Account terms
Sections ↑Focus’s international comparison lists Standard, Raw and Access accounts. Standard and Raw offer MT5 and TradeLocker; Access uses MT5 and adds promotional credit. The account page names both a Saint Lucia company and a Mauritius company, so the applicable agreement determines the contracting firm.[2][5]
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Account terms
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Standard account | Published minimum forex spread 1.0 pip; broker commission $0; maximum displayed leverage 1:500 under the international account schedule. These are advertised floors and ceilings, not realised trade results.Source 2 |
| Raw account | Spread from 0.0 pips plus $3.50 per standard lot each side, or $7 for opening and closing before spread and financing. The account page does not specify which dollar currency this commission uses.Source 2 |
| Access account | Spread headline 2.0 pips; zero stated broker commission, up to 1:1,000 leverage and 100% deposit bonus capped at $200. Bonus credit cannot be assumed freely withdrawable.Source 2 |
| Size and units | Standard and Raw publish 0.01–100 lots, seven base currencies AUD/USD/GBP/EUR/NZD/SGD/CAD and 800+ instruments under the marketing list.Source 2 |
| Risk thresholds | Account table states margin call at 80% margin level and stop-out at 50%; demo duration is 30 days. Margin is instrument- and legal-entity-specific.Source 2Source 5 |
Products and platforms
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Products and platforms
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Forex | Major, minor and less-liquid currency-pair CFDs are part of the FX menu; the public account matrix does not provide the daily bid-ask time series needed to assess true average cost.Source 1Source 2 |
| Equity benchmarks | AU200, US30, UK100, FRA40 and European index exposures are illustrated as cash-index CFDs; investors do not acquire underlying constituent shares.Source 5 |
| Australian index leverage | The Australian index page advertises up to 1:20 for Standard while the international general account matrix advertises up to 1:500 across the package headline.Source 5Source 2 |
| Shares and cryptocurrency | Stock CFDs and crypto CFDs appear among five product families, but account/country eligibility and weekend tradability require a per-symbol/platform check.Source 1 |
| Platform product coverage | MT5 and TradeLocker are named on the international account pages; the Australian index comparison presents MT5. Do not assume identical EA, chart or instrument support.Source 2Source 5Source 7 |
Trading costs
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Trading costs
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Standard indicative EUR/USD | At 100,000 EUR and USD quote currency, one pip is approximately US$10; an exactly 1.0-pip spread therefore implies US$10 spread cost when opening, before slippage/rollover.Source 2 |
| Raw indicative EUR/USD | If the quoted dollar commission is USD, two sides at $3.50 produce USD 7 per standard lot, before the executable spread. The page’s currency label is insufficient to treat this as an unconditional USD tariff.Source 2 |
| Access indicative EUR/USD | 2.0 advertised pips on one standard EUR/USD lot corresponds to approximately US$20 spread cost at the pip-value assumption; bonus terms may impose additional restrictions.Source 2 |
| Financing and index adjustments | Index and share CFDs may generate overnight swaps and relevant dividend adjustments; look up the actual contract and long/short side rather than generalising a fixed charge.Source 5Source 8 |
| Funding versus execution charges | Broker-free payment options do not guarantee an issuer/transfer-bank/network will charge nothing, nor that account-currency conversion is free.Source 4Source 3 |
Trading rules
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Trading rules
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Order channels | Standard and Raw list MT5 and TradeLocker; Access lists MT5. The account comparison marks EAs enabled for all three.Source 2Source 6Source 7 |
| Leverage hierarchy | International Standard/Raw 1:500, Access 1:1000, and a regional Australian index exposure page 1:20 are three scoped values, not one universal tariff.Source 2Source 5 |
| Close-out controls | International retail page states margin call 80% and stop-out 50%; market gaps can push an actual realised closing loss beyond the displayed trigger.Source 2Source 8 |
| Principal and execution conflicts | The June 2026 signed-form contract states Focus Markets acts as principal and market maker in CFD dealings and may hold opposing positions; promotional liquidity-provider language is not an exchange-matching guarantee.Source 8Source 1 |
Funding and withdrawals
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Funding and withdrawals
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Return-to-source preference | Withdrawals follow the funding route where possible; if card and another method were used, the company may route the first portion back to the original card.Source 3 |
| Finance approval clock | Every withdrawal is subject to finance review described as 1–2 business days, before or alongside method-specific processing; do not erase this stage.Source 3 |
| Cards and bank payouts | The withdrawal page lists a further 1–3 business days for credit cards and bank transfers, subject to issuer/intermediary processing.Source 3 |
| E-wallet and crypto payouts | Neteller and Skrill show one business day; Bitwallet and crypto show 1–2 business days, subject to method and local access.Source 3 |
