ACY Securities
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- Trust score
- 4/10
- Legal simplicity
- 4/10
- Min. deposit
- 50
- Trading platforms
- Payment systems
- Instruments
- Forex, Metals, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Stocks, Cryptocurrencies
- Legal entity
- ACY Capital Australia Pty Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Fees
- Standard accounts price the cost into the spread with no commission; ECN and Bronze accounts quote raw spreads with a per-lot commission. Overnight swaps apply, and swap-free accounts are available on request.
- Withdrawals
- Withdrawals return to the funding method and are normally processed within one business day, with e-wallet payouts arriving fastest.
Features
- Trader seminars and training
- Daily market analysis
- Low $50 minimum deposit
- Islamic (swap-free) accounts
- MAM terminal for money managers
- Segregated client accounts
- ECN accounts
- Scalping allowed
- Affiliate program
- Wide range of trading instruments
Pros
- No Dealing Desk (NDD) execution
- ECN/STP order model
- Regulated by ASIC
- Trader training and cash-prize contests
Cons
- No cryptocurrency trading
- Demo account limited to 30 days
ACY Securities is a Sydney-based forex and CFD broker regulated by ASIC, operating since 2011 on a No Dealing Desk ECN/STP model. It offers four account types on MT4 and MT5, including a zero-spread pureECN option, plus trader education, daily analysis, and Islamic accounts. Client funds are held in segregated accounts with professional liability insurance covering claims up to $2.5 million, and leverage reaches 1:500 under ASIC's framework.
ASIC-regulated ECN/STP forex and CFD broker from Sydney, Australia, with a $50 minimum deposit and trader training programs.
ACY Securities is an Australian forex and CFD broker headquartered in Sydney, regulated by ASIC and operating on a No Dealing Desk (NDD) ECN/STP model. It has offered trading services since 2011, with a minimum deposit of $50.
Company Background
ACY Securities has operated from Sydney, Australia since 2011, offering Forex and CFD trading alongside trader education and strategy training for both new and experienced traders. The broker partners with OANDA and maintains additional offices in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
Regulation and Fund Safety
ACY Securities is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Client funds are held in segregated accounts at top-tier banks, and the broker carries professional liability insurance covering claims up to $2.5 million. Leverage under ASIC's framework reaches up to 1:500.
Execution Model
The broker follows a No Dealing Desk (NDD) model with ECN/STP execution, meaning orders pass directly to the market without dealer intervention or requotes. The average EURUSD spread is around 0.8 pips.
Account Types
- stpECN: ECN account with tight spreads and no commission, for MT4.
- zeroECN: ECN account with spreads from 0 pips plus a $6 per lot commission on MT4.
- MT5 Xchange: account for trading stocks on MT5.
- pureECN: VIP account with zero spreads and a $5 per lot commission.
Trading Instruments
ACY Securities offers more than 60 currency pairs, gold and silver CFDs with no added commission, and CFDs on stocks and indices.
Trading Platforms
ACY Securities supports MetaTrader 4 (MT4), with one-click trading, automated Expert Advisors, and risk-management tools, and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) for additional asset classes and order types.
Minimum Deposit
The standard account requires a $50 minimum deposit, though the amount can vary by account type.
Trading conditions
ACY Securities operates an ASIC-regulated Australian entity alongside an offshore company, offering Standard and raw-spread accounts on MetaTrader 4 and 5 with a TradingView integration.
The Australian entity applies ASIC rules: 30:1 retail leverage on major currency pairs, negative balance protection, and client money held under ASIC client money rules. Clients routed to the Vanuatu entity see far higher leverage and neither protection.
Hedging, scalping and Expert Advisors are permitted, and the broker publishes research and analysis produced in-house.
Verification
Verification requires photo ID and proof of address, with an appropriateness assessment where the account sits under the ASIC entity. Documents are usually reviewed within one business day.
Confirm the entity in the client agreement. Australia has no investor compensation scheme for retail forex, so even under the ASIC entity the protections are client money rules and the firm's capital rather than a compensation backstop — but that is still materially more than the Vanuatu entity provides.
