TMGM Vs. HF Markets (HFM) - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
TMGM is an Australian broker specialised in financial derivatives known as contract-for-differences (CFDs). Operating since 2013, TMGM provides trading in forex, stocks, indices, cryptocurrencies and commodities.	HF Markets (HFM) is a global broker founded in 2010 under the brand name HotForex that specialises in CFDs trading on currencies, commodities, indices, stocks, ETFs, bonds and futures. Recently they added to their portfolio commission-free real stocks and ETFs.
Best For
Swing traders who can use high leverage Stock traders who do not have access or funds to trade with specialised brokers	Low volume traders looking for a low minimum deposit, low trade size and competitive spreads High volume traders looking for a competitive commission-driven environment through their zero spread account Traders looking to copy or provide knowledge via their HFCopy account
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 5 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FMA (New Zealand) VFSC (Vanuatu)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) FSCA (South Africa) FSA (Seychelles) FSA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) CMA (Kenya)
The Good
High and flexible leverage No deposit or withdrawal fees Supports Expert Advisors (EAs), hedging and news trading	Well-structured account offering with options for all types of traders Competitive commissions on their Zero Spread and PAMM accounts Copy trading via MT4 / 5 offered through their HF Copy account
The Bad
Only has financial derivatives (CFDs) Inactivity fee is tied to minimum account balance	Platform offering is limited to MetaTrader 4 and 5 Asset offering in CFDs is below industry standards with 1,200 CFDs Their proprietary mobile app does not offer trading capabilities
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2013	2010
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Bank Transfer Credit cards Debit cards FasaPay Neteller RMB Instant Revolut Paytrust Skrill Sticpay UnionPay Wise	Visa Mastercard Neteller Skrill Sofort FasaPay WebMoney BitPay PayRetailers PayRedeem Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
6 - EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, NZD, CAD.	6 - USD, EUR, NGN, JPY, ZAR, THB.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
12,091	2,295
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	2,113
📙 Stock CFDs
12,000	54
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
55	53
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
6	13
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
15	11
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	34
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
15	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	3
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	14
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	$5 - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$5 - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies per Commodity (0.01 lots for gold, 1 lot for Crude Oil)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
500	2000
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$30 fee if there is no activity for 6 months or if the account balance falls below $500.	Yes, $5 monthly after 6 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
Yes, from $3.5 per lot round turn	Yes depending on account type: Micro accounts have no commissions. Premium accounts have no commissions Zero Spread accounts have a minimum commission that varies between $3 to $4 per lot traded PAMM (Premium) accounts have no commission PAMM (Premium Plus) accounts have a commission of $8 per lot round turn HFCopy accounts have no commissions
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 pips	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 11 pips	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $0.48	Dynamic - From $0.33
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $32	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
Yes	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	Yes