Just Markets Review

Regulation - 10/10

Is Just Markets Legit?

Yes, Just Global Markets (PTY) LTD, trading as "Just Markets", operates legally in South Africa since they are regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

Deposit & Withdrawals -10/10

What is the Minimum Deposit for Just Markets?

Just Markets minimum deposit is $10 for their entry-level Standard Account & Cent Account.

However, if you seek the more advanced Pro & Raw Accounts, the minimum deposit is $200.

How Does Just Markets Welcome Bonus Work?

Just Markets gives a welcome bonus of 50% on any deposits from $10 & above. However, the welcome bonus is not available on the Raw Spread Account.

Every time you make a deposit above $10, you are qualified for a Just Markets welcome bonus so there's no limit on the number of bonuses you can get.

To claim the Just Markets welcome bonus, you must tick the get deposit bonus box while you are making any deposit above $10.

Yes, you can withdraw the Just Markets welcome bonus but on condition that you trade a certain number of standard lots.

The formula for determining the number of standard lots you must trade before you can withdraw the Just Markets welcome bonus is No. of Lots = (Bonus Received/2).

So, if you received a $50 bonus then you must trade 25 standard lots, before you can withdraw the bonus.

What is the Minimum Withdrawal Amount at Just Markets?

Just Markets minimum withdrawal amount is $5 and you should send your withdrawal requests in before mid-day so that they can be treated same day.

To initiate a Just Markets withdrawal, go to your personal area, click on accounts, click on withdrawal, select withdrawal method, input amount, wait for security PIN to be sent to your email, input the PIN & submit.

How Long Does Just Markets Withdrawal Take?

Account Types - 10/10

1. Just Markets MT4 Cent Account

Beginners who want to experience live trading while limiting their losses/profits can open the Just Markets Cent. Here, you can only open small trades & hence you cannot make big losses.

2. Just Markets MT4/5 Standard Account

This is an full-fledged account and this is for normal trading with no restrictions. Its a spread-only account meaning you don't pay commissions.

3. Just Markets MT4/5 Raw Spread Account

Another full-fledged account but this time you pay commissions on every trade you make but in exchange, you get razor-thin spreads..

4. Just Markets MT4/5 Pro Account

This is a hybrid cross between the Standard & Raw Spread Accounts. On the Pro Account, you save about half the spread you would have paid on the Standard Account & you still don't pay any commissions per trade

Account Management - 8/10

Available Account Currencies

Just Markets offers ZAR as an account currency, so you can avoid paying conversion fees every time you deposit/withdraw in your local ZAR currency.

USD, GBP & EUR account currencies are also available at Just Markets South Africa.

Negative Balance Protection

At Just Markets even if your account balance goes into negative for any reason, Just Markets will refund the negative balance & restore your account balance back to zero.

Dynamic Leverage

Just Markets has dynamic leverage so once your account balance is up to 1,000 USD, you can no longer access up to 1:3000 leverage.

For an account balance of 1,000 to 4,999 USD, the leverage you can access is automatically reduced to 1:2000.

For an account balance of 5,000 to 29,999 USD the leverage you can access is automatically reduced to 1:1000.

For an account balance of 30,000 USD & above the leverage you can access is automatically reduced to 1:500.

Number of Trading Accounts Allowed

At Just Markets, you can open an unlimited number of trading accounts but you can only register for one Personal Area.

Margin Call & Stop Out

Margin Call will come when your Margin Level falls to 40% and you will be Stopped Out of all your trades when your Margin Level falls to 20%.

Range of CFD Markets - 6.5/10

Forex (1:3000 Leverage)

You get access to all major forex pairs which is good but you only get access to ZAR crosses: USD/ZAR & EUR/ZAR.

Indices (1:500 Leverage)

You get access to popular indices like NASDAQ, S&P 500, UK 100; but you don't get access to any local South African indices.

Stocks (1:20 Leverage)

You get access to lots of international stock across multiple sectors such as oil/gas, automobile, skin care etc. but you don't get access to local South African stocks like MTN.

