Global Prime review - regulations, trading platforms, broker features, and user ratings.

4.717 • 423 REVIEWS
Gleneagle Group Was GlobalPrime.com.au FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd
Updated: Mar 28, 2024
GlobalPrime.com

5 star review by Anand R Avakanvar, Australia

I have been using Global Prime for almost a year now. GlobalPrime (GP) is one of the very few brokers in the industry who actually provides receipt for trades I took. I am really impressed by their prompt customer support and honest brokerage service. 

What is Global Prime?

Global Prime is an Australian forex broker established in 2010 and regulated by ASIC (Australia) and VFSV (Vanuatu).

Global Prime offers popular MT4 trading platform as well as Trader Evolution Desktop, and Trading View platforms.

GlobalPrime trading instruments include over 40 forex currency pairs, cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, as well as commodities, stock indexes, and individual stocks as CFDs.

GP broker supports all trading styles including news spike trading, expert advisors, and scalping. Global Prime is connected with ZuluTrade, supports MyFxBook CopyTrade and provides Demo accounts for strategies testing.

Please read Global Prime reviews below and share your live trading experiences with this broker.

Broker Details

Minimum Trade Size: 0.01
Maximum Leverage: 200:1
Minimum to Open Live: $200
Established: 2010
Address: Level 10, 627 Chapel St, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Contact: support@globalprime.com, 61 (2) 8379 3622
Regional offices:
Regulators: ASIC #385620, VFSC #40256
Prohibited countries:
Trading platforms: MT4, WebTrader, Desktop Terminal, MobileTrader (MobileApp)
Web Trading: ✅ Yes
Mobile Trading: ✅ Yes

Trading Instruments

Currencies: (45+)
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum
CFD: (25+) Gold, Silver, Other Precious Metals, Stocks, Stock Indexes, Bonds, Oil, Other Commodities, ETF

Trading Conditions

EAs/Robots: ✅ Yes
News Trading: ✅ Yes
Scalping: ✅ Yes

Managed Accounts & Social Trading

MAM: ✅ Yes
PAMM: ✅ Yes
Copy Trading: ✅ Yes
Deposit Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, AccentPay, Boleto, BPAY, Dragonpay, FasaPay, Local Bank Deposits, Local Bank Transfers, Neteller, PayPal, Poli, QR Payment, SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area), Skrill, Zotapay
Withdrawal Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, Neteller, Skrill
* Please check broker website for more information
4.717 • 423 REVIEWS

Global Prime Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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dave24898
East Midlands, United Kingdom,
Nov 8, 2022,
Registered user

Excellent Spread/ CFD broker.

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
I have been trading with Global Prime for about a year now. I've used many brokers over the years and a good CFD broker is hard to find, and usually a direct access broker is a better option by far. However, a good CFD broker can give a trader an edge through savings on execution costs and banking fees.

This is why I use Global Prime. They allow me to make trade after trade with no execution fees on EU/ US Index positions. Using fractional positions, scaling in and out without commissions gives me a winning advantage. I often get positive slippage and never get a void or delayed trade when entering a market order. The liquidity is always there, even outside cash hours. Execution is instant. The platform I use is Trader Evolution and it's never crashed (I trade each day), incredible!

I use Paypal to withdraw and deposit. It has never been a problem and again, there is no cost. The money always arrives the next day and from my paypal account I send it to my bank account.

I highly recommend these guys. By far the best service I've received in the industry and I have absolutely no intention of looking elswhere.
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FxPhil
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Jul 21, 2022,
Registered user

Swap issue solved and withdrawal on the way

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
I had intense email communication with Global Prime today explaining the whole scenario. That should have happened yesterday instead of letting me wait for 1 day...
As mentioned earlier the agreed to bear the costs for the mistake they made...
All in all there conditions are good. Also they are a regulated broker.

But they have to work on the way how to communicate a mistake on their behalf to the client. That was upsetting.
But all solved and I might keep trading with them.

Jul 20, 2022 - 1 Star I started trading with Global Prime last week and had some good profittable trades on UK oil. So yesterday I requested withdrawals to get my profits out.
I wouldn't believe my eyes when they wrote me an email today, all withdrawals frozen due to some miss calculation on swaps. The swaps going LONG on UK oil on Friday night were pretty simular to the ones on Thursday night, Wednesday night or to the ones they have today.

