XM Group review and ratings

Established 2009
Location Australia Cyprus Belize
Regulation ASIC, CySEC, IFSC
Offices Sydney, Limassol, Belize City
Broker type STP | ECN
Leverage up to 1:1000 (1:30 for AU and EU clients)
Deposit from 5 USD
Spreads low  low
Platforms Web MetaTrader 4 MetaTrader 5
Instruments Currencies Crypto Indices Metals Energies Softs Stocks
Funding methods Wire Transfer Credit Cards Skrill Neteller

Company information

XM Group includes 3 related companies.

XM AU - located in Australia, regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
XM CY - located in Cyprus, regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).
XM BZ - located in Belize, regulated by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC).

Be aware, CY brokers are subject to some trading restrictions imposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
Unfortunately, ASIC has also placed some trading restrictions on AU brokers since late March 2021 (such as reduced trading leverage).

Availability

XM Group accepts clients from all over the world, excluding USA, Canada, Argentina, Israel and Iran.

Distinctive features

Trading instruments

Forex broker offers the following underlying assets for trading.

50+ Currency Pairs Based on major and minor world currencies.
50+ Crypto Pairs Based on Based on various prominent coins and tokens.
23 Indice CFDs Based on baskets of different blue-chip stocks.
5 Metal CFDs Based on Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Copper.
3 Energy CFDs Based on Crude Oil (WTI, Brent) and Natural Gas.
7 Soft CFDs Based on Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Sugar, Wheat.
1000+ Stock CFDs Based on shares of AU, CA, US, UK, EU, BR companies.

Comprehensive review

XM Group is an online brokerage for forex and CFD traders, originally established in 2009 under the registered business name Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd.

XM Group today has offices Cyprus and Australia, and is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). CySEC is a well-regarded regulatory agency under EU jurisdiction with long experience in dealing with retail-focused online brokerages and other financial institutions, while ASIC serves the same functions for local traders in Australia.

In addition to the two onshore branches, XM Group also has an offshore entity for international clients registered in Belize.

The broker claims to have more than 1.5 million clients from over 190 countries around the world, making them a big player in the forex trading space. The website is also offered in 27 languages, making it a convenient and easy broker to use for traders from all parts of the world. Further, the company has demonstrated that they are willing to go above and beyond to keep their clients satisfied by visiting over 120 cities to meet with traders and partners since it first launched back in 2009.

One thing that stands out with XM Group is that the broker has also made an effort to become one of the more transparent and trusted players in the forex and CFD trading world. The broker provides automatic protection for all users against the possibility of getting a negative account balance, and provides insurance of client funds of up to EUR 20,000 under the CySEC-mandated Investor Compensation Fund.

In terms of available assets to trade, XM Group also covers most traders' needs, offering everything from forex to CFDs based on equity indices, individual shares, and commodities. For clients based outside of the EU and Australia, crypto trading is also available.

For international clients (non-EU and Australia), XM Group offers four different account types to choose from upon sign-up; a Micro Account, a Standard Account, an XM Ultra Low Account, and a Shares Account. All account types except for the Shares Account offer the same 1:1,000 leverage and commission-free trading. On the Shares Account, however, no leverage is available and there are commissions to be paid on each trade.

The minimum deposit for the three regular trading accounts is just $5, while the Shares Account requires a rather high minimum deposit of $10,000.

Clients from the EU and Australia will have slightly different account types to choose from, with all details available on the respective websites for those regions.

When it comes to trading platforms, XM sticks with what works and what traders usually request, offering the classic MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and the upgraded MetaTrader 5 (MT5) in versions for PC, Mac, web, iPhone, Android, and tablet devices. MT4 is in many ways the benchmark for trading platforms in the world of forex, and comes with the extra benefit that it is extremely easy to switch between different brokers while staying on the same platform.

Lastly, XM Group's customer service is open 24 hours a day on all trading days, with customer service agents available via live chat, phone, and email. As a global brand with operations all over the world, XM has representatives that speak an impressive 25 different languages, with local phone numbers in Cyprus, Australia, and Greece. As a result, we believe XM Group may be a broker that international traders will want to take a closer look at.

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