Go Markets Forex Review 2026
Top Rated · 2026
Our Ratings
4.4
out of 5
Safety & Regulation4.4
Fees & Costs4.8
Markets & Products3.7
Platforms & Execution4.8
Deposit & Withdrawal5.0
Trading Tools & Research3.8
Account Opening4.7
Customer Service4.3
Education4.0
Key Facts
Regulation
ASIC, CySEC, FSA Seychelles, FSC Mauritius
Broker Type
STP, ECN
Min. Deposit
$0
Platforms
Mobile App, Desktop Platform, TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader
Negative Balance Protection
Varies
Max Leverage
1:30 (ASIC and CySEC retail), 1:500 (FSC Mauritius), 1:300 (FSA Seychelles)
Demo Account
Yes
Spreads From
0.8 pips
72% of retail FX and CFD accounts lose money.
GO Markets - At a Glance
Company & Overview
- Established
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Level 7, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
- International Offices
- Australia, Cyprus, Mauritius, Seychelles
- Publicly Traded
- No
- Broker Type
- STP, ECN
- Regulation
- ASIC (Australia), CySEC (Cyprus), FSA Seychelles (Seychelles), FSC Mauritius (Mauritius)
- Segregated Client Funds
- Yes
- Negative Balance Protection
- Varies
Covered on all accounts, including the Mauritius licence. GO Markets can refuse it if it decides the loss came from misconduct or market abuse, but must tell you why. A warning appears on the platform once your equity falls to 80% of margin.
- Banking License
- No
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Chinese, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi
- Customer Support
- Live Chat, Email, Telephone
- Customer Support Hours
- 24/5
Account Types
- Demo Account
- Yes
- Swap Free Account
- Yes
- Joint Account
- Yes
- Corporate Account
- Yes
- Managed Account
- Yes
- PAMM / MAM Trading
- Yes
- Social / Copy Trading
- Yes
Account Conditions
- Minimum Deposit
- $0
- Payment Methods
- Bank Transfer, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Cryptocurrency, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, PayID, BPAY
- Account Currencies
- AUD, USD, GBP, EUR, NZD, SGD, CHF, CAD, HKD
- Maximum Leverage
- 1:30 (ASIC and CySEC retail), 1:500 (FSC Mauritius), 1:300 (FSA Seychelles)
- Bonuses
- Varies
Deposit and trading bonuses are prohibited for retail clients under ASIC and CySEC rules, so they are not available on those entities. Offered through the Mauritius and Seychelles entities where local rules permit.
- Contests
- No
Trading Conditions
- Markets & Products
- Forex, CFDs
- Currency Pairs
- 50+ FX pairs
- Minimum Lot Size
- 0.01
- Maximum Lot Size
- 100
- Decimal Pricing
- 5 decimals
- Order Types
- Market execution with pending orders: buy limit, sell limit, buy stop and sell stop, plus buy stop limit and sell stop limit on MetaTrader 5. Stop loss, take profit and trailing stop on all platforms. Market execution applies to all stop orders, including stop losses, stop outs and pending stop orders, so fills are subject to available liquidity and may slip. cTrader and TradingView carry their own order sets.
- Execution Type
- ECN and STP, no dealing desk
- Margin Call Level
- 80% margin level
- Stop Out Level
- 50% margin level
- Hedging
- Yes
- Scalping
- Yes
Fees & Costs
- Spread Type
- Variable
- Spread From
- 0.8 pips (Standard Account), 0.0 pips (Go Plus+ Account)
- Commission
- Standard Account: No commission, Go Plus+ Account: $2.50 commission per lot per side
- Overnight / Swap Fees
- Yes
- Deposit Fee
- No
- Withdrawal Fee
- No
GO Markets charges no internal deposit or withdrawal fees on any method. Third-party providers and international bank wires may add their own charges.
- Currency Conversion Fee
- No
- Account Maintenance Fee
- No
- Inactivity Fee
- No
- Custody Fee
- No
Platforms & Tools
- Trading Platforms
- Mobile App, Desktop Platform, TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader
- Mobile App
- Yes
- API Access
- Yes
- VPS Hosting
- Yes
- Automated Trading
- Yes
How GO Markets's costs compare
Spread from (major pairs)0.8 pips
Catalogue median: 0.8 pips across 49 brokers · lower is cheaper
Minimum deposit$0 - none
Catalogue median: $10 across 49 brokers · lower is more accessible
The marker is the median of every active broker we rate, computed from the same structured data as the reviews. Headline from-spreads are the broker's advertised best case; your account type and instrument change them.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong regulatory oversight.
- Established in 2006 with a strong and proven track record.
- Segregated client funds.
- Negative balance protection.
- Wide range of global market access through CFDs.
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- Fast and simple account setup process.
- Free demo account available.
- No minimum deposit.
- Multiple fast and secure payment methods.
- Multiple account currency options.
- Islamic swap-free accounts available.
- Low forex and CFD trading fees.
- Ultra-low spreads from 0.0 pips on the GO Plus+ account.
- No deposit or withdrawal fees.
- No account inactivity fees.
- Supports TradingView, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and cTrader integration.
- No restrictions on trading strategies.
- Integrated social, copy, and PAMM trading features.
- Solid educational content for beginners.
- High leverage trading capability (up to 1:500 in some regions).
- Outstanding research tools & market analysis.
- Free VPS available for automated trading.
- Great customer support service, available 24/7.
Cons
- Product offering is limited to forex and CFDs.
- No proprietary trading platform.
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