Trading 212 Forex Review 2026

Name: Trading 212 Forex Review 2026
Item: Trading 212
Rating: 4
Author: Adam Peters

Our Ratings

4.0

out of 5

Safety & Regulation

4.6

Fees & Costs

2.9

Markets & Products

4.7

Platforms & Execution

3.5

Deposit & Withdrawal

5.0

Trading Tools & Research

2.8

Account Opening

4.4

Customer Service

4.1

Education

2.0

Key Facts

Regulation

FCA, CySEC, BaFin, ASIC, FSC Bulgaria, FSRA

Broker Type

Market Maker

Min. Deposit

Platforms

Mobile App, Web Platform

Negative Balance Protection

Yes

Max Leverage

1:30

Demo Account

Yes

Spreads From

1.1 pips

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Trading 212 - At a Glance

Company & Overview

Established: 2006
Headquarters: Aldermary House, 10-15 Queen Street, London, EC4N 1TX.
International Offices: United Kingdom, Germany, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Australia
Publicly Traded: No
Broker Type: Market Maker
Regulation: FCA (United Kingdom), CySEC (Cyprus), BaFin (Germany), ASIC (Australia), FSC Bulgaria (Bulgaria), FSRA (UAE)
Segregated Client Funds: Yes
Negative Balance Protection: Yes
You cannot lose more than you put in. If a price gap takes the account below zero it is corrected automatically. Trading 212 also blocks any order worth more than 95% of your free funds, which makes it far less likely to happen.
Banking License: No
Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Romanian, Chinese
Customer Support: Live Chat, Email, Telephone
Customer Support Hours: 24/5

Account Types

Demo Account: Yes
Swap Free Account: No
Joint Account: No
Corporate Account: No
Managed Account: No
PAMM / MAM Trading: No
Social / Copy Trading: Yes

Account Conditions

Minimum Deposit: $1
Payment Methods: Bank Transfers, Instant Bank Transfer, Card Payments, OnlineBankingPL, Carte Bleue, Blik, Direct eBanking, Apple Pay, Google Pay, iDEAL
Account Currencies: USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, DKK, NOK, CAD, PLN, SEK, HUF, CZK, RON, BGN
Maximum Leverage: 1:30
Bonuses: Yes
Contests: No

Trading Conditions

Markets & Products: Forex, CFDs, Stocks, ETFs, Cryptocurrency
Currency Pairs: 175+ FX pairs
Minimum Lot Size: 0.01
Maximum Lot Size: 50
Decimal Pricing: 5 decimals
Order Types: Market, limit, stop and stop limit orders. Value-based orders let you specify an amount rather than a number of shares. Order expiry is configurable. No trailing stop.
Execution Type: Market maker (principal)
Margin Call Level: 45% account status
Stop Out Level: 25% account status
Hedging: Yes
Scalping: No

Fees & Costs

Spread Type: Variable
Spread From: 1.1 pips
Commission: No commission
Overnight / Swap Fees: Yes
Deposit Fee: Varies
Bank transfers are always free. Cards and e-wallets are free up to EUR 2,000 in total across the life of your account, then cost 0.7% each time.
Withdrawal Fee: No
Currency Conversion Fee: Yes
Account Maintenance Fee: No
Inactivity Fee: No
Custody Fee: No

Platforms & Tools

Trading Platforms: Mobile App, Web Platform
Mobile App: Yes
API Access: Yes
VPS Hosting: No
Automated Trading: Yes

How Trading 212's costs compare

Spread from (major pairs)1.1 pips

Catalogue median: 0.8 pips across 49 brokers · lower is cheaper

Minimum deposit$1

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.