Equiti — where it wins, where it loses
Equiti does not currently take a column outright against this field. It loses on headline spread. Priced across ten round-turn EUR/USD lots it comes 36 of 39 in this field.
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 Equiti takes the field outright.
Loses on
- headline 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 528328 | United Kingdom | Tier 1 | Equiti Capital UK Limited | register.fca.org.uk |
| CySEC | 415/22 | Cyprus | Tier 2 | Equiti Global Markets Ltd | cysec.gov.cy |
| FSA Seychelles | SD064 | Seychelles | Tier 3 | Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited | equiti.com |
| CMA Kenya | Kenya | Tier 2 | EGM Securities Ltd (FXPesa) | equiti.com | |
| UAE Securities and Commodities Authority | United Arab Emirates | Tier 2 | Equiti Securities Currencies Brokers LLC | equiti.com |
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- Equiti Capital UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 528328; the UK entity began as Divisa UK Ltd, formed in 2014 by acquiring FCA-regulated MB Trading UK.
- Equiti Global Markets Ltd (company number HE 415535) holds CySEC licence 415/22, registered on 12 September 2022.
- Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited is authorised by the Seychelles FSA under licence SD064 as a securities dealer.
- Equiti Group also lists regulated entities in Jordan (JSC), the UAE (SCA), Kenya (CMA) and Armenia (Central Bank).
- The Seychelles entity describes itself as a mark-to-market STP execution-only broker that routes client positions to liquidity providers.
- Equiti's group history states Divisa Capital Group was incorporated in 2008; Equiti Group Ltd acquired the Divisa group in 2017 and the brand was rebranded from Divisa to Equiti in 2018 (https://www.equiti.com/sc-en/about-us/).
- Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited, the entity behind the equiti.com/sc-en site, gives its registered address as Suite 3, Global Village, Jivan's Complex, Mont Fleuri, Mahe, Seychelles in its Risk Warning Disclosure (https://eqcrm04zdocuments.blob.core.windows.net/legal-documents/3ef4980d-d281-a342-2263-64fec274f54b/SC%20-%20Risk%20Disclousure%20Warning.pdf).
- The Seychelles entity's Risk Warning Disclosure states clients 'are liable for any losses' and that it is possible to 'lose more money than your initial invested deposit'; its automatic close-out at 30% margin level is described as reducing but not eliminating that risk (same PDF URL).
| Trading since | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Base | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Minimum to open | not verified |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:2000 (Seychelles entity) |
| EUR/USD | 1.40 pips |
| Terminals | MT4, MT5, Equiti Trader |
| Account tiers | Classic, Standard, Premier, Micro |
| Markets | Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares CFDs, Metals |
| Record confidence | high |
| 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:
- founding year
- headquarters
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
- Kenya, UAE, Jordan and Armenia licence numbers
- minDeposit — varies by account type on the Seychelles accounts page: Classic 'No minimum deposit', Standard $30, Premier 'Deposits from $100'; no single figure.
- spreadEurusd — the accounts page states 'Average spreads of 1.4 pips' (Standard) and 1.6 pips (Classic) without labelling the pair as EURUSD; Premier advertises 'spreads from 0.0 pips' (raw/commission account).
- hq — the group's about page names offices in London, Dubai, Amman and Limassol but does not state a single headquarters; the registered office of the client-facing Seychelles entity (Mahe, Seychelles) was used instead.
- founded — the 2008 Divisa Capital Group incorporation is from the broker's own history timeline, not independently registry-verified.
Costs less
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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.