PU Prime review

Regulated by

Seychelles FSA (SD050); Mauritius FSC (GB23202672); South Africa FSCA (52218); UAE CMA (20200000388)

Regulator tier

Tier 2

Register entry

Relevant FSA/FSC/FSCA/CMA registers

Client money segregated

Yes

Held at

Not publicly specified

Negative balance protection

Yes

Compensation scheme

No statutory investor compensation scheme identified for primary international entities

Audited by

Not prominently disclosed

Not available to

Includes United States, Singapore, China, Philippines, FATF-blacklisted countries and sanctioned regions

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

PU Prime's licence is offshore (FSC and FSA). Offshore entities typically offer higher leverage and lighter reporting, and compensation schemes do not apply - the trade-off is protection, not price.

The FSCA licenses derivative providers in South Africa without a fixed retail leverage cap, so headline leverage is often higher than an FCA or ASIC entity may offer.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

An FSA licence here is usually the Seychelles authorisation - an offshore entity, with lighter obligations than a tier-one regulator.

Check the licence yourself: the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities, the Mauritius FSC register of licensees, the FSCA list of regulated entities.

Legal entity

PU Prime Limited

Company number

8426654-1, Seychelles entity

Headquarters

International; group operations include Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa and UAE

Founded

2015

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Independent

Employees

Approx. 200-500

Also trades as

PU Prime; formerly Pacific Union

Deposit methods

Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and numerous regional payment methods

Withdrawal methods

Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and applicable original funding methods

Deposit time

Method-dependent; many electronic methods fast/instant

Withdrawal time

Method-dependent

Local payment methods

Extensive regional options

Spread from

0.0 pips

EUR/USD spread

1.3 pips Standard; 0.0 pips Prime advertised average

GBP/USD spread

Variable

Commission

Prime: $3.50/side; ECN: $1/side

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Approx. 0.7 pips on Prime at a zero raw spread

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: swaps may be charged or credited

Inactivity fee

No prominent standard inactivity fee

Deposit fee

Generally none internally; third-party fees can apply

Withdrawal fee

Method-dependent

Currency conversion

Applicable where conversion is required

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.

PU Prime lists a minimum deposit of 20. 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

20

Account types

Standard, Prime, ECN, Cent, Prime Cent, Islamic, Demo

Account currencies

USD, GBP, CAD, AUD, EUR, SGD, NZD, HKD, JPY, USC for Cent

Islamic account

Yes

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

ECN/high-volume offering rather than conventional regulatory Pro classification

Minimum trade size

0.01 lots

Time to open

Typically a few minutes, subject to verification

Markets

Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Metals, ETFs, Bonds, Synthetic Indices

Currency pairs

50+

Total instruments

1,000+

Crypto CFDs

Availability/jurisdiction dependent

Maximum leverage

1:1000

Execution model

Account-dependent; ECN offers direct Tier-1 liquidity access

Execution speed

Ultra-fast execution advertised; no reliable universal average published

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and MetaTrader orders

Servers

Global trading infrastructure

Leverage up to 1:1000 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.

PU Prime covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, etfs, bonds, synthetic indices. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and numerous 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

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, PU Web Trader, PU Prime App

Own platform

Yes

Mobile app

PU Prime App plus MT4/MT5

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes

Copy trading

Yes

Indicators

MT4/MT5 and proprietary-platform tools

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Autochartist

API access

Not a prominent standard retail feature

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

24/7

Contact channels

Live chat, email, phone, Help Centre

Languages

Multilingual

Telephone

+248 437 3105

Email

info@puprime.com

Live chat response

Typically within minutes

Education

Extensive: educational articles, webinars, platform education and trading guides

Research

Market analysis, news, Autochartist and trading insights