FXCM has received numerous awards from the investment community, including Best Currency Broker from Shares, Best Retail Foreign Exchange Platform from FX Week and Best Foreign Exchange Specialist from Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. In addition to currency trading, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading, and provides research through DailyFX.com.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, NY, FXCM has operating subsidiaries regulated in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Kingdom (where regulatory passport rights have been exercised to operate in a number of European Economic Area jurisdictions including Italy, France, Germany, and Greece), Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

FXCM and FXCM MENA's Timeline
1999 Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) founded specializing in forex trading
2001 FXCM becomes a Futures Commission Merchant
2003 Forex Capital Markets Ltd. becomes FSA regulated, opens UK office
FXCM launches DailyFX.com
2007 FXCM crosses 100,000 account threshold
2008 FXCM opens offices in France and Australia
2009 Forex Capital Markets Ltd. will begin offering CFD Trading
2009 FXCM opens office in Dubai
2009 FXCM MENA* opened its office in Beirut to serve FXCM clients in the Middle East and North Africa
2010 FXCM is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), ticker symbol “FXCM”
2011 FXCM MENA* expanded its regional reach and now has an office in Dubai

*As of September 2009, FXCM products became exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa through Master Capital Group SAL ("FXCM MENA")

Our Awards

  • e-FX Awards 2009: FX-Week Winner
    Best Retail Platform 2009
  • Stocks and Commodities Magazine Best FX Specialist
    2002, 2003, 2004 Readers' Choice Award Top U.S. Forex Brokerage 2008
  • Shares Awards 2004 Best Currency Broker 2004


    FXCM was ranked
    #30 in the Hot 100
    fastest-growing businesses in the U.S. by Entrepreneur Magazine 2008
  • t2w 2004 Member's Choice Awards Gold Best Currency Broker 2004
  • Global Finance Best Independent Online FX Trading System, 2008 Honorable Mention


  • Inc. 500
  • List of America's Fastest Growing Companies Three Time Honoree:
    2004, 2005, 2006