Libertex review

Regulated by

CySEC (164/12); BaFin cross-border registration

Regulator tier

Tier 1

Register entry

CySEC CIF Register, licence 164/12

Client money segregated

Yes

Held at

Regulated credit institutions

Negative balance protection

Yes, retail clients

Compensation scheme

Investor Compensation Fund up to €20,000 for eligible clients

Audited by

Independent external auditors

Not available to

United States, United Kingdom and other jurisdictions where Libertex services cannot legally be provided

Check the licence on the regulator's own site, not on a link somebody sent you.

Libertex holds tier-one authorisations from CySEC and BaFin. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

CySEC licences passport across the EU and follow the 1:30 retail leverage cap, with the Investor Compensation Fund covering eligible claims.

BaFin regulates in Germany under EU rules, including the 1:30 retail leverage cap.

Check the licence yourself: the CySEC register of investment firms.

Legal entity

Indication Investments Ltd

Company number

HE 290930

Headquarters

Limassol, Cyprus

Founded

1997

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Libertex Group

Employees

700+

Also trades as

Libertex; Indication Investments

Deposit methods

Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller and regional payment methods

Withdrawal methods

PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, credit/debit card, SEPA and international bank wire

Deposit time

Instant for many electronic methods; bank transfers follow normal banking settlement times

Withdrawal time

E-wallets generally fastest; cards and bank transfers can take several business days

Minimum withdrawal

€0 bank transfer; €10 PayPal/Skrill/Neteller/cards

Local payment methods

SEPA; PayPal and jurisdiction-specific electronic payment methods

Spread from

0.0 pips

EUR/USD spread

Approx. 0.2 pips

GBP/USD spread

Approx. 0.5 pips

Commission

Instrument/platform-dependent; from 0%

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Approx. 0.7 pips

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: overnight financing may be charged or credited; swap-free instruments available

Inactivity fee

€10/month after 180 days inactivity

Withdrawal fee

PayPal free; Skrill/Neteller 1%; cards €1; bank wire 0.5%, €2 minimum/€10 maximum

Currency conversion

Conversion charge applies where account and instrument currencies differ

An offer that beats the market by a wide margin is the most reliable warning sign there is.

A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

Libertex lists a minimum deposit of $100. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Markets

Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, ETFs, Bonds, Options

Currency pairs

45+

Total instruments

1,000+

Crypto CFDs

Yes

Maximum leverage

1:30

Execution model

Market execution / principal

Execution speed

Under 100ms

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit

Servers

European/global financial data-centre infrastructure

Leverage is capped at 1:30, which is the retail limit under tier-one regulation. It is a protection rather than a restriction: it caps how quickly a position can move against your balance.

Libertex covers forex, stocks, indices, commodities, metals, cryptocurrencies, etfs, bonds, options. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: visa, mastercard, bank transfer, paypal, skrill, neteller and regional payment methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.

Platforms

Libertex, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5

Own platform

Yes, Libertex

Mobile app

Both proprietary and third-party

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes, MT4/MT5 Expert Advisors and automated trading

Copy trading

No

Indicators

100+ analytical tools on MT4; extensive Libertex/MT5 indicators

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5

API access

Yes, institutional/partner connectivity

MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

Minimum deposit

$100

Account types

Libertex CFD, Libertex Invest, MT4 Market, MT5 Market, Professional, Demo

Account currencies

EUR, GBP, CHF, PLN

Islamic account

Yes, swap-free instruments/account functionality

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

Yes

Minimum trade size

€20 on Libertex; 0.01 lots on MetaTrader

Time to open

Typically a few minutes

Support hours

24/5

Contact channels

Live chat, email, phone, Help Centre

Languages

Multilingual

Telephone

+357 22 025 100

Email

info@libertex.com

Live chat response

Typically under 2 minutes

Education

Extensive: trading courses, educational articles, webinars, tutorials and platform guides

Research

Market news, technical/fundamental analysis, trading ideas and market commentary