FBS — where it wins, where it loses
FBS does not currently take a column outright against this field. It loses on no tier-1 entity. Priced across ten round-turn EUR/USD lots it comes 18 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 FBS takes the field outright.
Loses on
- no tier-1 entity
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.
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- EEA clients are onboarded through Tradestone Ltd (CySEC 331/17); most other clients trade with FBS Markets Inc. in Belize.
- FBS.eu discloses that 66.43% of retail investor accounts lose money trading CFDs with the CySEC entity.
- FBS Markets Inc. is registered with the Belize FSC under the Securities Industry Act 2021, licence number 4077102.
- The advertised minimum deposit on the Standard account is $5.
| Trading since | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Base | Belize City, Belize |
| Minimum to open | $5 |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:3000 (Belize entity); 1:30 retail under CySEC |
| EUR/USD | 0.70 pips |
| Terminals | MT4, MT5, FBS Trader app |
| Account tiers | Standard, Cent, Pro, Crypto |
| Markets | Forex, Metals, Indices, Energies, Shares, Crypto CFDs |
| Record confidence | medium |
| Matchup-ready | yes — enough public cost data to run a 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:
- whether an ASIC-regulated FBS entity is currently active
- negative balance protection outside the CySEC entity
- typical EUR/USD spread on the Pro account
Costs less
Who beats FBS 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.