Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) vs TradeStation

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) currently holds a stronger overall rating (2.6) than TradeStation (0). Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading. Traders should note that Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 50.0, while TradeStation offers 111.0 and 111.0. Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD) offers a greater leverage limit of 1:300, whereas TradeStation allows a maximum of only 1:50.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
2.6/5 (6 reviews)
3/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
2.5/5
0/5 (0 reviews)
0/5
0/5
0/5
0/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 2000.0
Commission 0.0 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 111.0
Maximum lot size 50.0 111.0
Spread Variable Fixed
Broker type NDD Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 300 50
Availability NDD Dealing Desk
Regulation FMA (NZ) NFA (US)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, Local Deposits, iDeal, Sofort Banking, Przelewy, Giropay, POLi Wire Transfer, Check
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, NZD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CAD, DKK, SEK, NOK
Languages English, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese English, Spanish
Country New Zealand United States
Trading platform(s) timezone New Zealand Costa Rica, United Kingdom
Other trading instruments Indices, Commodities, Energies, CFDs CFDs
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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