[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"market-strip-rates":3,"compare-corsair-fx-vs-ridgeline-capital":35,"brokers-all-compare":118},[4,12,19,27],{"code":5,"label":6,"bid":7,"ask":8,"day_low":9,"day_high":10,"precision":11},"EURUSD","EUR\u002FUSD",1.08421,1.08434,1.0812,1.0921,5,{"code":13,"label":14,"bid":15,"ask":16,"day_low":17,"day_high":18,"precision":11},"GBPUSD","GBP\u002FUSD",1.27142,1.27158,1.2668,1.2784,{"code":20,"label":21,"bid":22,"ask":23,"day_low":24,"day_high":25,"precision":26},"USDJPY","USD\u002FJPY",155.182,155.201,154.61,155.74,3,{"code":28,"label":29,"bid":30,"ask":31,"day_low":32,"day_high":33,"precision":34},"XAUUSD","XAU\u002FUSD",2380.42,2380.88,2361.1,2394.6,2,{"a":36,"b":79},{"slug":37,"name":38,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":40,"headquarters":41,"regulation_tier":42,"regulators":43,"eurusd_spread_pips":45,"spread_range":46,"min_deposit_usd":49,"max_leverage":50,"execution_model":51,"platforms":52,"score":54,"summary":55,"pros":56,"cons":59,"trust_factors":64,"review_body":77,"reviewed_at":78},"corsair-fx","Corsair FX",null,2020,"Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines","offshore",[44],"SVG FSA (registration only, not a trading licence)",1.8,[47,48],1.2,3.4,10,"1:2000","MM",[53],"MT4",42,"Business registration in an offshore jurisdiction, not genuine financial regulation — extreme leverage and a dealing-desk model with no disclosed conflict-of-interest policy.",[57,58],"Very low $10 minimum deposit","No documentation friction to open an account",[60,61,62,63],"SVG FSA registration is a business registry, not a financial regulator — no capital, conduct or client-money rules apply","1:2000 leverage can wipe an account on a routine market move","Market maker (MM) model with no disclosed policy on trading against client positions","No negative balance protection guarantee found in the public terms",[65,69,73],{"key":66,"label":67,"note":68},"regulation","Offshore \u002F registration only","St. Vincent & the Grenadines' FSA is a business registry, not a financial conduct regulator — this is a meaningfully weaker signal than any licensed tier.",{"key":70,"label":71,"note":72},"leverage-cap","Extreme leverage","1:2000 is far beyond any Tier-1 or Tier-2 retail cap and magnifies losses accordingly.",{"key":74,"label":75,"note":76},"execution-disclosure","Undisclosed dealing model","Operates as a market maker without publishing a conflict-of-interest or execution-quality policy.","\u003Cp>Corsair FX illustrates why \"regulated\" claims need checking against the actual regulator, not just a badge on a homepage. Its \"SVG FSA\" registration is a company registry entry in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, not a financial trading licence — there is no capital requirement, no conduct supervision, and no compensation scheme behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Combined with 1:2000 leverage and an undisclosed market-maker execution model, this sits at the bottom of our sample ranking. A $10 minimum deposit and no paperwork make it easy to open an account — that ease is itself a caution flag, not a benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-01",{"slug":80,"name":81,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":82,"headquarters":83,"regulation_tier":84,"regulators":85,"eurusd_spread_pips":87,"spread_range":88,"min_deposit_usd":90,"max_leverage":91,"execution_model":92,"platforms":93,"score":96,"summary":97,"pros":98,"cons":102,"trust_factors":105,"review_body":116,"reviewed_at":117},"ridgeline-capital","Ridgeline Capital",2011,"Edinburgh, UK","tier1",[86],"FCA",0.7,[89,47],0.5,250,"1:30 (retail)","ECN",[53,94,95],"MT5","cTrader",85,"A single-jurisdiction FCA broker — narrower regulatory footprint than the dual-licensed names, but a clean record and transparent ECN pricing.",[99,100,101],"FCA regulated with a clean public enforcement record","Transparent ECN pricing with itemised commission","Full platform choice (MT4\u002FMT5\u002FcTrader)",[103,104],"Single-regulator footprint (FCA only) vs. dual-licensed peers here","No non-UK entity for traders needing local regulatory coverage",[106,109,113],{"key":66,"label":107,"note":108},"Tier-1 regulation","FCA (UK) licensed; a single Tier-1 jurisdiction rather than the dual coverage some peers carry.",{"key":110,"label":111,"note":112},"segregation","Segregated funds","Client deposits are ring-fenced from company funds, an FCA requirement.",{"key":74,"label":114,"note":115},"Execution model disclosed","Publishes its ECN routing and commission schedule up front.","\u003Cp>Ridgeline Capital is a straightforward FCA-only broker: one Tier-1 jurisdiction, a clean enforcement record as far as the public FCA register shows, and transparent ECN pricing with an itemised commission line rather than a marked-up spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It scores just behind the dual-licensed names in this sample purely because it carries one regulatory badge instead of two — not because of anything found wrong in its execution or fund handling.