HFM Review

Read our concise, full review on the pros and cons of HFM

Written by Angelo Martins
Edited by David Johnson
Fact checked by Evelina Laurinaityte
Last updated April 2025
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HFM User reviews

4.1
(100 )
Ranked 74 out of 1751 (Forex Brokers)
This rating is based on 75 reviews by users that proved they are real customers of this company. All reviews undergo significant human and technical moderation. Companies that get 30+ reviews by verified reviewers are scored only on their ratings by verified reviewers and get a green checkmark by their rating.
21 April 2025
Approved reviewer
Location: Indonesia
21 April 2025
4.0
Approved reviewer
Overall HFM is a good broker, all features are complete, but have experience when approaching news releases cannot open or close open orders. Yes, all brokers have advantages and disadvantages, just adjust to our trading style.
15 April 2025
Verified reviewer
Location: Hong Kong
Account types: Premium
15 April 2025
1.0
Verified reviewer
after i made profit this company did not let me to withdraw!!!!!!!they reject my withdraw Dont use this company
5 April 2025
Approved reviewer
Location: Malaysia
5 April 2025
3.0
Approved reviewer
nice broker. withdraw processed very fast.
28 March 2025
Approved reviewer
Location: Nigeria
28 March 2025
5.0
Approved reviewer
What an amazing broker. I will recommend HFM if you want to get started in your trading journey
18 March 2025
Approved reviewer
Location: Nigeria
18 March 2025
5.0
Approved reviewer
I really enjoyed the low spread, cause I was able to enter little trades with lotsizes efficiently

HFM Regulation / Money Protection

5.0
Company Licenses & Regulations Segregated Client Money Deposit Compensation Scheme Negative Balance Protection Rebates Max. Leverage Retail Clients
HF Markets (Europe) Ltd up to €20,000 30 : 1
HF Markets (UK) Ltd up to £85,000 30 : 1
HF Markets SA (PTY) Ltd 1000 : 1
HF Markets (DIFC) Ltd 50 : 1
HF Markets (Seychelles) Ltd 1000 : 1
HFM Investments Ltd 400 : 1
HF Markets (SV) Ltd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2000 : 1

HFM Overall rating

4.8
Ranked 3 out of 1751 (Forex Brokers)
Overall rating is derived from an aggregate of ratings in multiple categories.
Rating Weight
User Rating 3
Popularity
5.0
3
Regulation
5.0
2
Pricing rating
4.5
1
Features
Not rated
1
Customer Support
Not rated
1

HFM Profile

Company Name HF Markets SA (PTY) & HF Markets (SV) Ltd
Categories Forex Brokers, Forex Rebates
Primary Category Forex Brokers
Year Founded 2010
Headquarters Cyprus
Office Locations United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Kenya, Mauritius, United Kingdom, South Africa
Account Currency EUR, JPY, USD, ZAR, NGN
Support Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Bengali, Urdu, Chinese (Traditional), Filipino
Funding Methods Bank Wire, Credit/Debit Card, FasaPay, Neteller, Skrill, Sofort, BitPay, PayRedeem
Financial Instruments Forex, Shares, Indices, Bonds, Oil/Energies, Cryptocurrencies, Metals, ETFs
Prohibited Countries Iran, United States
24 hour support
Segregated Accounts
Islamic Accounts
Accepts Canadian clients
Accepts Japanese Clients
Non expiring demo
Trading API
Cent accounts
Negative balance protection
Social trading
Regulatory deposit insurance
Trailing stops
Bonuses
Interest on margin
Fixed spread
Variable spread

HFM Account types

  Zero Spread Pro Premium PAMM Client accounts (Premium) PAMM Client accounts (Premium Plus)
CommissionMajors $6.0 Per Lot  Others $8.0 Per Lot-$5.00 Per Side Per 100K USD Traded
Maximum leverage2000:1400:1
Mobile PlatformMT4 Mobile, MT5 MobileMT4 Mobile, MT5 Mobile, Proprietary-
Trading platformMT4, MT5, WebTrader-
Spread TypeVariable Spread
Minimum Deposit01000500
Minimum Trade Size0.01
Trailing Stops-
Scalping Allowed-
Islamic Accounts
  Zero Spread
Commission Majors $6.0 Per Lot  Others $8.0 Per Lot
Maximum leverage 2000:1
Typical Spread 0.2
Trading platform MT4MT5WebTrader
Mobile platform MT4 MobileMT5 Mobile
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 0
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  Pro
Maximum leverage 2000:1
Trading platform MT4MT5WebTrader
Mobile platform MT4 MobileMT5 Mobile
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 100
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Islamic Accounts
  Premium
Maximum leverage 2000:1
Typical Spread 1.4
Trading platform MT4MT5WebTrader
Mobile platform MT4 MobileMT5 MobileProprietary
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 0
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  PAMM Client accounts (Premium)
Maximum leverage 400:1
Typical Spread 1.0
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 500
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Islamic Accounts
  PAMM Client accounts (Premium Plus)
Commission $5.00 Per Side Per 100K USD Traded
Maximum leverage 400:1
Typical Spread 0.2
Spread type Variable Spread
Minimum deposit 500
Minimum Trade Size 0.01
Trailing Stops
Scalping Allowed
Islamic Accounts

HFM Web traffic

Our web traffic data is sourced from SimilarWeb and sums the traffic data of all websites associated with a broker. Organic visits are visits the broker didn't pay for, based on the available data. This data updates once monthly and can be based on data purchased from internet service providers, traffic metrics sourced by a third party such as Google Analytics that the company chooses to share with SimilarWeb, etc.

Websites
hfm.com
Organic monthly visits 1,300,000 (99%)
Organic traffic rank 24 out of 1751 (Forex Brokers)
Paid monthly visits 7,631 (1%)
Total monthly visits 1,307,631
Bounce rate 39%
Pages per visit 6.07
Average visit duration 00:05:22.0940000

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