HFM vs Plus500

What each publishes, side by side. — means we haven't got it from the broker's own pages.

	HFM	Plus500
Licences on a register	6 of 6	8 of 12
Regulators	FSCAFCACySECFSA SeychellesCMA KenyaDFSA	FSCAFCACySECASICFMA NZ (FSPR)DFSASCBEFSA EstoniaFSA SeychellesMASCIROFSCA ODP
Lowest spread	0.0Advertised minimum on Zero (forex & gold); Premium from 1.2	—
Commission / lot	from $3Zero account, per lot as stated by HFM (per-side or round-trip not specified). Premium: no commission	None statedPlus500 says it is mainly compensated through the bid/ask spread
Min deposit	R0Premium account. Zero R450, Pro R900, Pro Plus R1,800	—
Platforms	—	Plus500 web platform and appOwn web platform and app named on the page
Licences stated✓ = matched on register	✓ FSCA 46632 ✓ FCA 801701 ✓ CySEC 183/12 ✓ FSA Seychelles SD015 ✓ CMA Kenya 155 ✓ DFSA F004885	✓ FSCA 47546 ✓ FCA 509909 ✓ CySEC 250/14 ✓ ASIC 417727 · FMA NZ (FSPR) FSP486026 ✓ DFSA F005651 ✓ SCB SIA-F250 · EFSA Estonia 4.1-1/18 ✓ FSA Seychelles SD039 · MAS · CIRO ✓ FSCA ODP
Regulator warningsFCA list, name match	Unauthorised firm using a similar name Clone of an authorised firm Unauthorised firm using a similar name Unauthorised firm using a similar name	Clone of an authorised firm Clone of an authorised firm Clone of an authorised firm
Trustpilot	4.52,935 reviewsRead on Trustpilot ↗	4.220,106 reviewsRead on Trustpilot ↗
Regulator warning naming the firm	None found	None found
Visit	Visit HFM	Visit Plus500

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