Asia-Pacific traders benefit from ASIC-regulated Australian brokers (the original ECN pioneers) plus MAS-licensed Singapore entities. Sub-millisecond execution and 24-hour coverage make this the most institutional-grade retail region.
Available in: Singapore · Hong Kong · Japan · Malaysia · Indonesia · Thailand · Vietnam · Philippines
Active scalpers, algorithmic traders, and high-volume traders who prioritise execution quality and tight raw spreads.
Read full IC Markets review →Serious retail traders who want tier-1 regulation, tight spreads, and platform choice (MT4/5/cTrader/TradingView).
Read full Pepperstone review →EU + APAC traders wanting tier-1 regulation, raw spreads, and TradingView integration without the IC Markets premium.
Read full Vantage Markets review →Australian + EU traders wanting deep equity CFD coverage via IRESS plus ECN FX execution from a dual-tier-1 broker.
Read full FP Markets review →Serious traders wanting institutional-grade regulation, deep market access, and DMA capability.
Read full IG review →Discretionary traders wanting deep instrument coverage and a sophisticated proprietary platform from a publicly-listed UK broker.
Read full CMC Markets review →Every broker on this page holds an active license from a tier-1 or tier-2 financial regulator. We do not list unregulated offshore brokers. Verify each license number on the regulator's official website before opening an account.
Our rankings combine: regulatory strength (40%), spread + commission cost (25%), withdrawal speed (15%), platform quality (10%), and customer service quality in Asia languages/timezones (10%). Reviewed quarterly.
Brokers in this list range from $1 (FBS) to $200 (IC Markets, Pepperstone). For first-time traders we suggest depositing only what you can afford to lose — typically $100–500 — until you've tested the broker's withdrawal process.
Each broker's accepted-countries list is on their official website. The brokers featured here serve the major Asia markets (Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and more). Click "Read full review" on any broker for the complete jurisdiction list.