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FBS review

Who regulates FBS, under which licence, and what that means for your money.

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If FBS failed, we cannot tell you what would happen to your money, and that is the finding. There is no compensation scheme behind an account here and limited obligation on the firm to keep your funds apart from its own. Regulated by Financial Services Commission, Belize, offering MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, FBS App.

Our rating

★★★

One rating, identical across our sites - only the way it is shown changes. It averages six assessments: regulation, trading costs, platforms, markets, support and education.

Regulation and safety

Regulated by
Financial Services Commission, Belize
Regulator tier
Tier 3 / Offshore
Register entry
Belize FSC register
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
Multiple Tier-1 banks; individual banks not disclosed
Negative balance protection
Yes
Compensation scheme
None
Audited by
Not prominently disclosed
Not available to
USA, EU, UK, Israel, India, Iran, Myanmar and additional restricted jurisdictions

The licence is what decides where your money sits and who is obliged to do something about it.

FBS lists its regulation as Financial Services Commission, Belize.

The company behind the brand

Legal entity
FBS Markets Inc.
Company number
000001317
Headquarters
Belize City, Belize
Founded
2009
Publicly listed
No
Parent company
Independent / FBS group
Employees
500+
Also trades as
FBS

What it costs to trade

Spread from
0.7 pips
EUR/USD spread
1.1 pips typical
GBP/USD spread
Dynamic
Commission
$0 on standard current offering
All-in cost, EUR/USD
Approx. 1.1 pips typical
Spread type
Floating
Overnight swap
Both: swaps may be charged or credited
Inactivity fee
No standard inactivity fee prominently advertised
Deposit fee
From $0
Withdrawal fee
From $0; payment-provider charges may apply
Currency conversion
Method/account dependent

Cost is the last thing to weigh here, and never the thing that should decide it.

Spreads from 0.7 pips suggest an all-in account, where the broker's fee is built into the price rather than charged separately. There is usually no commission on top, which makes the cost easier to predict.

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.

FBS lists a minimum deposit of $5. 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.

Platforms and tools

Platforms
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, FBS App
Own platform
Yes, FBS mobile trading functionality
Mobile app
Proprietary plus MT4/MT5
Browser trading
Yes
Automated trading
Yes
Copy trading
Not a core feature of the current global offering
Indicators
MT4/MT5 indicator libraries and custom indicators
Third-party tools
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5
API access
No standard retail API prominently offered

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.

Markets and execution

Markets
Forex, Stocks, Indices, Metals, Energies, Cryptocurrencies
Currency pairs
70+
Total instruments
550+
Crypto CFDs
Yes
Maximum leverage
1:3000
Execution model
Market execution
Execution speed
From 0.01 seconds
Order types
Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop and MetaTrader pending orders
Servers
Global trading infrastructure

Leverage up to 1:3000 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.

FBS covers forex, stocks, indices, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: bank transfer, visa/mastercard, skrill, neteller and extensive 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.

Accounts

Minimum deposit
$5
Account types
Standard/live trading, Swap-Free, Demo
Account currencies
Entity/account dependent
Islamic account
Yes, Swap-Free
Demo account
Yes
Professional account
No conventional regulatory professional classification on global entity
Minimum trade size
0.01 lots
Time to open
Typically a few minutes, subject to verification

Deposits and withdrawals

Deposit methods
Bank transfer, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller and extensive regional payment methods
Withdrawal methods
Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and local methods
Deposit time
Many electronic methods instant
Withdrawal time
Instant automated withdrawals available on supported methods
Local payment methods
Extensive, with 200+ global/local methods

Support and education

Support hours
24/7
Contact channels
Live chat, email, callback, Help Centre
Languages
Multilingual
Telephone
+501 611 0594; +357 22 010970
Email
support@fbs.com
Live chat response
Under 1 minute advertised
Education
Extensive: courses, tutorials, webinars, trading guides and educational articles
Research
Market analysis, trading ideas, news and technical/fundamental commentary

Information is regularly updated. Last compiled from FBS's own website on 26 August 2026.

Questions people ask about FBS

What happens to my money if FBS goes bust?

There is no compensation scheme behind an account with FBS. If the firm failed you would be an ordinary creditor, which means waiting on an administrator and taking whatever is left.

Which bank actually holds client money at FBS?

FBS holds client money with Multiple Tier-1 banks; individual banks not disclosed, in accounts kept separate from the firm's own. Almost no comparison site publishes this, and it is the thing that decides how quickly you would see your money again if the broker failed.

Can I lose more than I deposit with FBS?

FBS provides negative balance protection, so a gap through your stop should not leave you owing money. It is usually a rule of the regulator rather than a favour from the broker, which means it can differ between the entities one brand operates.