ThinkMarkets is a regulated online broker that provides trading services for Forex, CFDs, commodities,and crypto. The company has won several awards for its service, including the “Best Forex Trading Platform – Africa” at the 2021 Global Forex Awards. According to their website, the company has offices in 11 locations worldwide and is licensed by several financial authorities in different regimes. We have included ThinkMarkets in our Green Compliance list.
ThinkMarkets Key Data
| Trading name | ThinkMarkets |
| Other trading names | Liquidity.net (www.liquidity.net) |
| Activity | Forex and CFD broker |
| Domains | www.thinkmarkets.com; www.thinkmarkets.com/eu www.thinkmarkets.com/europe www.thinkmarkets.com/uk |
| Social media | LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram |
| Legal entities | TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd (Australia) TF Global Markets (Europe) Ltd (Cyprus) TF Global Markets (UK) Limited (UK) TF Global Markets (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd TF Global Markets Int Limited (Seychelles) Think Capital Limited (Bermudas) TF Global Markets (STL) Limited (Saint Lucia) TFG (Payments) Limited (UK) Think Capital Services UK Ltd (UK) |
| Related individuals | Faizan Anees Nauman Anees (LinkedIn) Harley Salt (LinkedIn) Amin Mohamed Adat Mohammed Adil Siddiqui Chantelle Lea (LinkedIn) Alexander Kolchev (LinkedIn) |
| Jurisdictions | Australia, UK, Seychelles, Bermudas, Cyprus |
| Authorization | ASIC for TR Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd FCA for TF Global Markets (UK) Limited CySEC for TF Global Markets (Europe) Ltd FSCA for TF Global Markets (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd FSA Seychelles for TF Global Markets Int Limited, |
| Leverage | up to 1:30 (standard account) up to 1:500 (ThinkZero account) |
| Contact data | +44 203 514 2374 +61 3 9093 3400 [email protected] |
| Payment options | Credit/debit card, bank wire, e-wallets, crypto |
| Payment processors | Skrill, Neteller, China UnionPay, FasaPay, GlobalCollect, BPAY, NETBANX |
| Trustpilot | 4.4-star rating with “Excellent” trust level |
| Compliance rating | Red |
Short ThinkMarkets Narrative
Headquartered in the US and Australia, ThinkMarkets is a global brokerage specializing in forex, precious metals, indices, as well as Australian Direct Equities . The group is divided into three distinct business lines between OTC, Exchange and Institutional markets. According to Pitchbook, ThinkMarkets was founded in 2010 by Nauman Anees and Faizan Anees, both are still beneficial ownwers. Nauman Anees is the current CEO of the company.
In 2019, Australia-based Retail FX and CFDs broker ThinkMarkets acquired the CySEC-licensed A-Conversio Capital Ltd. Before, ThinkMarkets had serviced its EU client base out of the company’s FCA-licensed TF Global Markets (UK) Limited. The Anees brothers, Faizan Anees and Nauman Anees, are the beneficial owners behind the ThinkMarkets global scheme.
Compliance Check
We have registered as an EEA resident with the ThinkMarkets offshore broker operated by TF Global Markets Int Limited in the Seychelles. This entity is regulated by the FSA Seychelles but has no permission to offer its financial products in other jurisdictions. This also applies to the regulatory regimes of the EEA countries.
When onboarding from an EEA country, ThinkMarkets will inform you that the responsible broker would be the CySEC-regulated TF Global Markets (Europe) Ltd, but you can also register for the offshore broker in the Seychelles.
As a European retail customer, we were thus also able to access leverage of up to 1:500. In the ESMA jurisdictions, however, a maximum of 1:30 is permitted.
The onboarding process is completely compliant. It is not possible to open an account or make pre-KYC deposits without KYC verification. The documents have been carefully checked. One of our documents proving the address, which was intentionally incorrect, was rejected.
On Trustpilot, ThinkMarkets has a 4.4-star rating with 217 reviews and a corresponding “Excellent” Trustlevel.
We have included ThinkMarkets in our “Green Compliance” list.
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