Forex broker scalping policies - what to expect?
All Forex brokers allow occasional scalping. If your broker doesn't tolerate even a single quick trade, there must be something wrong with company's way of conducting business. There is no reason to deny a scalping order, even a few of them in a row, since it's normal for a trader to quickly adjust/change positions if he/she no longer believes that a trade is going to do well.
Most of Forex brokers these days will allow regular scalping, non-aggressive style, which means a trader will have long-term trades along with short lived trades once in a while. It shouldn't, however, be assumed that every broker allows regular scalping. Therefore it's traders' responsibility to check broker scalping policies, client agreement and if necessary, chat/call/email to a broker with questions about clarifying scalping policies.
Some Forex brokers will fully allow and welcome scalpers. Such brokers are found among DMA brokers and ECN brokers. You'll also find them with our Forex Brokers Comparison tool, where look for the category "Scalping" and "Yes, scalpers welcome" option.
Forex brokers that allow scalping with no known restrictions
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1LotSTP ECN/STP & STP $100 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
1PipFix ECN/STP & STP $100 1000 : 1 yes
3TG Brokers ECN/STP & STP $300 500 : 1 yes
4RunnerForex ECN/STP & STP $100 300 : 1 yes
4XP ECN/STP & Market maker $100
500 : 1
yes
AAAFx DMA/STP $300 200 : 1 yes
Abshire-Smith DMA/STP & Market maker $500 100 : 1
yes - DMA accounts
no - other accounts
AccentForex STP $10 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
ACFX DMA/STP & Market maker $10
500 : 1
yes
ActivTrades STP $100 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Admiral Markets ECN/STP & Market maker $10
500 : 1
yes
Advanced Markets DMA/STP $1 100 : 1 yes
AFX Capital ECN/STP & DMA/STP & Market maker $1
500 : 1
yes
AGM Forex ECN/STP & Market maker $100 200 : 1
no - Mini & Standard account
yes - ECN account
Ajax Financial ECN/STP $500 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Alpari UK ECN/STP & Market maker $200
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome (ECN account)
Alpha Trading CM STP & Market maker $500 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Araxo4x DMA/STP & Market maker $100
400 : 1
yes
Armada Markets DMA/STP $100 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
AssetsFX ECN/STP & DMA/STP $200 100 : 1 yes
ATC Brokers ECN/STP & STP $5000
200 : 1
yes
ATG Marketplex - Aaron Trading ECN/STP & STP $25000 50 : 1 yes
Atom8 ECN/STP & DMA/STP & STP $5000 300 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Axiory DMA/STP $500
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
AxiTrader ECN/STP & DMA/STP $200 400 : 1 yes
B2S Forex ECN/STP & STP $100 1000 : 1 yes
Baxter-FX ECN/STP $50000 100 : 1 yes
BeamFX STP $250 50 : 1 yes
BelforFX ECN/STP & STP $100 400 : 1 yes
Blackwell Global STP $2000
200 : 1
yes
BMFN - Boston Merchant Financial ECN/STP & Market maker $1 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
BMFN Arab ECN/STP & Market maker $1 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
BMFN Europe ECN/STP & Market maker $1 200 : 1 yes
BNFX ECN/STP & DMA/STP $1000 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Boston Prime DMA/STP $50000 200 : 1 yes
Bulbrokers Market maker $100 200 : 1 yes
Bulls Capital Markets ECN/STP & DMA/STP $50 800 : 1 yes
BZ Trading STP $100 100 : 1 yes
