by payment.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
ATFX operates through 7 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
ATFX states that it accepts clients from UK, Cyprus, UAE, South Africa. 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.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex, Indices, Shares, Commodities, Metals, CFDs. Platforms: MT4, WebTrader, Mobile Trading. Account types: Standard, Edge, Professional.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Forex Traders, CFD Traders, MT4 Traders, Active Traders, Professional Traders.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $100. Spreads start from 0.6 pips and commission is Varies by account/instrument. Maximum leverage is 1:400, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: available (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 Transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Neteller, Skrill, Trustly. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Neteller, Skrill, Trustly.
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: Not specified. 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: complaints.uk@atfx.com. Phone: +44 203 957 7777. Customer Support first attempts resolution. If unresolved, the matter is referred to the Complaints Team by the fourth business day. A final response is issued within eight weeks. Eligible complainants may refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
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: FCA-regulated UK entity
- Strength: ASIC-regulated Australian entity
- Strength: CySEC-regulated Cyprus entity
- Strength: FSCA-regulated South African entity
- Strength: Mauritius FSC entity
- Strength: Seychelles FSA entity
- Strength: Hong Kong SFC entity
- Strength: UAE CMA entity
- Strength: Cambodia SERC entity
- Strength: Wide international regulatory footprint
- Strength: MT4
- Strength: Broad CFD range
- Limitation: Regulatory protections vary by entity
- Limitation: UAE licence is Category 5
- Limitation: Very different leverage/conditions by jurisdiction
- Limitation: Some offshore entities provide materially weaker regulatory protection than FCA/ASIC/CySEC
- Limitation: External ratings are mixed
- Limitation: Recent reviews include complaints concerning withdrawals and account restrictions
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
ATFX is most relevant to traders looking for: Forex Traders, CFD Traders, MT4 Traders, Active Traders, Professional Traders.
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.
ATFX 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 ATFX yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about ATFX
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot 3.7/5; WikiFX 9.21/10; Google Play Store N/A/5; Apple App Store 5/5; Forex Peace Army 2.21/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with ATFX. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.