Exness vs HFM

Exness: why traders choose it

• Standard and Standard Cent accounts open with no stated minimum and charge no commission
• Pro account: spreads from 0.1 pips with every cost inside the spread, from $200
• Raw Spread account: spreads from 0.0 pips with a fixed $3.50 per lot per side
• Zero account: zero spread on the top 30 instruments for 95% of the day, commission-based
• Three regulated entities named with licence numbers in the site footer

HFM: why traders choose it

• Three of the five accounts open with a $0 minimum
• Zero account: spreads from 0 on forex with a per-pair commission, leverage to 1:2000
• Pro account: spreads from 0.6 pip, no commission, from $100
• Cent account trades in 1,000-unit lots with balances in US cents
• Margin call 50% and stop-out 20% on the main accounts; 60 standard lots per position
• Same five platforms on every account, including HFM's own WebTrader and app

Exness pros

• A cent account for learning with tiny position sizes, on the same infrastructure as the pro accounts
• Raw Spread commission is a fixed figure, so costs are easy to model
• Market execution with no requotes on the Standard accounts, per their help centre

Exness cons

• The minimum for Pro, Raw Spread and Zero ranges from $200 to $3,000 depending on region
• The public accounts page asked us to sign in before showing conditions; the figures here come from their help centre
• Which entity serves you decides your leverage cap and protection; the offshore entities carry the higher leverage

HFM pros

• The comparison table is complete: minimums, spreads, leverage, stop-out and lot limits for every account on one page
• A cent account and a $0 minimum make it easy to start very small
• The UK company's FCA number is printed in the footer next to the offshore entities

HFM cons

• The international site serves clients through the St Vincent, South African and Seychelles companies, not the FCA one
• Not offered to residents of the USA, Canada, UAE, Türkiye and several other countries
• The InfinityX account's unlimited leverage comes with a 20% margin call and 0% stop-out, which is a very short leash

About Exness

Exness runs five account types. Standard and Standard Cent are commission-free and open with no stated minimum; Pro, Raw Spread and Zero are the professional tier with tighter pricing from a $200 minimum. The group is licensed in Seychelles, the British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu for its international clients.

About HFM

HFM (HF Markets) publishes one comparison table for its InfinityX, Cent, Zero, Pro and Premium accounts. Three open from $0, leverage reaches 1:2000 on the main accounts and is described as unlimited on InfinityX, and every account runs on MT4, MT5, HFM's WebTrader, app and platform.