Markets4you (formerly Forex4you) — where it wins, where it loses
Markets4you (formerly Forex4you) wins on entry cost. 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
- entry cost
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSC British Virgin Islands | SIBA/L/12/1027 | British Virgin Islands | Tier 3 | E-Global Trade & Finance Group, Inc. | forex4you.com |
| FSC Mauritius | GB21026460 | Mauritius | Tier 3 | Trade4you International | markets4you.com |
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- The Forex4you brand has been rebranded to Markets4you; the group's regulation page is now hosted at markets4you.com.
- The broker's own licence page states E-Global Trade & Finance Group, Inc. is authorised and regulated by the BVI FSC under the Securities and Investment Business Act 2010, licence SIBA/L/12/1027.
- The group's regulations page states Trade4you International is incorporated in Mauritius under registration number GBC 182286 and regulated by the FSC Mauritius under licence GB21026460.
- Neither entity holds a tier-1 or EU licence.
- Markets4you (formerly Forex4you) states the broker was launched in 2007 with its first account types, 'Cent Lite and Classic Lite', and that E-Global Trade & Finance Group, Inc. received its BVI FSC investment business licence in 2011-2012; the site footer reads '© Copyright 2007' (https://www.markets4you.com/en/about-us/).
- Markets4you's regulations page states client funds are segregated — "We store your funds in major global banks, separately from the company's funds" — and its site footer states E-Global Trade & Finance Group, Inc. guarantees an annual audit by a Big Four accounting firm and insurance via Willis Group Holdings PLC (https://www.markets4you.com/en/regulations-data-centers/).
- Markets4you's account comparison lists Classic Standard, Classic Pro and Cent Pro accounts, each with a $0 minimum deposit, floating spreads from 0.9, 0.1 and 0.1 pips respectively, and leverage from 1:10 to 1:4000; its trading conditions page tiers leverage by equity from 1:4000 (up to $1,000) down to 1:100 (above $250,000) and reserves the right to reduce leverage to 1:25 (https://www.markets4you.com/en/compare-accounts/).
- The broker's own news release of 8 April 2024 announced the rebrand: 'Award-winning Trading Platform Forex4you Unveils New Identity, Rebranded as Markets4you'; the site footer reads 'Markets4you and Share4you is a registered trademark of E-Global Trade & Finance Group, Inc.' (https://www.markets4you.com/en/company-news/news-release-award-winning-trading-platform-forex4you-unveils-new-identity-rebranded-as-markets4you/).
| Trading since | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Base | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Minimum to open | None |
| Leverage cap | from 1:10 to 1:4000 (BVI entity); tiered by account equity down to 1:100 |
| EUR/USD | not verified |
| Terminals | MT4, MT5 |
| Account tiers | Classic Standard, Classic Pro, Cent Pro |
| Markets | Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares, Crypto 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:
- founded and hq — not stated on the pages read
- minDeposit, maxLeverage, spreadEurusd — advertised figures only
- segregatedFunds and negativeBalanceProtection
- account type names not confirmed against a legal document
- headquarters
- negative balance protection
- spreadEurusd — the compare page publishes only floating-spread floors (Classic Standard from 0.9 pip, Classic Pro and Cent Pro from 0.1 pip); no typical EURUSD spread is stated on the account or trading-conditions pages
- negativeBalanceProtection — the regulations page carries a 'Negative balance protection' marketing bullet, but the BVI Client Agreement (v. 2026, 7 pages) contains no negative-balance clause, and the trading conditions page describes Stop Out only as a measure 'to decrease the risks of clients' negative balance', not as a guarantee — left null
- maxLeverage regional variance — the South Africa regional page advertises leverage 'from 1:10 to 1:2000' while the global (BVI) compare page shows up to 1:4000; the string above reflects the global/BVI spec
- accountTypes — the seeded array ['Cent','Classic','Pro STP','Demo'] predates the rebrand; the live compare page lists Classic Standard, Classic Pro and Cent Pro, and 'Demo' does not appear on it
- founded — 2007 is the brand launch year per the broker's about page; the BVI company's incorporation date could not be independently verified (BVI corporate registry not freely searchable)
- access — markets4you.com and forex4you.com serve Cloudflare bot challenges to automated clients (curl and headless browser both get 403), so pages were verified via Wayback Machine snapshots of the live URLs; the live pages themselves respond normally to human browsers
Costs less
Who beats Markets4you (formerly Forex4you) 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.