Million $ account

With the amount of leverage FX offers you're not very likely to put, and presumably leave, 6-7 figures into the brokerage. And basically the rest of your questions depend on your location, which you failed to mention.

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If I had a 7 figure account, regulation and execution would matter way more to me than shaving off a fraction of a pip. I'd be asking about fund segregation, institutional pricing, execution quality, and whether better conditions open up for larger accounts. that's one reason I'd look at a broker which got dedicated VIP/professional services and can tailor pricing for higher volume traders, so it's worth actually having that conversation

Stop watching wolf of wallstreet kid

at seven figures I would not be chasing the absolute lowest spread either bigger deal is who actually holds the account how fills look size goes up and whether withdrawals are clean when real money is moving any broker on the shortlist has to pass that test

conditions are generally based on volume. any of the large brokers with segregated accounts a multiple jurisdiction compliance should be fine. interactive brokers probably gold standard. pepperstone and others - all much the same. but you will hit liquidity cost issues before you have much past 6 figures.

Check out WHselfInvest. I’ve been with them for over a decade with 7 figures and zero issues whatsoever. They are well regulated, a non market maker, and headquartered in Luxembourg. They’re legally required to keep client funds in segregated accounts at reputable depository banks, completely separate from their own operational capital. That means if the broker ever runs into financial trouble, your assets stay legally distinct and protected from their creditors. Just keep in mind that segregation protects you against the broker failing, not the underlying custodian bank holding the money. Luxembourg's regulatory safety nets cap out at €20k for investment claims and €100k for bank deposits, so anything above that in plain cash is technically unguaranteed bank credit risk. If you're keeping 7 figures liquid, you're better off parking excess cash in short-term sovereign money market funds since securities are bankruptcy remote, or just splitting the capital across a couple of institutional brokers to manage the counterparty risk.

Wow I had this exact thought like a few minutes ago lol

At that size the conversation shifts from spreads and bonuses to things like negative balance protection, segregated funds, and how execution holds up under news volatility. Worth asking any broker for their execution stats during high-impact events, not just their marketing page.

Pepperstone