Active Trades Review

Company Active Trades Plc
Founded in 2005
Online since 2007
Offices in Italy, United Kingdom
Payment options Credit Cards, Debit cards, Wire Transfer
Demo Platforms Meta Trader 4 and Meta Trader 5, both limited to 30 days of free use
Account currencies Euro, Great Britain Pound, Swis Franc, United States Dollar
Currency pairs AUD/CAD  AUD/CHF  AUD/JPY

AUD/NZD  AUD/USD  CAD/CHF

CAD/JPY  CHF/JPY  EUR/AUD

EUR/CAD  EUR/CHF  EUR/DKK

EUR/GBP  EUR/JPY  EUR/NOK

EUR/NZD  EUR/SEK  EUR/TRY

EUR/USD  GBP/AUD  GBP/CAD

GBP/CHF  GBP/JPY  GBP/NZD

GBP/TRY  GBP/USD  NZD/CAD

NZD/CHF  NZD/JPY  NZD/USD

SGD/JPY  TRY/JPY  USD/BRL

USD/CAD  USD/CHF  USD/DKK

USD/HKD  USD/JPY  USD/NOK

USD/SEK  USD/SGD  USD/TRY

USD/ZAR

Regulated by BaFin, Banque de France, CNMV (Spain), CONSOB (Italy)and FSA (UK)
US Traders welcome? No
Bonus? (detailed)
Website available in (languages) Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Support available in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Support methods Email, Live Chat, Phone, Skype
Account Types (micro standard executive islamic) MT4 Classic, Futures, MT5
Or others.
Minimum account size $250
Minimum position size 0.01 lot
Spread type Fixed
Typical spread on EUR/USD, pips
Minimum spread on EUR/USD, pips 1.5
Scalping Allowed
Expert advisors Allowed
Trading instruments (GOLD; CFD, etc. and the leverage) Forex- 1:400, CFD – 1:400
Trading platforms Meta Trader 4
Digits after the dot in quotes 5
Number of currency pairs 43
Free education Yes
Personal manager Yes
Trading by telephone Yes
MAM accounts Yes
Segregated accounts Yes
Trailing stop Yes
Pending orders Yes
Mobile trading Yes
Automated trading Yes

activetradesActive Trades have instruments and accounts which will suit the needs of both new and experienced traders, day traders, Scalpers, EA and those with medium as well as long term strategies. They do not have any dealing desk and all the orders are placed using automated system. The company was established in the year 2005 and it started its online trading service in the year 2007. It has its offices in Italy and United Kingdom and is highly regulated by BAfin, Banque de France, CNMV in Spain, CONSOB in Italy and FSA in U.K. This increases its reliability and the trust builds up amongst the traders. They do not entertain traders from United States to trade from their account. There website is available in 11 languages and is very easy to navigate especially when the information is in native language. They contain a lot of information to help in trading.

The customer support service is also available in 11 languages and the staffs are well trained to handle any query related to trading. The customer support service is very responsive and can be reached via Email, Live Chat, Phone and Skype. They offer three different account types which include MT4 Classic, Futures and MT5. The minimum deposit required to open an account with them is $250 and the minimum position size required is 0.01 Lot. They have a fixed spread which allows the trader to know te cost of the trade before placing the order. They allow trading in forex and CFD and the leverage offered on each of them is 1:400. The demo account is available free for 30 days and the demo platform is Meta Trader 4 and Meta Trader 5. However, for the real trading the trading platform offered is only the Meata Trader 4. This is the best trading platform most commonly used in the forex market.

The traders and users today can voice their views about a company by posting it online. These reviews are the real reflection of the company’s performance. The overall reviews of Active Trades are very positive and there are many recommendations as well. The best feature of the company as stated in the reviews is that it is highly regulated in various countries which make it reliable. The other thing that is most mentioned in the reviews is that their website is available in 11 languages which helps in easy navigation. They have also praised their customer support service which is available in 11 languages and through live cat, Skype, email and phone. The leverage of 1:400 on both Forex and CFD is also liked by many traders. They allow scalping which is liked by many scalpers. The use of Expert advisor is also like by its users. A few cons mentioned are the lesser number of payment options and that the minimum amount required to open an account with them is $250. However, the overall rating given to the company by its various users is 6.3 out of 10.

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