#1
Quotex
○ None (IFMRRC expired 2021; CNMV & NSSMC warnings issued)
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 98% (varies 76-92% on most assets)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
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#2
Pocket Option
○ No top-tier financial regulator (CFTC, FCA & ASC warnings issued)
- Min. Deposit
- $5
- Peak Payout
- Up to 92% (standard); up to 218% (Express Trades)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#3
Deriv
✓ MGA (Malta) — see caveat on other entity licences
- Min. Deposit
- $5
- Peak Payout
- 92%+ on binary/digital options
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#4
Dukascopy Binary Trader
✓ FINMA (Switzerland), FCA (UK), JFSA (Japan)
- Min. Deposit
- $100
- Peak Payout
- Up to 90%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#5
Nadex
✓ CFTC (US Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
- Min. Deposit
- $250
- Peak Payout
- Up to 100% (exchange-traded, market-variable)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#6
#7
M4Markets Fixed Time
✓ FSA (Seychelles), CySEC (Cyprus), DFSA (Dubai)
- Min. Deposit
- $5 (FSA account) / $100 (CySEC account)
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#8
Olymp Trade
✓ FinaCom (self-regulator, not government financial regulation)
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 93%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#9
InstaForex
✓ BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands), CySEC (Cyprus — EU entity)
- Min. Deposit
- $1
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#10
ForexMart Fixed Time
✓ CySEC (Cyprus, Licence 266/15), FSC (Mauritius)
- Min. Deposit
- $1
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#11
Alpari Fix-Contracts
○ FSC (Mauritius), FSA (St. Vincent) — no top-tier regulation for fix-contracts
- Min. Deposit
- $5
- Peak Payout
- Up to 95%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#12
IQ Option
○ CySEC (EU entity only) — offshore entity is unregulated
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 95%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#13
CMTrading Options
✓ FSCA (South Africa, FSP 38782), FSA (Seychelles, SD070)
- Min. Deposit
- $250
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#14
AXIORY Fixed Time
○ IFSC (Belize), FSC (Mauritius)
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#15
Binomo
○ No valid financial regulator (FMRRC self-regulator only)
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 89% (VIP DRT)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#16
World Forex
○ Unregulated (Unverified FSC claim)
- Min. Deposit
- $1
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (binary payout % unconfirmed)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#17
#18
FinMax
○ Unregulated (IFMRRC self-regulator only)
- Min. Deposit
- $250 (inconsistent; some sources cite $10)
- Peak Payout
- Up to 90%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#19
Binarium
○ Unregulated (CySEC claim not verified — no valid licence found)
- Min. Deposit
- $5
- Peak Payout
- Up to 90%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
#20
Spectre.ai
○ Unregulated (Blockchain/decentralized model)
- Min. Deposit
- $0 (Wallet account) / ~$10 (Regular account)
- Peak Payout
- Up to 92%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
⚠ High-Risk
#21
Grand Capital Options
✓ FSA Seychelles (SD042); FinaCom private self-regulator
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 86%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
⚠ High-Risk
#22
SmartFX
✓ Vanuatu VFSC (Reg. 40491); CySEC claim flagged as Suspicious Clone
- Min. Deposit
- Unverified (Forex/CFD baseline)
- Peak Payout
- Forex/CFD spread-based (no fixed payout %)
- Verified
- Aug 2026
⚠ High-Risk
#23
ExpertOption
○ Vanuatu VFSC (License 15014 — low tier); FMRRC self-regulator
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 95%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
⚠ High-Risk
#24
⚠ High-Risk
#25
⚠ High-Risk
#26
Binolla
○ Unregulated (MISA paper license; Public warnings from RBI, CySEC, CNMV, CVM)
- Min. Deposit
- $10
- Peak Payout
- Up to 94%
- Verified
- Aug 2026
⚠ High-Risk
#27
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