IronFX Review

IronFX complies with international regulatory standards and is authorized and regulated by FCA, ASIC, FSB and CySEC.  IronFX maintains over 5 offices worldwide with more than 400 employees and provides customer support in over 30 different languages.

IronFX offers more than 220 instruments in 180 countries in Forex, spot metals and CFDs on US and UK stocks and commodities. IronFX serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. They offer MT4 trading platforms . They also offer futures contracts and spot metals via the CFD market.

Accounts

The choice of accounts at Iron FX goes way beyond those offered with any other Forex broker.

There are three standard accounts. The Micro account starts with no minimum deposit and is available in 10 base currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY, CHF, PLN, RUB, CZK and HUF. Traders can trade micro lots, choose a fixed or variable spread and a dedicated account manager is assigned to them 24/7. Leverage is flexible from 1:1 up to 1:500.

The Premium account requires a minimum deposit of $2,500 and in addition to the benefits mentioned above, traders can access the dealing department hotline to make a transaction.

A minimum deposit of $20,000 will open a VIP account. The main difference between this account and the other standard accounts is that this can only be opened in US dollars.

There are two STP/ECN accounts which allow traders direct access to deep liquidity and interbank pricing provided by top-tier liquidity providers, spreads starting from as low as 0 pips and flexible leverage from 1:1 up to 1:200. Traders can choose between STP No Commission and STP Zero Spread account.

IronFX Global was the first to offer the cutting-edge micro STP/ECN trading which allows trading from 0.01 lots and is available up to 50,000 USD accounts.

The Zero-Fixed Spread Account offers the best-of-market spreads and immediate access to trade through fifteen market-leading trading platforms.

There are also four different Institutional accounts—The Affiliate account provides traders with immediate access to fifteen market-leading trading platforms including MT4 Trader for PC and Mac, the Personal Multi-Account Manager, the IronFX MultiTerminal, the in-house developed IronFX WebTrader and all mobile devices. Spreads starts from as low as 0.9 pips for Affiliate Live accounts or as low as 2.2 pips for Affiliate STP/ECN accounts.

Business accounts include corporate, institutional and trust accounts and there are several managed accounts.

There is an account comparison chart as well as a comparison spread chart, both very clear and informative.

Features

IronFX uses variable spreads in the Forex markets, with very tight spreads during typical trading conditions.

The broker also offers a 1:500 leverage amount, so as a result traders get a large amount of leverage in order to take advantage of using small amounts of margin. The CFD market for stocks has a fixed and small spread for traders.

Deposits/Withdrawals

Funding to accounts can be done via credit cards, bank wires and a variety of online payment methods such as Skrill, Neteller, Webmoney, Qiwi and others.

Withdrawals are made using the same methods.

Bonuses/Promotions

There are a host of different bonuses and promotions running at IronFx at the same time.

The Double Bonus involves a 100% sharing bonus unlimited and a 20% Iron bonus up to $2,000.

The company became a sponsor of the football club, FC Barcelona in March 2014. With this sponsorship agreement, IronFX became FC Barcelona’s Official Partner with worldwide association (except for Spain), promotional and marketing rights for the use of both brand and players of FC Barcelona. In June 2017 the Company became an official sponsor of the 2017 ORC World Sailing Championship. IronFX Global also offers free VPS hosting to new and existing clients who deposit a minimum of $5,000 and maintain such balance for the following months. VPS Hosting allows execution of orders 24/5 to take advantage of special market conditions not normally available due to time-of-day and your geographical location.

Education and Research

Traders of all levels can benefit by acquiring best-practice tips contained within the Academy web pages or by attending the seminars, webinars, or expositions hosted by the company. Daily market news feed and insightful research give clients access to the best information and data to make informed trading decisions.

The IronFX Encyclopedia exchange column aims to provide basic knowledge of the FOREX terminology in order to help beginner investors quickly master the foreign investment necessities and the IronFX eBook is a dynamic and interactive tool that will serve as an invaluable guide to the markets for traders of every experience level.

Customer Support

Customer support is available by chat, email and telephone. Support is available in over 30 different languages.

Conclusion

IronFx is a well-rounded Forex broker.  The website is user-friendly and choices abound in almost every category. The education material is extensive and is geared towards traders on all levels. Reliable regulation in several jurisdictions also gives us a feeling of confidence and trust.