ACY Securities at a glance
ACY Securities is an Australian-founded forex and CFD broker established in 2011. It offers Basic, Standard, ProZero and Bespoke accounts, with access to forex, shares, indices, commodities, ETFs and cryptocurrencies. Traders can use MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and the ACY Trading Platform. The broker operates through different legal entities, with regulatory protections and trading conditions varying by jurisdiction.
ACY Securities reports a founding year of 2011 and a head office in Sydney, Australia. It lists 2 regulators and 2 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
ACY Securities offers several account types, MT4 and MT5 access, and a broad range of CFD instruments. Its Australian and South African entities have published regulatory credentials. ACY Capital LLC, however, is incorporated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and should not be described as a regulated financial-services entity without further evidence.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
ACY Securities operates through 3 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
ACY Securities states that it accepts clients from Australia, Global. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex, Stocks CFDs, Indices CFDs, Commodities CFDs, Precious Metals CFDs, ETFs, Cryptocurrency CFDs. Platforms: MT4, MT5. Account types: Standard, ProZero.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Low Spreads, Australian, Wide Range.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $50. Spreads start from 0.0 pips and commission is From USD 3 per lot per side (P…. Maximum leverage is 1:500, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: available (conditional). Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Skrill, Neteller. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Skrill, Neteller.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Yes. Algorithmic trading allowed: Yes. News trading allowed: Yes. Hedging: hedging. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: support@acy.com. Phone: +61 2 9188 2999. Clients should contact ACY through its official support channels and provide their account number, transaction details, a clear description of the complaint and relevant supporting documents. The formal complaint procedure and external dispute-resolution options depend on the legal entity servicing the account. Specific acknowledgement and resolution deadlines are Not Verified.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Australian ASIC-regulated entity.
- Strength: South African FSCA-authorised entity.
- Strength: MT4 and MT5 trading platforms.
- Strength: Basic account with a USD 50 minimum deposit.
- Strength: ProZero spreads from 0.0 pips.
- Strength: More than 2,200 advertised trading instruments.
- Strength: Copy trading and automated trading tools.
- Limitation: Regulatory protections vary between entities.
- Limitation: Offshore clients may have fewer regulatory protections.
- Limitation: Advertised leverage of up to 1:5,000 involves substantial risk.
- Limitation: ProZero accounts charge commissions.
- Limitation: Trading costs vary by instrument and account.
- Limitation: Some deposit and withdrawal methods are region-specific.
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
ACY Securities is most relevant to traders looking for: Low Spreads, Australian, Wide Range.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
ACY Securities change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for ACY Securities yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about ACY Securities
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Sitejabber 2/5; Trustpilot 4.5/5; WikiFX 8.65/10; Forex Peace Army 1.71/5; Google Play Store N/A/5; Apple App store 4.5/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We may receive a referral fee if you open an account with ACY Securities through our links; this never affects scores or verification. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.