CFH Clearing ECN/STP & STP $50000 100 : 1 yes
CIM Bank ECN/STP & STP $5000 50 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
CitiFX Pro ECN/STP & Market maker $10 000 100 : 1 yes
CMC Markets Market maker $200 500 : 1 yes
CMS Forex Market maker $250 200 : 1 yes
Core Liquidity Markets DMA/STP $250 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
DF Markets ECN/STP & Market maker $1 200 : 1 yes
DfxTrade Market maker $200 100 : 1 yes
Direct FX DMA/STP $250
400 : 1
yes
Divisa Capital (DCFX) ECN/STP, DMA/STP $2500 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Dukascopy Bank SA ECN/STP $100 (EU subsidiary), $5000 (Swiss) 200 : 1 yes
ELEX - Electronic Markets ECN/STP & DMA/STP $1000 200 : 1 yes
Euro Pacific Bank DMA/STP & Market maker $2500 - yes
EXNESS ECN/STP & Market maker $10
2000 : 1
yes
EXO Group DMA/STP & STP $100
200 : 1
yes
Exto Capital STP $500
400 : 1
yes
FastBrokers ECN/STP & Market maker $2500
200 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
FBS DMA/STP $5 1000 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FeelTrade STP $100 500 : 1 yes
FIBO Group ECN/STP & Market maker $300
400 : 1
yes
FIBO Group Holdings ECN/STP & Market maker $300
400 : 1
yes
Fidelis DMA/STP & ECN/STP $200 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Finexo Market maker $100 200 : 1 yes
FinFX ECN/STP & DMA/STP $100
200 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
FinOdds ECN/STP $25 50 : 1 yes
Finotec ECN/STP & STP $200
200 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
FIPFX Market maker $500
50 : 1
yes
FIPFX GLOBAL STP & Market maker $500
400 : 1
yes
Forex Broker Inc ECN/STP & STP $5
500 : 1
yes
Forex FS DMA/STP $500 300 : 1 yes
Forex-Metal ECN/STP & Market maker $1 1100 : 1 yes
FOREX.com Market maker $250
200 : 1
yes
Forex4you DMA/STP & STP $1 500 : 1 yes
Forex Time (FXTM) ECN/STP & Market maker $1
1000 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
FOREXYARD ECN/STP & Market maker $100
200 : 1
no - Mini & Standard account
yes - ECN account
FormulaFX ECN/STP & STP & Market maker $100
300 : 1
yes
Fortress Capital STP $100 50 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Fortune4x STP $100
400 : 1
yes
FreshForex STP & Market maker $1 500 : 1 yes
FW Markets ECN/STP & DMA/STP $100
400 : 1
yes
FX Choice ECN/STP & Market maker $100 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FX Dealer STP $250 400 : 1 yes
FX Online Trading ECN/STP & STP $200 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FX Services Market maker $2000 400 : 1 yes
FX Solutions (UK & Australia) Market maker $250 400 : 1 yes
FX Systems ECN/STP & STP $25000 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FXCC ECN/STP $100 300 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FXCENTRAL ECN/STP $500 200 : 1 yes
FXCH STP $2000 500 : 1 yes
FXCM ECN/STP & DMA/STP $50 50 : 1 yes
FXCM (UK & Australia) ECN/STP & STP $50
400 : 1
yes
FXDD ECN/STP & Market maker $250 50 : 1 yes
FXDD Malta ECN/STP & Market maker $250
200 : 1
yes
FXDME ECN/STP $5000 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FXFair ECN/STP & DMA/STP $1 1000 : 1 yes
FXFlat Market maker $2000 400 : 1 yes
FxNet ECN/STP & STP $25 500 : 1 yes
FXOptimax ECN/STP & DMA/STP & STP $10 1000 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FXPRIMUS ECN/STP & STP $100 500 : 1 yes
FxPro, FxPro UK ECN/STP & Market maker $500
500 : 1
yes
FXSalt ECN/STP $100 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
FXTG (ForexTG) STP & Market maker $1000
300 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
