Plus500 (CFD Service) is one of the largest online brokers in Europe and one of the best to operate with CFDs. It performs thousands of transactions daily and has the trust of more than 1 million customers. It offers one of the simplest and most intuitive trading platforms that can be found today in the market. It will allow you to operate through CFDs in more than 2,000 financial instruments such as currencies, stocks (including those of SP500), raw materials, main stock indices,…
Plus500 (CFD Service) is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Plus500CY Ltd authorized & regulated by CySEC (#250/14), three of the most rigorous supervisory bodies that currently exist worldwide. It complies with all regulations that allow it to operate securely.
Exclusive platform
Plus500 (CFD Service) offers a very intuitive and user-friendly trading platform. This platform has been in use for years and has evolved considerably to become one of the best to start trading on a demo account for beginners. It is available in web format and in versions for iPhone, iPad or Android smartphones. The platform is fully optimized and includes 32 languages.
Trust and reliability
Plus500 (CFD Service) is a reliable broker, one of the largest in Europe and Asia, coordinates thousands of transactions daily and has the trust of more than 1 million customers.
In compliance with the most stringent European regulations, customers’ money is deposited in separate accounts from those of the broker itself and is treated as customer capital, unable to dispose of it or be affected by the company’s financial situation. Plus500 does not negotiate with its clients’ funds, nor does it use them for hedging purposes or transfer them to other counterparties.
Low spreads
Low spreads between buy and sell quotes will allow you to make position changes flexibly and frequently. Plus500 may charge some fees after the fifth withdrawal of the month.
Fees and commissions
Plus500 offers its clients many of its services for free, with no surprises or hidden fees.
Plus500 receives 0€ fees for deposits, currency quotes, live stock CFD prices, price alerts, position renewal, dynamic charts and graphs.
Additional fees and commissions
The following fees and charges may apply.
Overnight fee
You can be charged a commission for maintaining an open position from a certain time, you can find more information on the platform, next to the name of the instrument.
Currency conversion fee
Plus500 may charge you a fee of up to 0.7% for currency conversion.
Share trading commission
Plus500 charges a variable commission that can go up to 0.18% on share CFD positions.
Guaranteed stop order
A unique order type that is used to help you manage risk by guaranteeing your stop loss level.
Inactivity fee
A fee of up to 10 USD per month will apply, in case you do not log into your trading account for a period of at least three months. This fee will be charged once a month thereafter, as long as the account is not logged in. However, please note that the commission is charged only from the real money account and only if there are funds available in it.
Main features
| Type of online broker | CFDs Broker |
| Website | www.plus500.com |
| Headquarters | Israel |
| License and regulation | FCA CySEC ASIC |
| Available instruments | More than 2,000 instruments: CFDs on stocks, indices, currencies, commodities, Bitcoin, Ethereum, … (Spanish, European and US stocks. 54 currency / forex pairs. IBEX 35 indices, S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, FTSE 100, DAX 30, CAC 40, NIKKEI 225. Raw materials such as gold, silver, oil, …) |
| Available Platforms | Own Webtrader, Mobile Versions (iOS and Android) |
| Minimum initial deposit | 100 € |
Risk warning
77% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
