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

A licence is the first thing a fake broker cannot produce, so it is the first thing to check.

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

Costs matter less than whether you can withdraw, but an offer that looks impossible usually 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.

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

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.

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