Commodities (1:3000 Leverage)

You get access to Precious metals such as Gold, Palladium etc. & you also get access to oil.

However, we noticed Gold is not crossed with the ZAR (there is not XAU/ZAR pair). We also noticed there are no soft commodities such as agriculture & livestock etc.

Crypto (1:20 Leverage)

Just Markets has a pretty diverse Crypto portfolio with coins like Bitcoin, TRON, DOGECOIN, ETHEREUM, etc.

However, we noticed these crypto assets are not paired against the ZAR currency. This exposes ZAR account currency users to more currency conversion fees.

Cost of Trading - 9/10

1. Spread

Just Markets spreads are very competitive. On the Standard Account spreads start from 0.3 pips & when trading the EUR/USD pair you get an average spread of 0.7 pips.

On the Pro Account spreads start from 0.1 pips & on the Raw Account spreads are almost zero when trading major pairs.

2. Commissions

When trading forex with the Raw Spread Account, you pay a flat commission of $3 per side on every standard lot traded. In return you get near-zero spreads.

Trading Stock, Indices, Crypto & Commodity CFDs is commission-free at Just Markets.

3. Overnight Swaps

Just Markets offers extended swap-free trading on most instruments so you can hold your position open overnight at zero cost.

4. Inactivity Fees

Yes, Just Markets charges a $5 monthly fee on dormant accounts after 5 months of inactivity.

Platforms - 6.5/10

1. MetaTrader

Just Markets offers MT4 & MT5 desktop/web trading platforms.

The Cent Account only works on MT4 while other trading accounts work on both MT4/5.

We noticed that Just Markets execution speed is not as fast as some competitors when we tested their MT5. There were occasional delays when we tried to close trades.

However, Just Markets does not provide additional MetaTrader support such as free Expert Advisor tools that can upgrade the performance of MT4.

We also noticed an issue with the Just Markets MT5 desktop platform where if you set a trailing stop loss & then cancel it, it will keep coming back/resetting itself.

2.Just Markets Mobile App

The JM mobile app is compatible with android & apple devices. The app is not very sophisticated but is ideal for monitoring your ongoing trades & funding/withdrawing from your account./p>

Tools - 4/10

1. Copy Trading

Just Markets offers copy trading where you can either copy other experienced investors, or let people copy your strategies.

to start copy trading at Just Markets you need to register a copy trading profile & create an investor wallet.

Next you have to perform an internal transfer from your normal trading account, to your investor wallet.

After funding your wallet, you can proceed to select an investor to copy.

Just Markets so called Investment Protection Mechanism (IPM) temporary pauses your copy trading when the market is moving against the investor you're copying from.

2. Economic Calendar

Just Markets provides you an economic calendar to help you keep track of the exact dates when important market changing data such as Nonfarm Payroll, CPI & PCE; will be released.

Customer Support - 8/10

1. Live Chat

The Live Chat is the best support channel with instant responses and even the bot which greets you at the beginning is well configured to answer questions. However, on busy days it takes a live agent a long time to attend to you.

2. Telephone

Another good support feature is the request a call back feature which meant we didn't need to spend our airtime calling Just Markets; they quickly got back to us after we requested a call back.

3. Email

Emails are also responded to in about 1 hour which is good.

However, we visited the online stores and noticed that Just Markets does not respond frequently to complaints about their mobile app/services.

4. Demo Account

There is also customer support in form of a demo account for practicing with fake cash. The demo account is great because it does not expire early and is very stable but Just Markets should allow trading more instruments on the demo

5. Education

Just Markets education is not organized into a trading academy as some brokers do & there's not much of videos to watch. However, the text-based learning materials cut straight to the chase and are updated regularly.

Final Verdict - 8/10

Just Markets is one of the Best Forex brokers in South Africa for experienced traders but we do not recommend them for beginners because of the high leverage, lack of trading tools & high minimum withdrawal.