Wikilix
KQ Markets logo

KQ Markets

Regulated
United Kingdom
,
Since 2017
Last Updated:
63/100
Overall Score

Trading Conditions

Min Deposit:
GBP100
Max Leverage:
N/A
Account Types
Standard Account

User Reviews

—
Total Reviews
—
This Month
—
Avg Rating

Funding Methods

6 methods

Visa

credit card
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

Skrill

e wallet
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

MasterCard

credit card
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

PayPal

e wallet
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

Bank

bank transfer
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

Neteller

e wallet
days
Fee:
Free
Fee:
Free

Performance Metrics

Excellent Performance
Performance chart: 1: Regulation 62%, 2: License 74%, 3: Software 51%, 4: Spread 0%, 5: Account Type 0%, 6: Symbol 0%
Regulation
62%Fair
License
74%Good
Software
51%Fair
Spread
0%Poor
Account Type
0%Poor
Symbol
0%Poor

Company Information

Full Name:KQ Markets Limited
Founded:2017
Headquarters:United Kingdom
Enterprise Offices:2offices

Customer Support

Phone:
+44 20 8396 0352
Live Chat:
Not Available
Response Time:
—
Languages:
English
Scroll Down
Editorial review
Updated

Broker Summary

What Wikilix has recorded about KQ Markets: its history, the licences it holds, its trading conditions and its fees.

KQ Markets is the trading brand of KQ Markets Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales on 26 January 2017 under registration number 10585199 and based at 1 St. Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN. The firm states on its own site that it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under register number 780026.

The structure matters more here than the brand. KQ Markets describes itself as an introducer of StoneX: the CFD and securities trading itself is provided by StoneX Financial Ltd, a separate English company (number 05616586) authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under register number 446717. In practice a client is onboarded through KQ Markets but trades in a StoneX-provided environment, and the browser platform is served from a StoneX-operated web trader address. That is a legitimate and reasonably common arrangement in the United Kingdom, but it means the firm carrying the brand is an intermediary rather than the dealer holding client positions.

What is on offer. The site advertises more than 13,500 instruments across eight asset classes: shares, indices, forex with 84 or more currency pairs, commodities, gold and silver, interest rates, bonds and ETFs. Trading is available through a browser-based Web Trader with TradingView-powered charting, MetaTrader 5 for Windows, Mac and mobile, and the broker's own iOS and Android apps. The platform pages describe more than 80 technical indicators, more than 50 drawing tools, integrated Reuters news, hedging, partial closes with FIFO or non-FIFO sequencing, and a 50 percent discount on futures roll-over fees. Retail positions are closed automatically at 50 percent of the margin requirement.

Funding. The site names Visa, MasterCard, Skrill, PayPal, Neteller and bank transfer as payment channels. The advertised entry point is a first deposit of GBP 100.

The honest caveats. KQ Markets publishes very little of what a trader needs to compare it with rivals: there is no account-type comparison, no spread table, no commission schedule, no stated leverage cap, and no deposit or withdrawal fee, limit or processing time anywhere on the site. Its own risk warning states that 75 percent of retail investor accounts lose money trading these products with this provider. WIKILIX was also unable to confirm the exact permission scope attached to register number 780026 against the regulator's own record during this review, so the licence should be read as the firm's own published claim rather than as an independently confirmed dealing permission. Support is a single London telephone number and one email address, with no live chat.

Who it suits. Traders in the United Kingdom who want a UK-domiciled point of contact and are comfortable that execution sits with a large regulated counterparty will find the arrangement workable. Anyone who chooses a broker on published pricing, or who wants the brand they deposit with to be the dealer itself, should look for a firm that discloses its trading conditions in full.

Website archive
Captured

Website snapshots

10 full-page captures of KQ Markets's own site, archived so what they said can still be read after the pages change.

10 pages
Homepage
Terms & Policies Hub
Terms & Conditions
Risk Disclaimer
Complaints Procedure
Privacy Policy
Contact & Company Details
Target Market Determination
Website Terms of Use
Web Trader Platform
Captured by Wikilix from the broker's live site. Open any shot to read it full size.
Regulation check

Regulatory Licenses

KQ Markets is listed with a tier-1 or tier-2 licence that we have not yet checked against the regulator's register. An unchecked licence is not a finding either way.

0 of 1 checked
Licences on record
1
Confirmed on register
0
Tier 1 or 2
1
Offshore
0

WIKILIX

Licence intelligence

The only licence on file

Licence Verification Record

Financial Conduct Authority 780026

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Authority strength
Tier 1
Licence type
Financial Service
Not yet checked on the register

Client protection under this licence

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30

These are the rules FCA sets for the firms it licenses. They are not a statement about how KQ Markets applies them, or about which of its companies would hold your account.

A licence record describes what an authority published. It is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.

Deposits & withdrawals

Funding Methods

6 ways to fund an account.

6 methods
MethodDeposit feeWithdrawal feeMin depositWithdrawal min / maxProcessing
VisaCredit Card1Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday
SkrillE-Wallet1Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday
MasterCardCredit Card1Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday
PayPalE-Wallet1Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday
BankBank Transfer
Bank transfer is named as an accepted payment channel on the broker's own site; no fee, limit or processing time is published.
Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday
NetellerE-Wallet1Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedday

Broker's notes on these methods

  1. Named as an accepted payment channel on the broker's own site; no fee, limit or processing time is published. · applies to 5 methods
Fees, limits and processing times as published by KQ Markets, recorded by Wikilix.
Trading software

Trading Platforms

One trading platform on record: MetaTrader 5.

