Scalping Forex Brokers | Best Forex Brokers for Scalping

Who would be the best Forex broker for scalping?

Parameters we consider important are:

- no dealing desk
- proper regulation
- fast execution in combination with sufficient number of liquidity providers
- scalping should be fully allowed

Broker	No dealing desk	Regulation	Min. deposit	Scalping allowed
Alpari UK	ECN/STP & MM	FSA UK, NFA, CySEC	$20 000	scalping fully allowed on ECN
AxiTrader	ECN/STP & DMA/STP	ASIC in Australia	$200	scalping fully allowed
BMFN - Boston Merchant Financial	ECN/STP & MM	ASIC, FFMS in Russia, FSC in Bulgaria	$200	scalping fully allowed
BNFX	ECN/STP & DMA/STP	FSRP, FSCL, FMA (NZ)	$100	scalping fully allowed
CIM Bank	ECN/STP & STP	SBA, FINMA, Bank license	$5000	scalping fully allowed
Direct FX	ECN/STP & STP	ASIC in Australia	$500	scalping fully allowed
Divisa Capital (DCFX)	ECN/STP	FSPR, FSCL in New Zealand	$2500	scalping fully allowed
Finotec	ECN/STP & STP	FSA UK	$200	scalping fully allowed
FXCC	ECN/STP	CySEC, FSA UK	$1000	scalping fully allowed
Hirose Financial UK	STP	FSA UK	$20	scalping fully allowed
IBFX	DMA/STP + MM	NFA, CFTC, ASIC	$1	scalping fully allowed
Pepperstone	ECN/STP & DMA/STP	ASIC in Australia	$200	scalping fully allowed
TADAWUL FX	STP	FSA UK, CySEC	$50	scalping fully allowed
ThinkForex	ECN/STP & DMA/STP	FSPR, FSCL in New Zealand	$250	scalping fully allowed

If you had a different experience with any of the above brokers, or were punished for scalping, please do let us know by leaving a comment below.

Scalping - everyone does it or tried it

The subject of scalping sooner or later concerns every trader.
Scalping, which is generally described as quick in/out trading in a matter of 1-2 minutes, is in fact a fully defined stand-alone trading technique.

If more than 50% of your trading orders are opened and closed within few minutes - your Forex broker will consider you as an aggressive scalper.

If you occasionally close a trade shortly after opening and it doesn't create a stable pattern in your trading orders history - then you'll be categorized as a normal trader.

The hunt for aggressive scalpers is a never ending battle between Forex brokers and traders. However...

Your trading style and technique must not worry Forex broker at all, if there is no conflict of interest involved, in other words a broker is not running a Dealing desk, and thus couldn't care less if you lose or win, as it doesn't impact their profits.

If at any time you receive a note from your broker warning you about "unacceptable trading techniques", such as scalping, you can immediately conclude that a broker is running a Dealing desk one way or the other, and that the broker is not interested in seeing you win over the time.

Scalping policy

Here only one advice can be given:

Simply ask your broker: "What is your scalping policy?"

If you receive an answer: "We allow all types of trading, including scalping", or "We don't have a scalping policy, you can scalp with us". Then it's a green light for scalping.

If, however, you receive a complicated non-straight forward reply, where normally a broker will explain that "under certain circumstances we reserve the right to review your trading tactics...", or "Scalping is not generally a problem, however... [conditions and lots of terms given further]", then it's unlikely you'll be able to scalp with this Forex broker.

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