Wednesday Swap: 11.71400
Thursday Swap: 13.54300
Friday Swap: 16.93300
Today Swap: 14.22900

They can't tell me what was wrong, they don't know how long the investigation will take, no answers, no communication. Just I'm not getting my funds!

Guys, DON'T TOUCH THAT BROKER. They come back to you after few days and wanna steal money from you. SCAM ALERT!!!
2 traders have found this review helpful
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Ryoma
Tokyo, Japan,
May 24, 2022,
Guest

Excellent Broker!!

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
I've been using Global Prime for about 4 months and I've been loving it!! I personally like to trade on Tradingview, so I really like that I can trade on Tradingview with Global Prime. Low spreads, great and quick customer service, good leverage, what else can I ask? Highly recommended!!
Global Primeを使い始めて4ヶ月になりますが、とても良いですね。FX始めて1年半色々なブローカーを試しましたが、個人的には一番好きです。Tradingviewでトレードできること、レバレッジも100倍まである、スプレッドは低い、カスタマーサービスは速くて丁寧、言うことなしですね!日本のクレジットカードだとドル建てのアカウントは使えないみたいですが、連絡すると円建てのアカウントを開いてくれます。とにかくオススメです!
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Jerryrusso
M, Mexico,
Mar 30, 2022,
Registered user

Great support team

Service use: Live Length of use: 3-6 Months
I requested a withdrawal last month which was taking longer than usual, and since the first contact with them they were very supportive and thorough until I got the money back.

In the end, it turned out to be the bank's fault.

Mar 2, 2022 - 1 Star It has been more 19 days since I requested a withdrawal via card, max time to get the money back in my card was 10 days.

They say i should talk to my bank and gave me ARN codes, but my bank says there are no deposits in transit.

I began trading with them since they're supposed to be an a-book broker with no conflict of interest with the client, but it took 1 day to get a withdrawal with FBS.

I can't believe this is happening, specially since they have 4.74 rating on FPA.

STAY AWAY!!
3 traders have found this review helpful
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afeudale
Toronto, Canada,
Mar 28, 2022,
Registered user

All resolved - Thanks GP!

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Posted the previous review in haste. Turns out it was all just a miscommunication.

The email I received from GP said that I had to "close all positions as they could no longer server me as a client" - but their management clarified that this timeframe for ending the service is not immediate and may be long into the future. In the meantime, GP is happy to keep me on as a client, so I'm happy :)

Apparently, it stems from some legal suit of an unrelated firm with Ontario, making Ontario a high-risk venture for brokers.

As the saying goes, "it's not the mistakes you make, but how you resolve them that matters" and GP did an excellent job of resolving this.

5 stars and A+ !!!

Mar 26, 2022 - 1 Star I have been using a Global Prime Live Account for over 5 years - since they were a small, unknown broker. In this time I have had a mostly positive experience with them and have contributed on their Discord forums, etc. Was even interviewed about my trading Algo and methodology to create content for their YouTube channel.

Recently, they emailed me to inform that I should "wind down all my trades and close my account", since they cannot serve clients in Ontario, Canada.

They apparently stopped taking applications from Ontario many years ago (after I applied), but were happy to take my commissions and my contributions to their growth this whole time without letting me know that one day my account would be axed.

I feel so used and swindled. You have been warned.

Jan 4, 2019 - 5 Stars Was with Questrade for 2 years (because I had other investments with them, so it was easy to get MT4 setup). They shut down their MT4 support in mid-2017 so I did quite extensive research before settling on Global Prime (GP).

I was immediately struck by how much more tick data came through - almost instantaneous updates of market conditions. I also liked the structure of low-spreads + a commission instead of the fees bundled into the spreads like most brokers do. Way more transparency that way.

I also liked the funding method (through NAB I believe) which allows me to fund with a credit card.

The icing on the cake was this past week with the JPY "flash-crash". GP stayed open the whole time and I was able to trade around the event. I read horror stories of users with other brokers being locked out of their accounts, etc. It seemed that all of my stops were also honored with minimal slippage - fantastic! Lastly, although I came out ahead after the crash, there was a period where my account was in negative balance and GP did not force close my trades - unlike other brokers.

So after a year+ with GP, I would say I am thoroughly pleased.

