Best brokers for scalping
Scalpers live and die on the spread and the fill. Fractions of a pip decide whether a strategy prints or bleeds. These brokers give the fast game its best shot.
The shortlist
Three picks, with the case for each
3× Tier-1est. 2010Melbourne, AustraliaEUR/USD from 0.6 pips on the Razor account, cTrader and TradingView for depth-of-market execution, and three Tier-1 licences behind it — a scalper's default that doesn't trade regulation away for speed.
1× Tier-1est. 2007Sydney, AustraliaRaw-spread pricing from 0.62 pips with deep liquidity and cTrader — built from the ground up for high-frequency traders who care about fill quality above all.
2× Tier-1est. 2008Haifa, IsraelA tight 0.6 pip EUR/USD spread on a fast, minimalist platform. No third-party terminal, but for pure in-and-out trading the cost is among the lowest here.
Shortlists are drawn from publicly verifiable facts — licence tiers, quoted spreads, minimum deposits, platform support and account tiers. We may earn a commission when you open an account through a link on this page; it does not change which brokers make the list or the order they appear in.
Side by side
The three picks compared
| Broker | EUR/USD | Min. deposit | Tier-1 | Max leverage | Platforms | Account tiers | Go |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pepperstone | 0.60 pips | None | 3× T1 | 1:30 (retail, EU/UK) | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView | Standard, Razor | Visit → |
| 2IC Markets | 0.62 pips | $200 | 1× T1 | 1:30 (retail) / 1:500 (offshore) | MT4, MT5, cTrader | Standard, Raw Spread | Visit → |
| 3Plus500 | 0.60 pips | $100 | 2× T1 | 1:30 (retail) | Plus500 WebTrader, Plus500 App | Retail, Professional | Visit → |
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