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CySEC licenses General Capital Brokers (GCB)

Sep 05 2017
By Jonathan Smith , Find me on Google+

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has granted an investment and ancillary services license to the company General Capital Brokers (GCB).

There is not much additional information, but, according to the announcement, the company is allowed to receive and transmit orders on financial instruments and execute orders on behalf of clients. Usually, this is the license granted to forex brokers.

The website of GCB (gcb.com.cy) still does not provide much information about the services that are going to be offered by the company. The risk warning at the bottom, however, suggests that this indeed is going to be yet another Cyprus-based forex broker.

Cyprus is one of the preferred destinations for forex and binary options brokers who want to offer their services in the EU. The CySEC requirements are somewhat less strict than those of UK's FCA, for instance, but a Cyprus license covers the entire EU under the passporting rules.

TAGS: cysec cyprus gcb general capital brokers

Broker	Advantages
	FXTM is a EU regulated forex broker, offering ECN trading on MT4 an MT5 platforms. Traders can start trading with as little as $1 and take advantage of tight fixed and variable spreads, 1:1000 leverage and swap-free accounts.
	easyMarkets is a CySEC and ASIC regulated broker offering access to over 300 trading instruments, tight fixed spreads, no slippage and a 50% deposit bonus.
	HY Markets is global forex broker with more than 30 years of operational experience, regulated by FCA in the UK. Trade Forex with spreads as low as 1.8 pip

	FXCM is one of the biggest forex brokers in the world, licensed and regulated on four continents. FXCM wins our admirations with its over 200,000 active live accounts and daily trading volumes of over $10 billion.
	XM is broker with great bonuses and promotions. Currently we are loving its $30 no deposit bonus and deposit bonus up to $5000. Add to this the fact that it’s EU-regulated and there’s nothing more you can ask for.
	FxPro is a broker we are particularly keen on: it’s regulated in the UK, offers Metatrader 4 (MT4) and cTrader – where the spreads start at 0 pips, Level II Pricing and Full Market Depth. And the best part? With FxPro you get negative balance protection.
	FxChoice is a IFSC regulated forex broker, serving clients from all over the world. It offers premium trading conditions, including high leverage, low spreads and no hedging, scalping and FIFO restrictions.

	FBS is a broker with cool marketing and promotions. It runs an ongoing monthly $999 forex contest, offers a $5 no-deposit bonus for anyone willing to try out its services, and an FBS MasterCard is also available for faster deposits and withdrawals.
	Grand Capital is a MT4 forex broker, offering $500 no deposit bonus and 40% bonus on all deposits.

Broker	Country	Regulation	Platform	Min Deposit	Review
	Cyprus	CySec	MT4, MT5, Web	$5	Review Website
	Cyprus, Australia	CySec, ASIC	MT4, Web	$100	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus, Hong Kong	FCA, CySEC, SFC	MT4, Web, PrimeTrader	$100	Review Website
	UK, Australia, Singapore	FCA, ASIC, MAS, BaFin	MT4, Web, ProRealTime, 2Dealer	$0	Review Website
	UK, Australia	FCA, ASIC	MT4, Trading Station, NinjaTrader	$50	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus	FCA, CySec	MT4, MT5	$5	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus	FCA, CySEC	MT4, MT5, FxPro Markets, cTrader	$100	Review Website
	Belize	IFSC	MT4, MT5	$100	Review Website
	Cyprus	CySec	MT4, Web, Gwasy	$100	Review Website
	Belize	IFSC	MT4, MT5, Web	$1	Review Website
	Seychelles	FinaCom	MT4	$10	Review Website

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