1 platform
  • MetaTrader 5 logo

    MetaTrader 5

    Recommended

    by MetaQuotes Software Corpsince 2010Developer site

    MetaTrader 5 is listed on the broker's platforms page for Windows, Mac and smartphones alongside its browser-based Web Trader and its own iOS and Android apps.

    Runs on

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Web
    • Android
    • iOS
    • API
    Download
    Details
Platforms and download links as published by the broker, recorded by Wikilix.
Websites

Global Domains

2 domains on record. All active and served over HTTPS.

2 domains
  • portal.kqmarkets.co.uk/loginListed domainActiveHTTPS
  • webtrader.forex.com/kqListed domainActiveHTTPS
Domains recorded by Wikilix. Only a domain listed here is known to belong to this broker.
Social channels

Social Presence

3 official channels on record.

3 channels
Channels as published by the broker, recorded by Wikilix.
Legal entities

Corporate Network

2 legal entities behind the KQ Markets brand.

2 entities
  • KQ MARKETS LIMITEDActiveUnited KingdomRegistration 10585199Established Jan 26, 2017The operating entity behind the KQ Markets brand, incorporated in England and Wales on 26 January 2017 and formerly named KQ HOLDING LIMITED until October 2019.
  • STONEX FINANCIAL LTDActiveUnited KingdomRegistration 05616586Established Nov 9, 2005Named on the broker's own site as the firm that provides the CFD and securities trading; authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under register number 446717.
Entities named in the broker's own documents and company registers, recorded by Wikilix.
Company registry check
Checked

Company Registration

The operating company is KQ MARKETS LIMITED. Registered in United Kingdom. Registration number 10585199.

Verified on registry
Legal entity
KQ MARKETS LIMITED
Registration number
10585199
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Incorporated
Jan 26, 2017
Registry
UK Companies House
Registered address
1 St. Katharines Way, London, England, E1W 1UN
Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about KQ Markets

Most Popular Questions

The site describes KQ Markets as an introducer of StoneX and states that CFD and securities trading is provided by StoneX Financial Ltd. On that basis the trading account and the funds behind it sit with the dealer, not with the brand you sign up through. This is worth understanding before you deposit, because the protections that matter attach to the firm actually holding the money.

The operating company has existed since 26 January 2017 according to Companies House, so the firm has a verifiable corporate history of more than eight years, trading under the KQ Markets name since its October 2019 rename.

By telephone on +44 20 8396 0352 and by email at support@kqmarkets.co.uk. The account-opening page advertises 24/5 support, and the site offers an appointment booking page for a call with a trading specialist. There is no live chat. Client accounts are managed through a separate members portal.

The firm publishes no list of restricted or accepted countries. Its documents say only that the site's information is not intended for distribution where that would breach local law, and the registration form's country selector is an unfiltered list of the whole world. In practice a UK-regulated firm introducing to a UK dealer will apply restrictions that are not written down anywhere public, so ask before applying.

The site publishes no account tiers, no comparison table and no pricing page, so WIKILIX lists no account types for this broker. That is an absence of disclosure rather than evidence that only one account exists.

The site states no withdrawal processing time, and WIKILIX found no published service standard for any channel. Because the trading account sits in a StoneX-provided environment, withdrawal timing is likely to follow that provider's process rather than a schedule KQ Markets publishes itself.

The payment channels named on the site are Visa, MasterCard, Skrill, PayPal, Neteller and bank transfer. No fee, limit or processing time is published for any of them in either direction, which is a meaningful gap: confirm withdrawal fees and timings in writing before funding an account.

Neither is published. There is no spread table, no commission schedule and no account comparison anywhere on the site, so pricing can only be seen inside the trading environment after onboarding. A 50 percent discount on futures roll-over fees is the only pricing concession stated in public.

The site advertises more than 13,500 instruments across eight asset classes: shares, indices, forex (84 or more currency pairs), commodities, gold and silver, interest rates, bonds and ETFs.

Three routes are offered: a browser-based Web Trader with TradingView-powered charting, MetaTrader 5 for Windows, Mac and smartphones, and the broker's own iOS and Android apps. MetaTrader 4 is not offered. The web platform is served from a StoneX-operated address, consistent with the introducing arrangement the site describes.

The site does not publish a maximum leverage figure. It states only that CFDs and spread bets are leveraged products and that retail positions are closed automatically at 50 percent of the margin requirement. Ask the firm in writing for the leverage applicable to your account and jurisdiction.

The homepage invites clients to place their first trades with a minimum deposit of GBP 100. No per-channel minimum or maximum is published for any payment method.

Nothing found in this review supports a scam finding. The operating company exists, is active on the UK register, trades from a real London address, publishes a working telephone number and email, names its regulator and register number, and openly discloses that execution is provided by a large FCA-authorised counterparty. The fair criticism is disclosure, not honesty: the site withholds almost every commercial term a trader needs to compare it with rivals.

The brand is operated by KQ Markets Limited, registered in England and Wales under company number 10585199. WIKILIX confirmed the entry on Companies House: the company is active, was incorporated on 26 January 2017, was previously called KQ Holding Limited until October 2019, and its registered office is 1 St. Katharines Way, London, England, E1W 1UN, the same address the website publishes.

KQ Markets states on its own site that it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under register number 780026. The site also discloses that CFD and securities trading is provided by StoneX Financial Ltd, which holds FCA register number 446717. WIKILIX could not confirm the exact permission scope attached to number 780026 against the regulator's own record during this review, so treat the number as the firm's published claim and check it on the regulator's register before depositing.

Still Need Help?

Can't find what you're looking for?

Our support team is here to help you get the answers you need.

Comments

Share your thoughts and experiences with KQ Markets