PU Prime review

Spread from

0.0 pips

EUR/USD spread

1.3 pips Standard; 0.0 pips Prime advertised average

GBP/USD spread

Variable

Commission

Prime: $3.50/side; ECN: $1/side

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Approx. 0.7 pips on Prime at a zero raw spread

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: swaps may be charged or credited

Inactivity fee

No prominent standard inactivity fee

Deposit fee

Generally none internally; third-party fees can apply

Withdrawal fee

Method-dependent

Currency conversion

Applicable where 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.

PU Prime lists a minimum deposit of 20. 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, ETFs, Bonds, Synthetic Indices

Currency pairs

50+

Total instruments

1,000+

Crypto CFDs

Availability/jurisdiction dependent

Maximum leverage

1:1000

Execution model

Account-dependent; ECN offers direct Tier-1 liquidity access

Execution speed

Ultra-fast execution advertised; no reliable universal average published

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and MetaTrader orders

Servers

Global trading infrastructure

Leverage up to 1:1000 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.

PU Prime covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, etfs, bonds, synthetic indices. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and numerous 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, PU Web Trader, PU Prime App

Own platform

Yes

Mobile app

PU Prime App plus MT4/MT5

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes

Copy trading

Yes

Indicators

MT4/MT5 and proprietary-platform tools

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Autochartist

API access

Not a prominent standard retail feature

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

Seychelles FSA (SD050); Mauritius FSC (GB23202672); South Africa FSCA (52218); UAE CMA (20200000388)

Regulator tier

Tier 2

Register entry

Relevant FSA/FSC/FSCA/CMA registers

Client money segregated

Yes

Held at

Not publicly specified

Negative balance protection

Yes

Compensation scheme

No statutory investor compensation scheme identified for primary international entities

Audited by

Not prominently disclosed

Not available to

Includes United States, Singapore, China, Philippines, FATF-blacklisted countries and sanctioned regions

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

PU Prime's licence is offshore (FSC and FSA). Offshore entities typically offer higher leverage and lighter reporting, and compensation schemes do not apply - the trade-off is protection, not price.

The FSCA licenses derivative providers in South Africa without a fixed retail leverage cap, so headline leverage is often higher than an FCA or ASIC entity may offer.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

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 Not publicly specified. 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 No statutory investor compensation scheme identified for primary international entities, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Check the licence yourself: the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities, the Mauritius FSC register of licensees, the FSCA list of regulated entities.

Minimum deposit

20

Account types

Standard, Prime, ECN, Cent, Prime Cent, Islamic, Demo

Account currencies

USD, GBP, CAD, AUD, EUR, SGD, NZD, HKD, JPY, USC for Cent

Islamic account

Yes

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

ECN/high-volume offering rather than conventional regulatory Pro classification

Minimum trade size

0.01 lots

Time to open

Typically a few minutes, subject to verification

PU Prime runs 7 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, CAD, AUD, EUR, SGD, NZD, HKD, JPY, USC for Cent. 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

Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and numerous regional payment methods

Withdrawal methods

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

Deposit time

Method-dependent; many electronic methods fast/instant

Withdrawal time

Method-dependent

Local payment methods

Extensive regional options

Withdrawals are stated at Method-dependent, against Method-dependent; many electronic methods fast/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 applicable 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.

Support hours

24/7

Contact channels

Live chat, email, phone, Help Centre

Languages

Multilingual

Telephone

+248 437 3105

Email

info@puprime.com

Live chat response

Typically within minutes

Education

Extensive: educational articles, webinars, platform education and trading guides

Research

Market analysis, news, Autochartist and trading insights

Support runs 24/7. Round-the-clock cover matters more than it sounds: a position held over a weekend or through an unexpected halt is exactly when you need somebody to answer.

Reachable by live chat, email, phone, help centre. 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. 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: educational articles, webinars, platform education and trading guides. 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

PU Prime Limited

Company number

8426654-1, Seychelles entity

Headquarters

International; group operations include Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa and UAE

Founded

2015

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Independent

Employees

Approx. 200-500

Also trades as

PU Prime; formerly Pacific Union

PU Prime is roughly 11 years old. Younger is not worse, but there is less public record to judge it on, so the licence and the protections carry proportionally more weight.

The contracting entity is PU Prime 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 Independent. 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.