FXVV DMA/STP $10
2000 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
GAIN Capital Group ECN/STP & Market maker $100000 50 : 1 yes
Gain4ex DMA/STP $100
1000 : 1
yes
GAINSY ECN/STP & STP $10
500 : 1
yes
GDMFX ECN/STP & STP $100
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
GCM Forex Market maker $100 100 : 1 yes
Gedamo Investments ECN/STP & Market maker $10000 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Goldboro ECN/STP $50
1000 : 1
yes
Goldstein Brokers DMA/STP $100
400 : 1
yes
GreenFX traders ECN/STP & STP $500
400 : 1
yes
Greenvault FX ECN/STP & STP $1
1000 : 1
yes
Hantec Markets ECN/STP & STP $1000 200 : 1 yes
HighSky Brokers Market maker $1 200 : 1 yes
Hirose Financial UK STP $1 300 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
HotForex ECN/STP & DMA/STP $5
1000 : 1
yes
IamFX DMA/STP $100 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
IBFX DMA/STP + Market maker $1 50 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
IC Markets ECN/STP & STP $200
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
ICM - iTrade Capital Markets Market maker $500 500 : 1 yes
IFC Markets STP $1
400 : 1
yes
iFOREX Market maker $100 400 : 1 yes
IG Markets (UK & Australia) ECN/STP & Market maker $1 400 : 1 yes
IHI - Investment House International Market maker $500 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
IKON Global Markets ECN/STP & Market maker $1000 50 : 1 yes
IKON Group ECN/STP & STP $150 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
IKON Markets ECN/STP, DMA/STP & STP $100 500 : 1 yes
Intelvita Capital STP $100
300 : 1
yes
Interactive Brokers ECN/STP $10000 40 : 1 yes
InterTrader Direct ECN/STP $5000 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Invast ECN/STP & DMA/STP $100 400 : 1 yes
Investorseurope ECN/STP & DMA/STP $250 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
InvestTechFX STP $100 1000 : 1 yes (with a scalping account)
IronFX DMA/STP, STP & Market maker $500 500 : 1 yes
JFX ECN/STP & Market maker $2000
500 : 1
yes
JustForex ECN/STP & & STP & Market maker $1
500 : 1
yes
Lider Forex STP $100
200 : 1
yes
Liquid Markets STP $2000
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
Liquidex DMA/STP $500 100 : 1 yes
LiteForex STP & DMA/STP $1
1000 : 1
yes
LMAX DMA/STP $10 000 100 : 1 yes
London Capital Group (LCG) ECN/STP $1 100 : 1 yes
Loyal Forex ECN/STP & STP $100 1000 : 1 yes
Lucror FX STP $50
500 : 1
yes
M2 Forex Market maker $2500 50 : 1 yes
MahiFX Market maker $1
100 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
MasterForex ECN/STP & Market maker $1
500 : 1
yes
MaxProCapital (MPCL) STP $100 100 : 1 yes
MAYZUS ECN/STP & STP & Market maker $25
500 : 1
no - Mini account
yes - STP and ECN accounts
MB Trading ECN/STP $400 50 : 1 yes
MBCFX STP $1000 200 : 1 yes
MFC Investment ECN/STP & DMA/STP $1000 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
MRC Markets ECN/STP & Market maker $1
500 : 1
yes
MW STP $1
1000 : 1
yes
MXT Global ECN/STP & STP $100
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
MyTrade Markets ECN/STP & STP $50
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
NobleTrading Market maker $250 100 : 1 yes
NordFX ECN/STP & STP $5
500 : 1
yes
Nova Tradex Market maker $100
1000 : 1
yes
NSFX ECN/STP & STP $300
200 : 1
yes
OANDA Market maker $1 50 : 1 yes
OctaFX DMA/STP $5 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
OloFx DMA/STP $100 500 : 1 yes
Orbex ECN/STP & Market maker $100
500 : 1
yes (ECN accounts only)
