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Hirose Financial UK Ltd. is a forex broker. Initially, the company started work in Japan in 2004 as Hirose Tusyo, but over time it expanded and entered the European market. In 2010, the broker opened an office in the UK. It quickly became popular among traders. Currently, the broker has about 200,000 clients around the world. Today, Hirose Financial UK transacts over $90 billion of FX volume every month. Some media outlets even consider it one of the best financial brokers in the world.
The company is regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Trading conditions
Hirose Financial UK Ltd. offers its clients to trade more than 136 instruments, including CFDs, precious metals (gold, silver), binary options, currency pairs, spreads, stocks, and others. The company charges a commission for trading CFDs.
The broker allows traders to open one trading account. However, a user is forced to have an MT4 and Lion Trader account. Accounts can be denominated in euros, pounds sterling, or US dollars.
Trading accounts:
- Demo
- Mini
- Standard
- STP
- ECN
Payment methods:
- Skrill
- UnionPay
- Neteller
- credit and debit cards via Diner's Club, Visa, MasterCard
- wire transfer
Trading platforms:
- MT4
- Lion Trader (the British version of Hirose ActTrader)
Trading can be conducted through a desktop computer or mobile phone. There are two versions of mobile platforms available: ActTrader and MT4. Each platform is customized for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android devices.
The minimum deposit amount depends on the payment method. For example, you can deposit $50 using credit cards, $20 via Skrill, $20 via Neteller, and $50 with the help of wire transfers. Deposits through credit cards are transferred instantly. As for wire transfers, the process may take 3 working days. Transfers through electronic wallets can take up to one hour.
Training
The broker provides its clients with a whole range of educational services:
- general guide to trading on Forex
- technical and fundamental analysis
- guide to trading through MT4 and Lion Trader
- Forex glossary
- brief guide to Forex trading basics
Support service
Hirose Financial UK Ltd. is located in London. To obtain additional information, traders can contact the company through a live chat, email, a phone number indicated on its official website, fax, as well as a feedback form.
Feedback from traders
There are a few reviews about the company on the web. Traders complain that orders are not executed at specified prices. Besides, they note long order execution, sharp price spikes, as well as disruption to trading platforms. However, there is positive feedback. In general, clients comment positively on the work of the company and are satisfied while cooperating with it.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- more than 12 years of experience
- support service which includes 10 employees
- regulated by the jurisdiction that imposes financial responsibility on the broker
- regulated by the country with a high reputation
- processing deposits and withdrawals within 2-3 days
- international activity in a large number of countries
- competitive spreads
- favorable leverage
Disadvantages:
- little information on the company's work
- few reviews on the web