Reply by jemook submitted Jan 24, 2019 Hi afeudale,

Glad you are enjoying your time with us and a huge thanks for leaving a review for us. I can't believe it's already been a year since you opened an account with us - the time has flown. Looking forward to many more happy years together.

Cheers
Jeremy
2 traders have found this review helpful

Recent User Reviews of Global Prime

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Jorge aguilar
San Jose , Costa Rica,
Mar 22, 2024,
Registered user

Deposited via crypto. Can't withdraw via crypto,

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
I've opened an account with global prime, deposited via crypto only and withdrawal via crypto as well, now the option is not available due no reason, customer service didn't provide a reason, now I have over 11k in both accounts I have and now I cannot withdrawal, if I deposit via crypto the same option must be available as withdrawals, if there's no crypto withdrawal option by Monday I will check with ASIC and VFSC, I will not tolerate this at all.
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Reply by Xavier Herrera submitted Mar 26, 2024:
Hi Jorge,

Thanks for taking the time to share a little about your experience with the Forex Peace Army Community.

We endeavor to provide as many options for withdrawals and deposits for our clients as possible, however, there can sometimes be limitations relating to the region as to what we can provide.

Also worth highlighting is that payment service providers control which clients they choose to service. We can control how quickly we process the withdrawal request, however, the rules our payment service provider takes are outside of our control.

We understand how important payment methods are to clients and we hope this clarifies some of your concerns. Also, feel free to let us know what more we can do to become a 5-star forex broker in your eyes.
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bosun
Abuja, Nigeria,
Sep 10, 2023,
Registered user

Global Prime is an Excellent Broker

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Two years have passed and I still have no issues with them.
Global Prime has low spreads.
They have excellent trading conditions and superb customer care/
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Reply by Xavier Herrera submitted Nov 9, 2023:
Hi,

Thanks for your glowing review!

We've been glad to have you as a client for the last two years, and you're still impressed with our low costs, fantastic trading conditions, and our extremely dedicated 24/7 client support team.

I look forward to having you as a client for many more years to come.
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ramonvreinaldo
Aveiro, Portugal,
May 4, 2023,
Registered user

Good!

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
My issue has been resolved. Thanks a lot for your support. I have nothing more to complain about.

Apr 3, 2023 - 1 Star I'm trying to request a withdrawal, but the broker has taken down their customer portal, changed their name to Afterprime and refuses to process my withdrawal request.

Reply by Xavier Herrera submitted Apr 4, 2023 Hi Ramon,

We can certainly appreciate how frustrating and confusing this situation must have been. We're happy to take the time to clarify this for you.

You are still able to access your funds, we just need to put you in contact with the right people.

You may have received an email in the past month or so that the old team of Global Prime have created a new broker "Afterprime" which you have been migrated to. As you're a client of "Afterprime", we cannot process the withdrawal for your account.

As we understand, you are already in touch with 'Afterprime', please follow their instructions to process your withdrawal. In case you need the contact information, please contact support@afterprime.com.
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irshadahmed
dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Mar 5, 2023,
Registered user

Real ECN Broker with proof of order book of every trade

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Customer support is No.1
Execution is No.1
Orders goes to directly into liquidity provider.
There is no Manipulation or price requote.
Amazing broker.
1 trader has found this review helpful
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Macca1969
Koh Samui, Thailand,
Feb 27, 2023,
Registered user

Global Prime Liquidity Provider permantly increasing spread

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Global Prime Liquidity provider complained about my trading style and have accused me of arbitrage trading as some of my trades were in profit in 0 - 0.1 second, this resulted in a permament spread change of an additional 1 pip in either direction.
Even though my account was in NET loss not profit the changes were made, seemd GP LP is happy to take your lossess but if you trades are instantly successful you will be penalised.
2 traders have found this review helpful

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Global Prime a good broker?

GlobalePrime is an ASIC-regulated forex broker, offers MetaTrader 4 forex trading platform.

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Is Global Prime regulated?

Global Prime is regulated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), holds an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL): 385620.

Global Prime is also regulated by the Vanuatu Financial Sevices Commission under license VFSC #40256

What is the leverage for GlobalPrime?

GlobalPrime offers 3 types of leverages.
  • Standard leverage is 1:100
  • Maximum leverage is 1:200
  • XAUUSD leverage is 1:100 regardless of the account leverage setting