Deriv — where it wins, where it loses
Deriv does not currently take a column outright against this field. It loses on tier-1 cover, published spread. Its cost per ten lots is not confirmed, so it is left out of the cost ordering rather than estimated.
Column by column
The split
Two lists, no averaging. A broker that takes a column outright appears on the left of it; one that gets beaten on a column appears on the right. Nothing is scored into a single number, because a single number hides which side you actually care about.
Wins on
No column where Deriv takes the field outright.
Loses on
- tier-1 cover
- published spread
Cost per 10 lots is the EUR/USD spread cost of ten round-turn standard lots at the figure above, commission excluded. Where a broker publishes a "from" spread rather than an average, the comparison inherits that limitation — see the unconfirmed list further down.
Licensing
Which entity, which regulator, which number
Tier decides how much weight a licence carries in any safety column. Each row links to the page it was read from.
| Regulator | Number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Entity | Read from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFSA | Company No. C 70156 (Investment Services Act licence) | Malta | Tier 2 | Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited | mfsa.mt |
| BVI FSC | British Virgin Islands | Tier 3 | Deriv (BVI) Ltd | deriv.com | |
| CIMA | Registration No. 406695 | Cayman Islands | Tier 3 | Deriv Investments (Cayman) Limited | deriv.com |
| FSC Mauritius | Company No. 209524 | Mauritius | Tier 3 | Deriv (Mauritius) Ltd | deriv.com |
| VFSC | Company No. 014556 | Vanuatu | Tier 3 | Deriv (V) Ltd | deriv.com |
| Labuan FSA | Company No. LL13394 | Malaysia (Labuan) | Tier 3 | Deriv (FX) Ltd | deriv.com |
| None (SVG FSA does not regulate forex) | Company No. 273 LLC 2020 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tier 3 | Deriv (SVG) LLC | deriv.com |
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- Deriv states the group has served traders since 1999 and lists its subsidiaries and their registrations on its regulatory page.
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited (C 70156) is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority under the Investment Services Act.
- Deriv (SVG) LLC is registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, whose FSA does not license or supervise forex and CFD trading.
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited's UK FCA entry (reference 700094) shows status Cancelled since 13 November 2022 (https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000p2GpEAAU).
- The MFSA published a warning about a clone entity using the Deriv Investments name and the domain derivinvestment.com (https://www.mfsa.mt/news-item/mfsa-warning-deriv-investment-clone/).
| Trading since | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Base | not verified |
| Minimum to open | not verified |
| Leverage cap | |
| EUR/USD | not verified |
| Terminals | Deriv Trader, Deriv MT5, Deriv cTrader, Deriv X, Deriv Bot |
| Account tiers | Demo, Standard |
| Record confidence | medium |
| Matchup-ready | no — too many gaps to run a fair head-to-head |
Excluded from the maths
Not verified
Not verified
These fields are not confirmed. They are shown as gaps, not filled in, and they do not feed any column of the matrix:
- headquarters
- MFSA licence reference number
- BVI, Cayman, Mauritius, Vanuatu and Labuan licence numbers (only company registration numbers are published)
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
Costs less
Who beats Deriv on price
Tickmill
$10.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread, platform choice
Eightcap
$10.00 per 10 lots · wins on regulatory reach
JustMarkets
$30.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread
CMC Markets
$50.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread, no minimum deposit, regulatory reach, platform choice
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74% and 89% of retail investor accounts lose money. Verify every figure with the broker before opening an account.