StrattonMarkets is a forex broker that offers CFDs on indices, stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies in addition to currency pairs. Learn more about CFDs here. It is a subsidiary of F1Markets Limited, which is a company that is licensed in Europe by the regulatory authority CySEC, thanks to which it can legally offer its services here. The minimum deposit with the broker is set at $250.
Stratton Markets Review – Broker overview
| Minimum deposit | 250 USD |
| Platform | MT4, their own |
| Regulated broker | Yes |
| Regulations | CySEC |
| Demo account | Yes |
Special features and advantages
| Automatic Trading (EAs) |
Trading platforms
Stratton Markets offers two trading platforms for trading – MT4 and Stratton Trader. MT4 has been on the market for over 15 years, it is one of the most popular trading platforms on the market ever. This platform can be used not only for manual trading, but also for market analysis or automated trading. MT4 can be downloaded to your computer without any patience, or you can use the MT4 WebTrader platform, which also works in a web browser.
Stratton Markets fees (spreads)
Like any other CFD broker, Stratton Markets charges a spread fee. For the current value of this fee, please visit the Stratton Markets website. We have prepared a small comparison table here, where you can find the amount of Stratton Markets spread fees on popular currency pairs compared to 2 other popular CFD brokers.
EUR/USD | EUR/USD | USD/JPY | GBP/USD | AUD/USD |
| Plus500* | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| XTB* | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Stratton Markets** | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
**the spread value was gathered from the broker’s trading platform 26/06/2019
Stratton Markets – Review summary
Stratton Markets must adhere to the strict regulatory guidelines of the CySEC regulatory authority. The broker offers two trading platforms, one of which is the very well-known MetaTrader 4 trading environment. The spreads that Stratton Markets charges are average at best compared to industry competitors.
Advantages
- Relatively strict regulation
- Two trading platforms to choose from
- Demo account
Disadvantages
- High minimum deposit
- Not really good spreads
