Going offshore to escape the CFTC

ATC Brokers (Cayman Islands)

This is an interesting prospect.

Here’s what I’ve observed, after a very quick look at the ATC website –

  • 38 currency pairs (if I counted correctly)

  • FX, metals, and CFDs

  • true ECN broker (interbank spreads + commission)

  • $6.00 commission, round-turn, per std lot for USD/XXX pairs

  • $5,000 minimum initial deposit

  • MT4 platform

  • Trading week: 5 pm ET Sunday - 5 pm ET Friday

  • New York trading day (EOD: 5 pm ET, Monday through Friday)

  • roll-over (swaps): 5 pm ET, Monday through Friday; triple roll-over on Wednesday

  • segregated customer funds

  • bank: NatWest Bank

  • regulator: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)

  • 200:1 leverage for accounts up to $100,000; 100:1 leverage for larger accounts

  • minimum trade size: 0.05 lot (5,000 units = 5 micro-lots)

  • no negative balance protection

  • Terms of Service more complete and detailed than many other brokers

  • no mention of restrictions on U.S. or Canadian customers



@FX_Hedge and @SmallPaul – thanks for bringing this broker to our attention

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