Exclusive Markets — where it wins, where it loses
Exclusive Markets does not currently take a column outright against this field. It loses on tier-1 cover. Priced across ten round-turn EUR/USD lots it comes 38 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 Exclusive Markets takes the field outright.
Loses on
- tier-1 cover
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSA Seychelles | SD031 | Seychelles | Tier 3 | Exclusive Markets Ltd | exclusivemarkets.com |
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- Exclusive Markets Ltd states it operates under Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer Licence SD-031 in accordance with section 46(1) of the Securities Act 2007.
- The group's 2022 client agreement also references a related company, Exclusive Markets (Cyprus) Ltd.
- The company states it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019 and ISO 22301:2019 certifications issued by MSECB.
- The Seychelles FSA licence is an offshore securities dealer authorisation and is not equivalent to FCA, ASIC or CFTC/NFA oversight.
- Exclusive Markets' Client Agreement (clause 1.2) states the company is an investment firm incorporated in Seychelles, authorised by the Seychelles FSA under licence SD-031, with its registered office at Suite 18, Third Floor, Vairam Building, Providence, Mahé, Seychelles (https://payload-exclusivemarkets-content-prod-exclusivemarkets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/exclusive-markets-client-agreement-2026.pdf).
- The same Client Agreement (clauses 7.4 and 22) states the company has implemented negative balance protection 'on an account basis' and that client money is placed into segregated accounts kept separate from the company's own money (same PDF URL).
- Exclusive Markets' FAQ states the maximum leverage is 1:4000 on the Standard, Standard Plus and Exclusive accounts, while the Cent account has fixed leverage of 1:500 (https://www.exclusivemarkets.com/faq).
| Trading since | not verified |
|---|---|
| Base | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Minimum to open | not verified |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:4000 |
| EUR/USD | 1.60 pips |
| Terminals | MT4, MT5 |
| Account tiers | Exclusive, Standard, Standard Plus, Cent, Shares |
| Markets | Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto CFDs, Shares CFDs |
| 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:
- founding year
- headquarters
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
- status of the Cyprus entity
- founded — no primary source states a founding year: the broker's own pages are silent and directories disagree (2018 vs 2020); the FSA Seychelles register entry for SD031 could not be read. Left null.
- minDeposit — varies by account type on the broker's trading-account pages: Cent $10, Standard $100, Standard Plus $500, Exclusive $1,000; no single figure.
- spreadEurusd — the Standard account card states 'From 1.6 Pip', which is a floor rather than a measured average and is not explicitly labelled as EURUSD; 1.6 was recorded as the broker's stated Standard-account spread with this caveat.
- company registration number — the broker's own pages disagree: the regulations page footer says 843950-1, the Client Agreement clause 1.2 says 8423950, and the FAQ says 8423950-1. Licence number SD-031 is consistent across pages.
- legalEntities sourceUrl https://www.exclusivemarkets.com/regulations returns HTTP 403 to plain curl (bot protection) but loads via other fetch paths; not listed as a dead URL.
Costs less
Who beats Exclusive Markets on price
Tickmill
$10.00 per 10 lots · wins on headline spread, platform choice
Eightcap
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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.