Rakuten Securities Australia — where it wins, where it loses
Rakuten Securities Australia does not currently take a column outright against this field. It loses on 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 Rakuten Securities Australia takes the field outright.
Loses on
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIC | Australia | Tier 1 | Rakuten Securities Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 99 153 803 804), renamed AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd on 17 January 2024 | abr.business.gov.au |
Checkable
Facts the comparison runs on
On the record
- The Australian Business Register records that ABN 99 153 803 804 traded as FXASIA PTY LTD from 2011, as RAKUTEN SECURITIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD from 13 October 2016, and as AT GLOBAL MARKETS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD from 17 January 2024.
- ATFX acquired Rakuten Securities Australia and announced the change of the entity's name to AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd (https://www.atfx.com/en-au/about-us/company-news/atfx-announced-the-change-of-name-of-rakuten-securities-australia).
- The Rakuten Securities Australia brand is no longer used for retail clients; the business now trades as ATFX in Australia.
- ASIC product intervention rules cap retail CFD leverage in Australia at 1:30 for major currency pairs and require negative balance protection.
| Trading since | not verified |
|---|---|
| Base | Sydney, Australia |
| Minimum to open | not verified |
| Leverage cap | 1:30 (AU retail) |
| EUR/USD | not verified |
| Terminals | MT4 |
| Account tiers | |
| 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:
- AFSL number of the entity (not confirmed on an ASIC register page)
- founding year
- minimum deposit
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
Costs less
Who beats Rakuten Securities Australia 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.