PU Prime offers MT4, MT5 and its own app with a $50 minimum deposit and leverage of up to 1:1000. International clients trade with offshore entities licensed in Mauritius and Seychelles.
Spreads from
1.3 pips
Commission
$0 (spread-only)
Min deposit
$50
Established
2015
Regulated by
FSC Mauritius · FSA Seychelles · ASIC · FSCA (South Africa) · CMA (UAE)
Written byLaverlane Team·Updated8 Nov 2026
Researched with AI assistance and verified by our editors
Regulation
PU Prime holds licences in five jurisdictions, but international clients are served by offshore licensees.
PU Prime Ltd is authorised as an investment dealer by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (GB23202672), and a separate PU Prime Ltd in Seychelles holds securities dealer licence SD050 from the Financial Services Authority. PU Prime Financial Services (Pty) Ltd holds FSCA licence FSP 52218 in South Africa, PU Prime Financial Services LLC holds a UAE Capital Market Authority Category 5 licence (20200000388) limited to introduction and promotion, and PU Prime Trading Pty Ltd holds ASIC licence AFSL 410681 in Australia. PU Prime LLC is registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
International clients on the global website contract with the offshore entities, so no Tier-1 regulator oversees their accounts and no statutory investor compensation scheme applies. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has listed PU Prime / Pacific Union (Seychelles) Limited on its Warning List since May 2023, saying the firm isn't authorised in the UK and may be targeting people there. If you live in the UK and deal with it, you won't have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service or the FSCS.
Key facts
The broker has operated since 2015.
Client-facing entity
PU Prime Ltd (Mauritius)
Regulators
FSC Mauritius, FSA Seychelles, ASIC, FSCA (South Africa), CMA (UAE)
Restricted countries
US, CA, SG, AU, IR, CN, PH, KP, IN, CU, CY, AS, GU, MP, PR
Negative-balance protection
Yes
Minimum deposit
$50
Max leverage (offshore entity)
1:1000
Platforms
MT4, MT5, Proprietary, PU Web Trader
Account currencies
USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, SGD, NZD, HKD, JPY
The broker traces its foundation to 2015 and, as of October 2026, reports more than 700,000 active traders, 25 offices and support in 18 languages across 100 countries.
The broker offers more than 1,000 instruments, copy trading, and access through MT4, MT5, PU Web Trader and the PU Prime App.
Best for
Pros & cons
Fund safety
Protection relies on private insurance and Financial Commission membership.
PU Prime provides client funds insurance through Lloyd's, covering up to US$1,000,000 per eligible client, applied automatically at no extra cost. It is also a member of the Financial Commission, whose Compensation Fund covers up to €20,000 per case if a member fails to follow a ruling.
Neither arrangement is a statutory scheme like the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), and the offshore licences carry no statutory investor compensation.
Account terms
PU Prime publishes its client agreements, but not an order execution policy.
The legal documentation page lists Client Service Agreements for PU Prime Ltd (Mauritius) and PU Prime LLC, risk disclosures, a deposit and withdrawal policy and a complaint policy. It doesn't list an order execution policy or a conflict of interest policy.
PU Prime doesn't charge an inactivity fee, but accounts inactive for 90 days or more may be archived.
Costs
Costs range from spread-only Standard pricing to raw spreads with commission.
Standard and Cent accounts have spreads from 1.3 pips with no commission. The Prime account offers spreads from 0.0 pips with a commission of $3.50 per lot per side, and the ECN account from 0.0 pips with $1 per lot per side.
PU Prime publishes reference spreads, commissions and swaps on its spreads and costs page but directs clients to MT4, MT5 or the app for live values. An Islamic account option is available on Standard, Prime and Cent accounts.
Markets
PU Prime offers more than 1,000 CFD instruments.
Forex CFD
60 pairs
Index CFD
20 indices
Commodity CFD
Metals, energies, softs
Single-Stock CFD
700 shares
Crypto CFD
Available ✓ · Weekend trading ✓
Real ownership: Stocks / ETFs
N/A for this broker, CFDs only
Markets include forex, metals, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, bonds and synthetic indices, with 24/7 gold trading (XAUUSD247).
All products are CFDs, so you don't own the underlying asset.
Platforms
Trading runs on MT4, MT5, PU Web Trader and the PU Prime App.
All account types are available on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, PU Web Trader and the PU Prime App, with Expert Advisors supported on every account. Autochartist is free on all accounts.
PU Prime also offers copy trading and a social trading service, PU Social.
Execution
PU Prime doesn't publish an order execution policy or execution statistics.
The legal documentation page doesn't include an order execution policy, and PU Prime doesn't publish execution quality statistics.
This means you can't check how orders are routed, or review fill quality and slippage, before trading.
Leverage
Leverage reaches 1:1000 on all account types.
Standard, Prime, ECN and Cent accounts all offer leverage of up to 1:1000, far above the 1:30 retail cap in the UK, EU and Australia. Most products use fixed leverage, while selected major forex pairs and gold use dynamic leverage.
Margin call is triggered at 50% and stop-out at 20% on all account types.
Account types
PU Prime offers Standard, Prime, ECN and Cent accounts.
| Account | Min deposit | Commission | Swap | Spread | Demo | Islamic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $50 | Spread-only | Standard swaps apply | From 1.3 pips · Variable | Yes | Yes |
| Prime | $1000 | $3.5 per lot per side | Standard swaps apply | From 0 pips · Variable | Yes | Yes |
| ECN | $10000 | $1 per lot per side | Standard swaps apply | From 0 pips · Variable | Yes | No |
| Cent | $20 | Spread-only | Standard swaps apply | From 1.3 pips · Variable | Yes | Yes |
The Standard account requires $50, Prime $1,000, ECN $10,000 and Cent $20. All accounts trade from 0.01 lots and support base currencies including USD, GBP, CAD, AUD, EUR, SGD, NZD, HKD and JPY (USC for Cent).
