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FP Markets in Australia — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%75
- Round-turn cost20%90
- Safety20%90
- Payouts15%40
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%70
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd
- Founded
- 2005
- Retail leverage
- 500AU
- Round turn
- 7 USDAU
- Currencies
- AUD, USD, EUR, GBP
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with FP MarketsThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Australia residents
- First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd
- Local standing
- ASIC regulated
- Licence as the register states it
- ASIC
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500
- The firm behind it
- Sydney-based broker
- What we hold against it
- ASIC, low spreads
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Australian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youASIC regulated
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against Australia market median(priced from 73 of 76)
Medians run over the 73 of 76 brokers that publish a price for Australia, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Forex, CFD, Share. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Cost calculator (median of 73 priced of 76)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a AUD conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.
Where FP Markets sits in the Australia base(76 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (73 of 76 priced)
Median 6 USD · range 1.5-20 · this broker 7 USD · 3 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 76 priced)
Median 32.5 USD · range 0-100 · 60 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (43 of 76 with a Australia figure)
Median 1:30 · range 30-5000 · this broker 1:500 · 33 of 76 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (76 brokers)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
AUD local funding
- Account currency
- AUD, USD, EUR, GBP
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(69 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(5 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- cTrader
- IRESS
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 1 |
| MT5 | — | 1 |
| cTrader | — | 1 |
| IRESS | — | 1 |
| All instruments | 10000+ | — |
Identical for every row: Leverage 500 AU.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | — |
Share of reviewers in Australia: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the Australia regulator in its own register
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader, IRESS
- Round turn 7 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the Australia median 6
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the Australia median 24
- Payouts 40 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in Australia(6 of 76 scored in Australia)
- Round turn, USD
- 7AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 0AU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #9
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 50AU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 6AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 20 groupAU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 7AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupAU
- Leverage
- 30AU
- Rank in this country
- #26
- Round turn, USD
- 7AU
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupAU
- Rank in this country
- #50
- Round turn, USD
- 9AU
- Rank in this country
- #36
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a Australia score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | FP Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 40 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 70 |
FAQ
- Does FP Markets accept residents of Australia?
- Yes. ASIC regulated Onboarding entity: First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd
- Is FP Markets licensed to serve clients in Australia?
- ASIC Checked on 27.08.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at FP Markets?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Australia is 6.0 USD.
- What leverage does FP Markets offer to retail clients in Australia?
- Up to 1:500. leverageGeo: Up to 1:500
- Which trading platforms does FP Markets support?
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, IRESS. Instruments: 10,000+ across 6 classes
- How can I withdraw money from FP Markets in Australia?
- AUD local funding
- What account types does FP Markets offer?
- Forex, CFD, Share
- Does FP Markets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. FP Markets offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Australia residents.
Taxes for an Australian resident
Not tax advice. Check with the ATO.