EXANTE at a glance
European global prime broker and technology-led multi-asset brokerage firm providing professional traders, family offices, asset managers, and financial institutions with direct market access to over 50 global exchanges across equities, ETFs, bonds, futures, options, commodities, and currencies via proprietary infrastructure and FIX/HTTP APIs.
EXANTE reports a founding year of 2011 and a head office in Limassol, Cyprus. It lists 4 regulators and 6 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
EXANTE is an institutional-grade global prime broker founded in 2011, holding multi-jurisdictional authorisations from CySEC (165/12), the UK FCA (777911), Malta MFSA, and Hong Kong SFC. Tailored for high-net-worth individuals, institutional asset managers, and algorithmic hedge funds, it offers multi-asset execution across 50+ bourses, cross-margining, and FIX API integration with strict MiFID II asset segregation
Legal entities, regulation and licences
EXANTE operates through 3 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 at least one strict-tier regulator.
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
EXANTE states that it accepts clients from Malta, Cyprus. 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: Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Futures, Options, Metals, Forex. Platforms: EXANTE Desktop Terminal (Windows/macOS/Linux), EXANTE Web, EXANTE Mobile App, FIX 4.4 API, HTTP REST API, Proprietary platform. Account types: Individual Professional Account, Corporate Account, Asset Manager Multi-Account (MAM), Prime Brokerage Account.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Professional Traders, Multi-Asset, Active Traders, Global Shares.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is €10,000 (individuals). Spreads start from 0.0 (Direct exchange centr… and commission is None (standard) · $0.02 (raw). Maximum leverage is Up to 1:50 (by entity), subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. 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 (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, JPY, CAD). Withdrawal methods: Bank Wire Transfer.
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: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: CySEC: Segregated under MiFID II client-asset rules. Compensation: ICF — up to €20,000 per client.
Not covered: XNT Ltd (Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)); XHK Ltd (Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)). This licence covers a different activity (such as securities, wealth or payments), so its client-money rules do not apply to a forex or CFD account.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: complaints@exante.eu. Phone: +357 2534 2627. Grievances must be submitted first to the Compliance Department of the contracting entity. Unresolved disputes under EXT Ltd can be referred to the Financial Ombudsman of the Republic of Cyprus (CySEC Investor Compensation Fund covers eligible retail claims up to €20,000). UK clients contracted under LHCM Ltd can escalate to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS / FSCS protection up to £85,000). Client assets are held under strict MiFID II segregation in omnibus or segregated custodial arrangements across Tier-1 international depository banks.
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: Direct market access across 50+ global exchanges covering over 2,000,000 multi-asset instruments
- Strength: Licensed across multiple respected tier-one and tier-two regulatory authorities (CySEC, FCA, MFSA, SFC)
- Strength: Proprietary infrastructure providing institutional low-latency FIX 4.4 and HTTP REST execution APIs
- Strength: Zero custody fees on equities and exchange-traded funds, with consolidated multi-currency cross-margining
- Limitation: High minimum deposit threshold (€10,000 for individuals / €50,000 for corporates) unsuited for micro retail beginners
- Limitation: Flat bank wire withdrawal fee of €30 (or equivalent) charged on every outbound transfer
- Limitation: Does not support popular retail meta-terminals (MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5) or third-party web add-ons
- Limitation: No domestic credit card or instant retail e-wallet deposit options; accounts funded solely via bank wires
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
EXANTE is most relevant to traders looking for: Professional Traders, Multi-Asset, Active Traders, Global Shares.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence but would be onboarded by an offshore entity, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
EXANTE 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 EXANTE yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about EXANTE
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, EXANTE support centre; CySEC register; exante.eu/markets, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-09-28. External ratings: Trustpilot (exante.eu) 2.9/5; Google Play Store (EXANTE Trading App) 3.8/5; Apple App Store (EXANTE Trading App) 3.7/5; Trustpilot 2.9/5; WikiFX 5.83/10; Forex Peace Army 1.69/5; Google Play Store 2.8/5; Apple App Store N/A/N/A.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with EXANTE. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.