Islamic options are available on Standard, Prime and Cent accounts, and copy trading is available on all four.
Funding
PU Prime lists 0% commission on deposits and withdrawals.
Local bank transfer, card and e-wallet payments are processed instantly, while international bank transfers take an average of 3–5 working days. There's 0% commission on these methods. The minimum deposit is $50 on the Standard account and $20 on the Cent account.
Card payments are limited to $10,000 per transaction, and third-party bank fees may apply.
Support
Customer support is available 24/7.
PU Prime offers 24/7 support via live chat and email, and a help centre for common questions.
Research includes market insights, Autochartist and an economic calendar, while education covers the PU Prime Academy, webinars, video tutorials and e-books.
Availability
PU Prime excludes residents of a number of countries.
PU Prime's website is not intended for citizens or residents of the United States, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Iran, China, the Philippines, North Korea, India, Cuba, Cyprus, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands or Puerto Rico, or jurisdictions on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist or under sanctions.
The entity you join depends on where you live, so check the client agreement during registration.
Verdict
PU Prime combines low minimum deposits, raw-spread Prime and ECN accounts, and MT4, MT5 and app access with Lloyd's client funds insurance and Financial Commission membership. The trade-off is regulatory: international clients contract with offshore entities licensed in Mauritius and Seychelles, leverage reaches 1:1000, and PU Prime doesn't publish an order execution policy. It suits cost-focused MetaTrader traders who understand the offshore structure. Weigh the risks as carefully as the costs. With leverage of up to 1:1000, a small price move can wipe out your margin quickly, and the offshore entities don't give you the complaints route or statutory compensation you'd get with a UK or EU broker. The FCA warning also means UK residents would have little recourse if a dispute arose. If those trade-offs don't suit you, a Tier-1 regulated broker with a 1:30 leverage cap may be a better fit.
PU Prime may suit you if you want to start with a small deposit, trade on MT4 or MT5 and use raw spreads on a Prime or ECN account. It is less suitable if you need Tier-1 oversight or statutory compensation cover.
It's aimed at forex and CFD traders, Expert Advisor (EA) users and copy traders who are comfortable with high leverage and an offshore broker. Newer traders who want strict leverage caps and statutory protection may prefer a Tier-1 regulated broker.
FAQ
PU Prime is an online CFD broker that began operating in 2015 and offers more than 1,000 instruments across forex, metals, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs and bonds. It is a trading name used by several entities, including PU Prime Ltd, licensed by the FSC in Mauritius and the FSA in Seychelles. Trading is available on MT4, MT5, PU Web Trader and the PU Prime App.
To connect PU Prime to MetaTrader 5, open an MT5 live or demo account through the PU Prime client portal and download MT5. Log in with the account number, password and server name that PU Prime provides for that account. All four account types (Standard, Prime, ECN and Cent) are available on MT4 and MT5.
PU Prime lists instant processing for local bank transfer, card and e-wallet methods. International bank transfers take an average of 3–5 working days. PU Prime charges 0% commission on listed methods; PU Prime covers the bank charge on the first international bank transfer withdrawal each month, then charges 20 units of the account currency per additional transfer.
PU Prime is regulated through several entities: PU Prime Ltd holds licences from the FSC in Mauritius (GB23202672) and the FSA in Seychelles (SD050), and PU Prime Trading Pty Ltd holds ASIC licence AFSL 410681 in Australia. The group also holds an FSCA licence in South Africa (FSP 52218) and a UAE CMA licence (20200000388) for introduction and promotion. International clients trade with the offshore entities, which carry no statutory investor compensation scheme.
PU Prime operates through entities in several jurisdictions rather than a single headquarters. PU Prime Ltd is registered in Ebene, Mauritius, and a separate PU Prime Ltd is registered in Mahe, Seychelles. PU Prime LLC is registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a UK services company provides support functions.
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Octa offers swap-free forex and CFD trading on OctaTrader, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, with no trading commission and a $25 minimum deposit. Accounts on octabroker.com are with Versustrategy Inc, registered in Saint Lucia, and the legal documents page lists no financial regulator.
JustMarkets offers leverage of up to 1:3000, swap-free trading and MT4, MT5 and its own app, but international clients contract with an offshore Seychelles entity without a statutory compensation scheme.
FXCM offers forex and CFD trading on Trading Station, MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and TradingView. Accounts on the international website are with Stratos Global LLC, an offshore entity in St Vincent and the Grenadines that sits outside the group’s regulated companies.
ThinkMarkets offers ThinkTrader, TradingView, MT4 and MT5 with 4,000+ instruments and leverage of up to 1:500 on Standard and ThinkZero accounts. International clients contract with a Seychelles-licensed entity.
IronFX operates as a retail CFD broker providing high leverage up to 1:1000 on MetaTrader 4, but international clients contract through an offshore entity without statutory compensation protection.
CFI Financial offers MT5, TradingView and its own app with no minimum deposit and leverage of up to 1:500. International clients trade with CFI International Ltd, licensed in Mauritius.
EC Markets offers MT4, MT5 and its own app with a $10 minimum deposit on STD and ECN accounts and leverage of up to 1:1000. International clients trade with the Mauritius-licensed entity.
General CFD risk warning
CFDs are complex leveraged products and carry a high risk of rapid losses. They do not give you ownership of the underlying asset. Depending on your jurisdiction, broker entity and client classification, protections such as leverage limits and negative-balance protection may differ or may not apply. Where negative-balance protection is not provided, losses may exceed the funds you deposit. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.
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