ActivTrades

I lost a significant amount because ActivTrades did not execute my stop loss during a flash crash. They said the market was illiquid. Other brokers managed to execute. I have no proof they did not trade against me. Avoid.

Do not be fooled by the professional-looking website. Behind the scenes, ActivTrades is disorganized and incompetent. I found them when my bank disappointed me and I searched for alternatives and I can only assume the positive reviews are either outdated or paid for because my experience was terrible.

Started with ActivTrades optimistically but my experience has been mixed. The platform itself is good and execution is fast. However, I noticed spreads widen significantly during news events and the swap rates are higher than competitors. Good for day trading, less so for holding positions overnight.

After for nearly two years with ActivTrades, I can only describe the experience as death by a thousand cuts. No single issue was catastrophic, but the constant stream of small problems, slow responses, and missing features wore me down until I finally left.

Their execution during news is terrible. I had limit orders in place. When the news hit, my orders were not filled at the limit price - they were filled much worse. ActivTrades said it was market conditions. Same news, another broker filled me properly. They are not honest.

Initially attracted to ActivTrades by their advertising. The headline spreads look great but in practice there are additional costs that aren't immediately obvious. I also get bombarded with promotional emails and phone calls encouraging me to deposit more. The trading itself is fine but the marketing tactics are off-putting.

ActivTrades does the job for casual forex trading. Platform works, spreads are okay but not the best I've seen. Customer support is hit or miss - some agents are very helpful, others seem to read from a script. Deposits are instant but withdrawals take 3-5 business days.