You pay 3% plus 0.25 on every deposit, on top of the amount you send. Clause 2.1 of the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy sets it, and the Capitalix payment methods page marks every method FREE.
Why this matters
A 1,000 deposit costs you 1,030.25 before you place a single trade. The fee sits in a PDF, not on the page you use to fund the account.
Exhibit 1Every flagged clause gets its own number so you can point at this one. The number does not change, so a link to it keeps working.CriticalHow much this clause can cost you, in our reading. Critical can take your money or your profit. Warning can delay or limit it. Notice is simply worth knowing before you sign.Harder than usualHow ordinary this wording looks next to the contracts we read. This is our reading of the clause, not a count of other brokers.3%The figure this clause puts a number on, taken from the broker's own words.
The Company at its discretion may charge a 3% plus 0.25 cents fee per deposit which includes payment service provider and handling fees which will be paid by the Client additionally to the deposited amount.
Where it sits: section 8 of 39 in the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy, near the start.We counted the numbered sections in the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy. This clause sits in section 8 of 39, about 21% of the way through. A fee written on the first page and the same fee written near the end are not the same disclosure.
What it costsThe same clause worked out on a round number, so you can see it in money or in days. It is an example, not a quotation.A 1,000 USD deposit carries 30 USD of fee, and clause 2.1 adds 0.25 on top. You pay 1,030.25 to fund 1,000.
Firms licensed by the FCA and CySEC must tell a retail client the costs and charges before that client trades. This contract puts the deposit fee in a separate PDF and leaves the payment page saying FREE.
FXROAD.com is not licensed by these regulators, so this is a comparison of practice, not a finding of any breach.
- Worse together with Exhibit 14Read these two clauses together. Each one costs more because the other exists.Both charges are worked out on the money you paid in rather than on anything you gained.