\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-04",[119,155,189,219,252,262,289,299],{"slug":120,"name":121,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":122,"headquarters":123,"regulation_tier":84,"regulators":124,"eurusd_spread_pips":126,"spread_range":127,"min_deposit_usd":130,"max_leverage":131,"execution_model":92,"platforms":132,"score":133,"summary":134,"pros":135,"cons":139,"trust_factors":142,"reviewed_at":154},"meridian-fx","Meridian FX",2009,"London, UK",[86,125],"ASIC",0.6,[128,129],0.4,1.1,100,"1:30 (retail) \u002F 1:500 (pro)",[53,94,95],91,"Dual Tier-1 licensing, raw ECN spreads, and a leverage cap that actually follows the regulator's retail rules.",[136,137,138],"Regulated by two Tier-1 authorities (FCA and ASIC)","Raw ECN pricing with disclosed per-lot commission","Segregated client funds and negative balance protection",[140,141],"Commission is charged on top of the raw spread","No proprietary mobile platform — MT4\u002FMT5\u002FcTrader only",[143,145,147,151],{"key":66,"label":107,"note":144},"FCA (UK) and ASIC (Australia) both license the entity operating this brand.",{"key":110,"label":111,"note":146},"Client deposits are held in segregated bank accounts, separate from operating capital.",{"key":148,"label":149,"note":150},"negative-balance","Negative balance protection","Retail accounts cannot lose more than their deposited balance.",{"key":70,"label":152,"note":153},"Retail leverage cap honoured","Caps retail leverage at 1:30 in line with FCA\u002FESMA rules; higher leverage is professional-only.","2026-06-18",{"slug":156,"name":157,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":158,"headquarters":159,"regulation_tier":84,"regulators":160,"eurusd_spread_pips":162,"spread_range":163,"min_deposit_usd":165,"max_leverage":91,"execution_model":166,"platforms":167,"score":168,"summary":169,"pros":170,"cons":174,"trust_factors":177,"reviewed_at":188},"northbridge-markets","Northbridge Markets",2013,"Limassol, Cyprus",[161,86],"CySEC",0.8,[89,164],1.4,200,"STP",[53,94],87,"An EU-regulated STP broker with a straightforward fee schedule and a long, uneventful track record.",[171,172,173],"CySEC + FCA dual regulation, both Tier-1","Investor compensation scheme coverage (ICF)","No history of platform outages or withdrawal disputes in our checks",[175,176],"Higher minimum deposit than most peers here","Limited platform choice (no cTrader or proprietary app)",[178,180,184,186],{"key":66,"label":107,"note":179},"CySEC (Cyprus, EU passported) and FCA (UK) both license the entity.",{"key":181,"label":182,"note":183},"compensation-scheme","Investor compensation scheme","Covered by CySEC's ICF, which protects a portion of client funds if the firm fails.",{"key":110,"label":111,"note":185},"Client money is held apart from company funds, as EU rules require.",{"key":70,"label":152,"note":187},"Sticks to the ESMA-aligned 1:30 retail cap with no \"offshore entity\" leverage workaround.","2026-06-11",{"slug":190,"name":191,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":192,"headquarters":193,"regulation_tier":84,"regulators":194,"eurusd_spread_pips":128,"spread_range":195,"min_deposit_usd":198,"max_leverage":91,"execution_model":92,"platforms":199,"score":200,"summary":201,"pros":202,"cons":206,"trust_factors":209,"reviewed_at":218},"vantis-prime","Vantis Prime",2016,"Sydney, Australia",[125,86],[196,197],0.2,0.9,500,[94,95],89,"The tightest sample spread on this desk, paired with dual Tier-1 regulation — at the cost of a $500 entry point.",[203,204,205],"Tightest typical EUR\u002FUSD spread in this sample set","ASIC + FCA regulation with disclosed execution model","cTrader available for traders who want full depth-of-book visibility",[207,208],"Highest minimum deposit among the Tier-1 names here","No MT4 support",[210,212,214,216],{"key":66,"label":107,"note":211},"ASIC (Australia) and FCA (UK) both license the entity operating this brand.",{"key":74,"label":114,"note":213},"Publishes its ECN routing and average execution speed rather than calling itself \"no-dealing-desk\" without detail.",{"key":110,"label":111,"note":215},"Client deposits are held separately from company operating capital.",{"key":148,"label":149,"note":217},"Retail accounts are protected from owing more than their balance.","2026-06-22",{"slug":220,"name":221,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":222,"headquarters":223,"regulation_tier":224,"regulators":225,"eurusd_spread_pips":129,"spread_range":227,"min_deposit_usd":229,"max_leverage":230,"execution_model":166,"platforms":231,"score":232,"summary":233,"pros":234,"cons":238,"trust_factors":242,"reviewed_at":251},"solace-capital-markets","Solace