ODL Securities Forex Broker
Company | ODL Securities (Acquired by FXCM) |
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Founded in | |
Online since | |
Offices in | Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
Payment options | Check, credit cards, debit cards and wire transfer |
Demo Platforms | MetaTrader 4 (Limited with 30 days), Trading Station II (Limited with 30 days),
MirrorTrader (Limited with 30 days), Active Trader (Limited with 30 days) |
Account currencies | Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Euro,
Great Britain pound, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollar, 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/GBP EUR/JPY EUR/NZD EUR/TRY EUR/USD GBP/AUD GBP/CAD GBP/CHF GBP/JPY GBP/NZD GBP/USD NZD/JPY NZD/USD USD/CAD USD/CHF USD/DKK USD/HKD USD/JPY USD/MXN USD/SGD USD/TRY USD/ZAR |
Regulated by | ASIC, CFTC/NFA, CONSOB, FSA in UK, SFC and FSA in Japan |
US Traders welcome? | Yes |
Support methods | Live chat, phone, email |
Account Types (micro standard executive islamic) | Standard |
Minimum account size | $2,000 |
Minimum position size | 0.01 lot |
Spread type | Fixed |
Minimum spread on EUR/USD, pips | 2.5 |
Scalping | Allowed |
Expert advisors | Allowed |
Trading platforms | Meta Trader 4, Trading Station, Mirror Trader, Active Trader |
Digits after the dot in quotes | 5 |
Number of currency pairs | 56 |
Free education | Yes |
Segregated accounts | Yes |
Islamic accounts available | Yes |
Overnight interest rates (swaps) | Yes |
Trailing stop | Yes |
Pending orders | Yes |
One-click trading | Yes |
Mobile trading | Yes |
Browser-based platform | Yes |
Automated trading | Yes |
ODL Securities has now been acquired by FXCM. The company had its office in 125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 300, Chicago IL, 60606, United States. The company was well regulated in UK by FSA, CFTC and NFA in USA and by FSA is Japan. Since it is now acquired by FXCM it would be regulated by ASIC, CONSOB (Italy) and SFC (Hong Kong) as well. They allow traders from United States to trade from their account. They have a multilingual website which was easy to navigate and very informative. Since it has been acquired by FXCM, now they have their offices in 13 countries and the payment can be made using check, credit cards, debit cards and wire transfer. They offer 7 currencies to their traders to have in their accounts. Their website is also multilingual and the customer support service is available in 11 languages. The service is of world class and they are very supportive, courteous and well trained to resolve any trade related issues. The support staffs can be reached via phone, email and live chat.
Demo account is also made available to the clients and it involves Meta Trader 4, Trading station II, mirror trader and active traders as the trading platform and all are limited to use for 30 days. The same platform is given when you start trading live. Scalping and hedging is allowed to the traders to maximize their profits. Trading is also allowed in gold and silver, CFD, oil and stocks along with forex and all has a leverage of 1:50. They offer 56 currency pairs to trade in which includes all the major pairs. They only offer one type of account that is Standard account. The minimum amount required to open an account with them is $2000 and the minimum position size is 0.01 lots.
Before the internet it was difficult to find out the information about the companies and going and finding about it was a tedious task. However, the reviews posted online by various users gives an insight into the quality of service provided by the company to its clients. The reviews posted for ODL securities are pretty good and they have been lauded in most of them for their excellent trading platform which is easy to understand and helps in fast execution of the trade. They allow US trader to trade with them is also a feature liked by many. They are well regulated in many companies which is liked by many as it gives them the much needed confidence in the company. A few of the cons is that they have very limited payment methods and that lack of PayPal as one of the methods is mentioned in some of the reviews. The minimum deposit required to open an account with them is staggeringly high and is a matter of concern for small traders. However, the overall review is good and the average rating given to the company by its users is 5.4 out of 10.