Welcome to the FXSpreadMeter Forum – read this first

Welcome to the FXSpreadMeter community forum. This is a place for traders at every level to ask questions, compare real trading costs and share experiences with brokers, strategies and prop firms.

What the forum is for

• Asking questions, however basic. Everyone started somewhere, and the Beginner Questions category exists for exactly that.
• Sharing the spreads, commissions and swaps you actually pay. Real numbers from real accounts are the most useful thing you can post here.
• Discussing brokers honestly. Posts in Broker Experiences reflect the views of community members, not FXSpreadMeter. Please keep them factual and say which account type and region you are using.
• Talking about strategy, risk management and trading psychology without hype.

How it works

• Sign in with email or Google and choose a username. Your username is public; your email is never shown.
• New members can post right away. For the first 24 hours and until you have made 3 posts, you cannot add links or images and you can start up to 3 topics and 10 replies a day. This keeps spam bots out.
• Some posts are held for a quick review before they appear, for example posts mentioning Telegram or WhatsApp contacts, phone numbers, "signals" or "fund recovery". If yours is held, it will be checked as soon as possible.
• Use the Report button on any post that breaks the rules. Reports go to our moderation team.

Before you post

Please read the community rules. In short: no scam promotion, no signal selling, no recovery services and no personal attacks.

A reminder about risk

Trading leveraged products such as forex and CFDs carries a high risk of losing money. Nothing on this forum is financial advice. Posts reflect the personal opinions of community members.

We are glad you are here. Start by introducing yourself, or ask the question you have been wondering about.