Capital Markets",2018,"Johannesburg, South Africa","tier2",[226],"FSCA",[162,228],1.9,50,"1:500",[53,94],74,"A genuinely regulated mid-tier broker — solid oversight, but a materially wider spread and much higher leverage ceiling than the Tier-1 names above.",[235,236,237],"Real regulatory oversight (FSCA), not a shell license","Low $50 minimum deposit","STP execution model, disclosed",[239,240,241],"1:500 leverage is high enough to amplify losses quickly for undisciplined traders","No Tier-1 (FCA\u002FASIC\u002FCySEC-class) licence yet","Spread is noticeably wider than the Tier-1 group",[243,246,248],{"key":66,"label":244,"note":245},"Tier-2 regulation","Licensed by the FSCA (South Africa) — a real regulator, but not yet in the FCA\u002FASIC\u002FCySEC Tier-1 bracket our methodology weights highest.",{"key":110,"label":111,"note":247},"States client funds are held in segregated accounts; unlike Tier-1 peers, this is not independently audited in the public record we reviewed.",{"key":70,"label":249,"note":250},"High leverage ceiling","1:500 is well above the Tier-1 retail cap of 1:30 — higher potential reward, but materially higher risk of fast losses.","2026-05-30",{"slug":80,"name":81,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":82,"headquarters":83,"regulation_tier":84,"regulators":253,"eurusd_spread_pips":87,"spread_range":254,"min_deposit_usd":90,"max_leverage":91,"execution_model":92,"platforms":255,"score":96,"summary":97,"pros":256,"cons":257,"trust_factors":258,"reviewed_at":117},[86],[89,47],[53,94,95],[99,100,101],[103,104],[259,260,261],{"key":66,"label":107,"note":108},{"key":110,"label":111,"note":112},{"key":74,"label":114,"note":115},{"slug":263,"name":264,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":265,"headquarters":266,"regulation_tier":224,"regulators":267,"eurusd_spread_pips":269,"spread_range":270,"min_deposit_usd":130,"max_leverage":272,"execution_model":166,"platforms":273,"score":274,"summary":275,"pros":276,"cons":279,"trust_factors":283,"reviewed_at":288},"amberlyn-markets","Amberlyn Markets",2015,"Port Louis, Mauritius",[268],"FSC Mauritius",1.3,[197,271],2.1,"1:400",[53,94],68,"A licensed but lightly-supervised jurisdiction, wider spreads, and a leverage ceiling most Tier-1 regulators would not permit for retail clients.",[277,278],"Holds a real (if lighter-touch) regulatory license","Wide range of tradable instruments",[280,281,282],"FSC Mauritius has materially lighter capital and conduct requirements than FCA\u002FASIC\u002FCySEC","1:400 leverage on retail accounts is a real risk amplifier","Widest typical spread among the regulated (non-offshore) names in this sample",[284,286],{"key":66,"label":244,"note":285},"Licensed by the FSC (Mauritius) — real registration, but with lighter capital-adequacy and conduct rules than a Tier-1 regulator.",{"key":70,"label":249,"note":287},"1:400 for retail accounts is far above what Tier-1 regulators permit outside a professional-client classification.","2026-05-14",{"slug":37,"name":38,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":40,"headquarters":41,"regulation_tier":42,"regulators":290,"eurusd_spread_pips":45,"spread_range":291,"min_deposit_usd":49,"max_leverage":50,"execution_model":51,"platforms":292,"score":54,"summary":55,"pros":293,"cons":294,"trust_factors":295,"reviewed_at":78},[44],[47,48],[53],[57,58],[60,61,62,63],[296,297,298],{"key":66,"label":67,"note":68},{"key":70,"label":71,"note":72},{"key":74,"label":75,"note":76},{"slug":300,"name":301,"logo_url":39,"founded_year":302,"headquarters":303,"regulation_tier":42,"regulators":304,"eurusd_spread_pips":306,"spread_range":307,"min_deposit_usd":11,"max_leverage":310,"execution_model":51,"platforms":311,"score":312,"summary":313,"pros":314,"cons":316,"trust_factors":321,"reviewed_at":331},"pallas-markets","Pallas Markets",2022,"Unlisted",[305],"None found in public record",2.4,[308,309],1.6,4.2,"1:3000",[53],31,"No verifiable regulator, the widest spread in this sample, and the highest leverage ceiling — the profile our methodology is specifically designed to flag.",[315],"$5 minimum deposit",[317,318,319,320],"No regulator we could verify in any public register","Widest typical spread in this sample set","1:3000 leverage — losses can exceed deposit in a single adverse move","No published registered company address",[322,325,327],{"key":66,"label":323,"note":324},"No verified regulator","We could not find this entity on any national financial regulator's public register.",{"key":70,"label":71,"note":326},"1:3000 is an outlier even among offshore brokers and warrants real caution.",{"key":328,"label":329,"note":330},"transparency","No published address","No verifiable registered company address was found in the terms we reviewed.","2026-06-09"]