Ozone Forex ECN/STP & STP $250 999 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Pacific Financial Derivatives (PFD-NZ) ECN/STP & STP $1
500 : 1
yes
PaxForex STP + Market maker $10 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Pepperstone ECN/STP & DMA/STP $200 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Persepolis Capital Management ECN/STP $100 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
PFG FX - Pro Finance Group Market maker $200
200 : 1
yes (may get requotes)
PipFixed STP $100 400 : 1 yes
Questrade Market maker $1000
200 : 1
yes
RBS - Royal Bank of Scotland Market maker £1 50 : 1 yes
Real ECN ECN/STP $500
400 : 1
yes
Real-Forex ECN/STP & DMA/STP $500
200 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
Renesource Capital ECN/STP & DMA/STP $10 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
RFXT - Royal Forex Trading ECN/STP & STP $500 400 : 1 yes
RoboForex ECN/STP & DMA/STP & Market maker $1
500 : 1
yes
RVD Markets ECN/STP $100
1000 : 1
yes
RTFX ECN/STP & Market maker $1000 400 : 1 yes
Saxo Bank Market maker $1 200 : 1 yes
Sensus Capital Markets DMA/STP $500 500 : 1 yes
Shaw Markets STP & Market maker $500 400 : 1 yes
Sisma Capital STP $100 100 : 1 yes
SkyFX ECN/STP & Market maker $100 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
SmartTradeForex STP $500
1000 : 1
yes
SmartTradeFX ECN/STP $100 100 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Solforex ECN/STP $200 400 : 1 yes
SpediaFX ECN $750 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Sterling Gent Trading (SGT) ECN/STP & DMA/STP $200 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
Sucden Financial STP £5000 100 : 1 yes
Sun Hung Kai Forex STP $5000 20 : 1 yes
Sunbird ECN/STP & DMA/STP $100 100 : 1 yes
Swiss International (swissfs.com) ECN/STP & Market maker $500 200 : 1 yes
Swissquote Bank Market maker $1000 100 : 1 yes
Sword Capital STP & Market maker $100
500 : 1
yes
Synergy FX ECN/STP & DMA/STP $500
500 : 1
yes
TeleTrade STP & Market maker $100
100 : 1
yes
TFIFX Market maker $500
500 : 1
yes
ThinkForex ECN/STP & DMA/STP $250
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
thinkorswim Market maker $1 50 : 1 yes
TopFX ECN/STP $50000 100 : 1 yes
TradeFort ECN/STP & STP $5 1000 : 1 yes
TradeKing Market maker $500 50 : 1 yes
Tradenext STP & Market maker $1 100 : 1 yes
Traders Pulse STP $100 400 : 1 yes
Traders Trust STP $100
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
Trader's Way ECN/STP & DMA/STP & Market maker $1
1000 : 1
yes
TradersChoiceFX ECN/STP & STP & Market maker $250 50 : 1 yes
TradeStation Securities DMA/STP $2000 50 : 1 yes
Tradeview Forex ECN/STP & DMA/STP $100
400 : 1
yes
TradingForex.com ECN/STP $200 200 : 1 yes
UFXMarkets STP $100 200 : 1 yes
UpFX DMA/STP & STP $100
500 : 1
yes
V2FX STP $100 500 : 1 yes
Valbury Capital DMA/STP $15000 100 : 1 yes
Vantage FX DMA/STP $100 500 : 1 yes
Vantage FX UK DMA/STP $500 500 : 1 yes
Varengold Bank FX STP & Market maker $1 200 : 1 yes
Velocity Trade DMA/STP $1000 100 : 1 yes
Venice Banks ECN/STP $10000 100 : 1 yes
Victory International Futures Market maker $10000 100 : 1 yes
vPE Bank ECN/STP $5000 100 : 1 yes
WFX Markets ECN/STP & DMA/STP $10
500 : 1
yes, scalpers welcome
WH SelfInvest DMA/STP €2500 100 : 1 yes
WorldPro FX STP $250 400 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
X-Trade Brokers (XTB) Market maker €500 200 : 1 yes
XD Markets ECN/STP & DMA/STP & STP $100 500 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
XGLOBAL Markets DMA/STP & STP $1 200 : 1 yes, scalpers welcome
XM DMA/STP $5 888 : 1 yes