CWG Markets at a glance
CWG Markets is an MT5 forex and CFD broker licensed by the Vanuatu VFSC (No. 41694), offering Cent, Standard and ECN accounts from $10 with leverage up to 1:1000.
CWG Markets has not disclosed a founding year. It lists 1 regulator and 1 trading platform.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Our research team has not yet published a written verdict for CWG Markets. The BrokerBazaar Intelligence Score is 42/100 (high risk), computed from regulatory, operational, transparency, reputation and domain-history signals. Scores are editorial assessments, not user ratings, and are never influenced by payment.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
CWG Markets operates through 1 legal entity, 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. BrokerBazaar is currently reviewing this broker's information against public records. 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
CWG Markets states that it accepts clients from International. 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, CFDs. Platforms: MetaTrader 5. Account types: Cent, Standard, ECN.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Low Deposit, Cent Account, Swap-Free, MT5.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $10. Spreads start from From 0.0 pips and commission is Not Verified. Maximum leverage is 1:1000, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. 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: Not disclosed. Withdrawal methods: Not disclosed.
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: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
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
CWG Markets has not published a complaints procedure to BrokerBazaar. Regulated entities must operate one; ask support for the formal complaints address.
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: $10 entry on the Cent account
- Strength: Islamic accounts offered
- Strength: ECN account from 0.0 pips
- Limitation: Offshore licence only; no investor compensation scheme
- Limitation: Leverage up to 1:1000 carries very high risk
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
CWG Markets is most relevant to traders looking for: Low Deposit, Cent Account, Swap-Free, MT5.
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.
CWG Markets 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 CWG Markets yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about CWG Markets
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, Broker website; VFSC licensee list, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-11-07.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with CWG Markets. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.