Equiti review

Spread from

0.0 pips

EUR/USD spread

Approx. 0.1-0.2 pips, Premier

GBP/USD spread

Approx. 0.3-0.5 pips, Premier

Commission

Approx. $3.50 per side / $7 round turn on Premier FX

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Approx. 0.8-0.9 pips

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: overnight financing may be charged or credited

Inactivity fee

No standard inactivity charge prominently advertised

Deposit fee

Generally none internally

Withdrawal fee

Method-dependent

Currency conversion

Applicable when conversion is required

Cost is where brokers in the same regulatory bracket actually differ.

A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

Equiti lists a minimum deposit of $0. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Markets

Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Metals, Energies, Cryptocurrencies

Currency pairs

60+

Total instruments

2,000+

Crypto CFDs

Yes, jurisdiction-dependent

Maximum leverage

1:2000

Execution model

Market execution / liquidity-provider model

Execution speed

Low-latency; exact current average not consistently published

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and platform-specific orders

Servers

Global institutional infrastructure

Leverage up to 1:2000 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.

Equiti covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: visa, mastercard, bank transfer, skrill, neteller and regional payment methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.

Platforms

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Equiti Trader

Own platform

Yes

Mobile app

Proprietary plus MetaTrader

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes

Copy trading

Yes, entity/region-dependent

Indicators

Extensive MT4/MT5 and proprietary-platform indicators

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Trading Central

API access

Yes, FIX API/institutional connectivity

MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

Regulated by

FCA; UAE SCA; Jordan JSC; Kenya CMA; Seychelles FSA; Armenia CBA

Regulator tier

Tier 1

Register entry

FCA Financial Services Register, FRN 528328

Client money segregated

Yes

Held at

Regulated banking institutions; entity-dependent

Negative balance protection

Yes for eligible retail clients; entity-dependent

Compensation scheme

FSCS for eligible UK clients; no equivalent scheme under several international entities

Audited by

Independent external/statutory auditors

Not available to

United States and jurisdictions where Equiti is not authorised to provide services

Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest.

Equiti holds a tier-one authorisation from FCA. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

It also operates an offshore entity (FSA). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

The FCA caps retail leverage at 1:30, mandates negative balance protection, and covers eligible clients under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

An FSA licence here is usually the Seychelles authorisation - an offshore entity, with lighter obligations than a tier-one regulator.

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Regulated banking institutions; entity-dependent. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.

Negative balance protection applies, so a losing position cannot take the account below zero and leave you owing the broker money.

Covered by FSCS for eligible UK clients; no equivalent scheme under several international entities, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Check the licence yourself: the FCA Register, the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities.

Minimum deposit

$0

Account types

Standard, Premier, Invest, Islamic/Swap-Free, Demo

Account currencies

USD, GBP, EUR, AED and entity-dependent currencies

Islamic account

Yes

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

Yes

Minimum trade size

0.01 lots

Time to open

Typically a few minutes, subject to verification

Equiti runs 5 account types. More choice is not automatically better: the tightest headline spread almost always sits on the account that also charges a commission, so the comparison that matters is the two added together.

Base currencies: USD, GBP, EUR, AED and entity-dependent currencies. Holding the account in the currency you fund it with avoids a conversion charge on every deposit and withdrawal - a cost that never shows up in a spread comparison.

The smallest position is 0.01 lots. For anyone starting carefully this matters more than the minimum deposit, because it sets the least you can put at risk on a single trade.

A demo account is available. Worth using for the platform rather than the results: fills are simulated, so it tells you how the software behaves but very little about execution.

Deposit methods

Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller and regional payment methods

Withdrawal methods

Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and supported original funding methods

Deposit time

Many electronic methods instant

Withdrawal time

Typically 1-3 business days depending on method

Minimum withdrawal

Method-dependent

Local payment methods

Extensive, particularly across MENA markets

Withdrawals are stated at Typically 1-3 business days depending on method, against Many electronic methods instant for deposits. A gap between the two is normal and not in itself a warning sign - identity checks are a legal obligation, not obstruction. What is worth noticing is a withdrawal that keeps meeting new conditions after those checks are done.

Withdrawal routes: bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and supported original funding methods. Money is usually returned by the route it arrived on, so the deposit method you pick is in effect the withdrawal method you are picking too.

The minimum withdrawal is Method-dependent - relevant if you intend to fund the account lightly, since it sets the smallest amount you can take out at a time.

Support hours

24/6

Contact channels

Live chat, WhatsApp, email, phone

Languages

Multilingual, including English and Arabic

Telephone

N/A

Email

support@equiti.com

Live chat response

Typically within minutes

Education

Extensive: Equiti Academy, webinars, seminars, trading guides and platform education

Research

Daily market analysis, technical/fundamental commentary, Trading Central and market news

Support hours are 24/6. Check they overlap the sessions you actually trade - cover that ends with the local business day is no use during an overnight move.

Reachable by live chat, whatsapp, email, phone. A published telephone number is the one channel that is hard to fake and hard to ignore, so whether there is one says more than the number of channels does.

Languages: Multilingual, including English and Arabic. Being able to raise a complaint in your own language is worth more than it appears, because complaints are where precision matters most.

Education: extensive: equiti academy, webinars, seminars, trading guides and platform education. Treat broker-published material as an introduction rather than as advice - it is produced by a firm whose revenue rises when you trade more.

Legal entity

Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited

Company number

8424234-1

Headquarters

Mahe, Seychelles

Founded

2008

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Equiti Group

Employees

500+

Also trades as

Equiti; Equiti Group

Equiti has been trading for around 18 years, through at least one full market cycle. Longevity guarantees nothing on its own, but a firm that came through 2008 and 2015 has been tested in a way a recent entrant has not.

The contracting entity is Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited. This is the company you would actually have a relationship with, and it is worth checking that it is the same one named on the licence you are relying on: large brokers commonly operate several, and they are not equally protected.

Part of Equiti Group. A parent adds resources, but the protections that apply to you are the ones attached to the entity that holds your account, not to the group.