YF Markets Global UK – account FAQs

You can apply for an account online

We always try to validate your account electronically, but will occasionally require some additional supporting documentation.

We will notify you by email as soon as your account is open and ready to start trading.

You can download a corporate account application form here or contact our Customer Services Team on +44 20 3192 2555 or email info@YF Markets.com.

$10,000 (or base currency equivalent) is the minimum initial deposit for an account.

We currently offers accounts denominated in GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CHF, JPY, PLN, SEK, SGD, HKD and HUF. We accept funds via bank transfer and debit/credit card.

In compliance with the FCA client money rules, all client funds are held in a segregated client trust account. The Client Money Overview document describes the procedures followed in relation to client funds.

Spreads

YF Markets Global spreads are variable. To view our historical spreads, please click here

Commissions

YF Markets Global account holders are eligible for a competitive commission rate structure, dependant on their level of trading activity.

Call our customer support team on +44 20 3192 2555 or email info@YF Markets.com for more information.

Overnight financing

FX Overnight Financing

The financing charge for rolling spot FX reflects the relative interest rates of the two currencies comprising your open trade plus a premium dependant on market conditions and including an YF Markets Global charge. When a position is held overnight, we will apply a financing entry to your account. This may be a debit or a credit entry depending on the contributing factors outlined above, namely relative interest rates and YF Markets Global premium.

The cost of the tomorrow next roll (tom/next) is applied to positions held through the respective market close. The opening price on your position is not adjusted, rather a separate financing charge is levied to your account. Positions rolled over the weekend or over bank holidays will reflect the longer duration of the underlying wholesale rolling trades. Example available on request.

CFD Overnight Financing Rates

Financing charges are applied to all CFD positions held through the market close each day. Financing charges will be applied according to the following schedule.

Instrument Reference Rate Standard Contracts Long Standard Contracts Short Mini Contracts Long Mini Contracts Short
UK instruments 1 month LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%
Euro instruments 1 month EUR LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%
US instruments 1 month USD LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%
JPY instruments 1 month JPY LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%
AUD instruments 1 month AUD LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%
HKD instruments 1 month HKD LIBOR + 2.0% – 1.5% + 2.5% – 2.0%

Over 100 instruments: FX, metals, equity indices, commodities, crypto CFDs and Weekend FX

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There are a number of ways to access YF Markets Global:

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All details can be found on the Contact us page.

There are different definitions in relation to latency:

  • arrow_forward_ios We define “trade (order) execution latency” as the time between the receipt of an order arriving at the edge of YF Markets Global systems, and the order confirmation leaving YF Markets Global systems. For YF Markets Global clients – the trade latency figure also includes the time it takes to do all pre-trade risk checks, ensuring the trade can be executed.
  • arrow_forward_ios We define “internal latency” as the time it takes for the order to be processed through YF Markets Exchange “matching engine” software.

We define “uptime” as the percentage of time the YF Markets Global trading platform is available for customers to log-in during published business hours.

GMT ‐ Trading Hours Schedule ‐ Sunday 5 November 2023 to Saturday 30 March 2024