Editor’s Verdict
Overview
Review
Headquarters | United States |
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Year Established | 1999 |
US Persons Accepted? |
The company offers no less than 15 platforms in online Forex and Metals trading worldwide and over 8 other platforms in the fields of Futures, CFDs, Options, and NASDAQ Futures Exchange (NFX) and Non Deliverable Forwards (NDF) products.
It is somewhat difficult to be skeptical about a firm with over 18,000 institutional and retail clients in over 90 countries, that is regulated on four continents and that can offer 24/7 multilingual customer service support. Suffice it to say that those wishing to deal with Ikon are dealing with a major financial concern. Not many trading companies can boast of the appointment of a distinguished former Senator like Larry Pressler as Chairman of its Global Advisory Board. One wonders whether such prestige may cost extra.
Among the 15 platforms are products that take advantage of technologies from major companies such as Currenex as well as MetaTrader. A cursory evaluation cannot do them justice. Nor can a simple review of Ikon’s many facetted web site.
Perhaps in an acknowledgement of its immensity Ikon provides a welter of information including a “My Ikon” section filled with downloadable and informative PDF documents. In a effort to leave no potential client unserved Ikon states explicitly that Ikon Group caters not only to professional financial traders but also to novice and inexperienced traders. Actual online educational materials are informative, well written and a bit brief.
Demo accounts are available for a somewhat overwhelming array of 10 different trading platforms. Contacting this Wall Street based firm for additional info should be easy using a wide array of options including toll free telephone numbers.