EC markets vs Lloyds Bank
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Safety & Trust
Scam-risk scoreⓘ lower = safer
✓8
13
Verdict
Low risk
Low risk
Regulatedⓘ
Yes
Yes
Licenses
✓5
1
Tier-1 regulatorsⓘ
✓2
1
Trustpilot score
3.1
✓4.1
Reviews collected
110
✓12045
Exit riskⓘ lower = safer
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Guarded
Known clonesⓘ
5
✓0
Regulator warnings
0
0
Cost & Accounts
Min deposit lower = easier to start
$10
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Max leverage
1:1000
—
Min spread (best acct)
from 0
—
Commission
—
—
Cost grade
—
—
Account types
✓3
0
Best for
Suits
Traders seeking high leverage up to 1:1000, Low minimum deposit accounts starting at $10, Multiple account types (STD, ECN, PRO)
Traditional retail banking customers who value in-branch service, UK-based savers and mortgage holders, Investors using the Share Dealing platform for UK stocks
Not for
Traders who prefer long-established brokers (founded 2019), Those wanting only strict Tier-1 regulatory protection (also has offshore FSA), Investors looking for non-leveraged traditional brokerage services
Traders seeking low-cost, high-speed online execution, Customers who rely heavily on mobile app reliability, Those who prefer fully digital banks with 24/7 support
Products & Funding
Instruments
Foreign exchange spot standard contracts, commodity spot standard contracts (gold, silver, WTI, Brent, natural gas), index contracts, crypto currency spot contracts
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Deposit methods
--
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Withdrawal
--
—
Execution
Speed
—
—
Slippage
—
—
Swap cost
—
—
Company
Founded
2019-07-24
2020-03-09
Headquarters
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Employees
0
0
✓ = stronger value on that row · ● good · ● caution · ● weak · "—" = not yet collected. Independent scoring, never for sale.