Transfer your account to get more markets, more buying power, and more order types. Transferring is fast, easy, and
completely free. To get started please fill out the form below.
As a client of FXCM LLC, you can only trade forex. When you transfer your account to FXCM Ltd, you get additional financial markets added to your trading platform like gold and silver.
View a full list of tradable markets.
View Margin RequirementsAs a client of FXCM LLC, you cannot add stops and limits to individual trades; you cannot hedge your trades; and you cannot close trades in any order that you like. With FXCM Ltd, you can do all of these things.
Placing stops and limits on individual trades may make it easier for you to carry out multiple trading strategies simultaneously. This trading feature will allow you to better manage your risk on each individual trade is being managed since stops and limits are attached directly to a specific trade.
View full-size image of order types windowAlthough FXCM LLC and FXCM Ltd are separate entities, they are both subsidiaries of FXCM Holdings LLC.
Yes. In fact, FXCM Ltd is regulated by one of the world's most respected financial regulatory bodies, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The FSA is the United Kingdom's financial regulatory body. FXCM Ltd's Firm Registration Number is 217689. One benefit to an account regulated by the FSA is that the account of retail customers must be segregated. Accordingly, in the unlikely event of default, client funds held in segregated accounts are protected, and cannot be used to benefit other creditors.
Learn More about FXCM Ltd regulation.
The same support team that has been assisting you with your FXCM LLC account will continue to support you even after you transfer to FXCM Ltd.
Yes. Moving an account to FXCM Ltd. involves some changes in deposit and withdrawal instructions and changes in charges for transferring funds. FXCM Ltd. clients have the option to send funds to a bank in the United States and fund via credit card. MYFXCM.com will continue to be available.
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Yes. You will be issued a new account number once the transfer is complete.
No. Your account must be flat (no live traders or pending orders). If you have live traders or pending orders at the time of transfer, your request will be denied.
Yes, all open positions and pending orders that transfer will be subject to FXCM Ltd margin requirements. Additionally, all new positions and orders will be subject to FXCM Ltd margin requirements. Margin requirements at FXCM Ltd are lower than those at FXCM LLC. Therefore, you should have more buying power with FXCM Ltd, since a greater portion of your account equity can be used to open and manage positions*.
View FXCM Ltd Margin Requirements.
* Leverage is a double-edged sword and can dramatically amplify your profits. It can also just as dramatically amplify your losses. Trading foreign exchange with any level of leverage may not be suitable for all investors. 400:1 leverage is available to FXCM UK Micro clients only.