Markets.com offers binary options, CFD:s and FX trading. They have their own tailor-made trading platform, available in two dozen languages.
Markets.com is a subsidiary of Playtech. Playtech is famous for their successful online gambling ventures and the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) where it is included in the famous stock index FTSE 250.
Safecape Investments Limited, the operator of Markets.com, is an investment services firm regulated by the CySEC under license #092/08.
Short facts about Markets.com
| Welcome bonus | 25 GBP no deposit bonus |
| Payout | 95 percent |
| Minimum deposit | 100 GBP |
| Minimum trade | 1 GBP |
| Maximum trade | 100,000 GBP |
| Mobile trading app | Yes |
| Demo account | Yes, with a 100,000 GBP playmoney balance |
| Signal service | No |
Trading platform
The trading platform at Markets.com isn’t just for binary options, you can trade in other things here as well and the assortment of CFD:s is especially excellent. Forex trading is another great option at Markets.com. You can add your frequently traded assets to your favourite list, to speed up future trading.
The platform has a lot of features and can feel a bit overwhelming at first. Good tutorials and guides are available that can help you get going quickly and focus on the main aspects of using the platform for binary option trading. One certainly does not have to understand all the platform features to start trading – just stick to the basics first and then gradually learn more if you want to.
Mobile trading app
A mobile trading app is available for iOS and for Android.
Underlyings for binary options
- Company shares
- Commodities
- Bonds
- Currency pairs (FX)
- Indices
Deposits & Withdrawals
Markets.com accepts credit cards, debit cards, wire bank transfers and several different e-wallets, including Skrill and Neteller.
There are no withdrawal fees.
Additional information
Examples of features and perks available to Markets.com clients:
- Advanced charting
- Webinars
- E-book library
- Real Time Analytics with plenty of charts and charting resources
- Risk management guides
Charting
Markets.com is an excellent choice if you are interested in technical analysis and want to have access to powerful charting tools. Many binary option brokers provide basic charting features in their platforms, but Markets.com is way above the basic level. This doesn’t mean that you have to be a master charter to find the Markets.com tools useful; beginner resources are available and there are also many guides that will help you improve your skills step by step.
Here are a few examples of popular charting features at Markets.com:
- Chart scaling from 1 minute intervals to 1 month.
- Adjust background and colours to make it easier to spot relevant patterns.
- Turn on and off features such as trade volume and grid.
- Add your own bespoke lines to the chart, e.g. to define support and resistance lines and spot the channel better.
- Switch on Bollinger bands, moving averages, etc. Set your own moving average time frames.