| Access account bonus | Published 100% match capped at $200 is promotional trading credit; public account summary alone does not establish the permitted cash withdrawal ratio or bonus forfeiture triggers.Source 2Source 8 |
Legal entities and protection
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Legal entities and protection
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| International operator | Site footer identifies Focus Markets Ltd, Saint Lucia company 2025-00425, with a Rodney Bay registered address. Corporate registration is not a retail CFD dealer licence.Source 3 |
| Mauritius entity | The footer separately names Focus Markets Global Limited company 227720 and claims FSC Mauritius licence GB25205284; licence matching and permissions were not independently retrieved from the FSC register here.Source 3 |
| Australian documentation | A regional Australian Target Market Determination exists and cannot be transplanted to the Saint Lucia customer without proving account contracting status.Source 9Source 5 |
| Client money/negative balances | Deposit protection, independent custody banks and entity-specific negative balance duties require actual contractual text and regulatory rules; broad marketing cannot verify balances held.Source 8Source 9 |
| Complaints and compensation | No blanket entitlement to UK FSCS, Australian compensation or EU ICF is established merely because a trading app is usable from those places.Source 8Source 3 |
Support and account records
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Support and account records
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Support coverage | International account page lists phone, email and live chat 24 hours during five trading days, rather than round-the-clock seven-day dealing support.Source 2 |
| Demo availability | Company advertises demo accounts with a 30-day period under Standard/Raw in its comparison matrix.Source 2 |
| Documentation | Public legal documentation includes a client agreement and Australian CFD target-market statement; precise version and contracting company should be preserved.Source 8Source 9 |
Additional services
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Additional services
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| MT5 | Public platform page promotes MetaTrader 5 and automated Expert Advisors; source code compatibility with MT4 cannot be assumed.Source 6Source 2 |
| TradeLocker | A separate TradeLocker proposition is marketed for the international customer; account and product lists can differ from the MT5 instrument catalogue.Source 7Source 2 |
| Algorithm permission | The account comparison marks Expert Advisors enabled on Standard, Raw and Access. This does not establish compatibility with every strategy or third-party bridge.Source 2 |
Company identity
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Company identity
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Current Saint Lucia details | Footer gives Focus Markets Ltd, company 2025-00425, Top Floor Rodney Court Building, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.Source 3 |
| Current Mauritius details | Focus Markets Global Limited, company no. 227720, Ebene Mauritius and claimed FSC no. GB25205284 appears on international footer.Source 3 |
| Australian business context | Region-specific indices page differs materially on leverage; ASIC-regulated Australian company/customer relationships must be checked on Australian legal documents and current regulator entry.Source 9Source 5 |
| Brand history | Archived SVG and later international contract references may name predecessor trading firms; no automatic legal migration or protection inheritance is established by similar brand styling.Source 8Source 1 |
| Client geography | Broker menu is globally marketed, but actual account acceptance depends on passport/residence and the entity stated at registration; website access alone is not eligibility evidence.Source 1Source 3 |
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Focus Markets Ltd
Saint LuciaSource 3
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Material exceptions
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Material exceptions
| Item | Published terms and scope |
|---|---|
| Material agreement drafting errors | Focus Markets' June 2026 PDF twice names 'Eightcap' inside clause 1.4 and prints 'Error! Reference source not found.' in clause 4.1; neither proves Eightcap is the customer counterparty, but legal proofreading and operative clause identification need clarification.Source 8 |
Sources & further reading
- Official international homepage and market overview Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- Official account comparison: Standard, Raw and Access Focus Markets · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Withdrawal methods, review clock, fees and legal disclosures Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- Funding rails, currencies and payment fees Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- Australian regional index-CFD contract terms Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- MetaTrader 5 capabilities and chart/account access Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- TradeLocker platform description Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- International customer-agreement document Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
- Australian target-market determination for CFDs Focus Markets · Accessed 24 Oct 2026
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