According to its official website, EC Markets is a forex and CFD broker with more than a decade of experience; the site does not state a founding year or headquarters. EC Markets Limited, which operates the international site (ecmarkets.com), is authorised by the FSC in Mauritius, while EC Markets Limited (Seychelles), which operates the .sc site, is licensed by the Seychelles FSA. The other group companies are the FCA-licensed EC Markets Group Ltd (UK), EC Markets Financial Limited, licensed by ASIC, the New Zealand FMA and the FSCA, and EC Markets Securities & Financial Promotion L.L.C in Dubai, which is authorised only for ranking and advice and cannot hold client money. The site describes all entities as authorised and regulated. The company offers forex, precious metal, energy, index, crypto and share CFDs on MT4, MT5 and the EC Markets app through STD, ECN and PRO accounts; leverage at the international entity is up to 1:1000. The group's South African entity Ec Markets SA (Pty) Ltd (FSP 52713) holds a financial services provider licence from the FSCA. This information is the company's own statement.
Kontodetails
KONTOARTENSTD · ECN · PRO · Swap-free (on request)
PRODUKTEForex · Precious metal, energy, index, crypto and share CFDs
HEBELUp to 1:1000
Lizenzen und Regulierung
ASIC (Australia)
Lizenz-Nr.AFSL 414198
LizenzinhaberEC Markets Financial Limited
UmfangAFS licence held since 17 Feb 2012. According to ASIC's record, authorised to give general advice on, deal in and make a market for derivatives and foreign exchange contracts; retail and wholesale clients.
StatusVerifiziert
FSCA (South Africa)
Lizenz-Nr.FSP 51886
LizenzinhaberEC Markets Financial Limited
UmfangRegistered in the FSCA register as an authorised financial services provider (FSP); status: Authorized.
StatusVerifiziert
FCA (United Kingdom)
Lizenz-Nr.FRN 571881
LizenzinhaberEC Markets Group Ltd
UmfangListed in the FCA register under EC MARKETS GROUP LTD (FRN 571881); status Authorised since 8 Aug 2012. It holds permissions to deal in and arrange investments.
StatusVerifiziert
FSCA (South Africa)
Lizenz-Nr.FSP 52713
LizenzinhaberEc Markets SA (Pty) Ltd
UmfangListed in the FSCA register as an authorised (Authorized) financial services provider under Ec Markets SA (Pty) Ltd (FSP 52713); authorised since 14 Dec 2022; approved product classes: derivative instruments.
StatusVerifiziert
Nutzerbeschwerden
Online gefundene Nutzermeldungen werden nach Thema klassifiziert. Die Diagramme zeigen, wie sich die Meldungen verteilen; die Meldungen werden aus Einträgen auf Trustpilot, WikiFX und Şikayetvar zusammengestellt, und die Einträge einer Person werden einmal gezählt.
Untersuchter Zeitraum: Januar 2024 – Oktober 2026
Auszahlungen und Zahlungen: 38
Sonstiges: 5
Manipulation: 5
Konto- und Handelsbedingungen: 4
Kundenservice: 4
Boni und Aktionen: 1
Kontoschließung: 1
HOCH — BESCHWERDENIVEAU
39 % der Institute mit Beschwerdeeinträgen haben mehr Beschwerden erhalten als dieses.
NACH THEMA — Auszahlungen und Zahlungen: Hoch · Sonstiges: Hoch · Manipulation: Hoch · Konto- und Handelsbedingungen: Mittel · Kundenservice: Hoch · Boni und Aktionen: Hoch · Kontoschließung: Hoch
The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on EC Markets' Trustpilot page (58) as of 7 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the EC Markets name are left out. Across the complaints, accounts frozen after withdrawal requests with profits and principal withheld, and profits cancelled as 'toxic flow' or arbitrage stand out.
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