Brokers that accept clients from United States

11 of the 61 platforms we review accept clients from United States. 50 do not.

Brokers1

eToro

FCA

4.2

The social trading pioneer — copy top investors and trade real stocks, ETFs and crypto in one app.

Min deposit: $50
From: ~1.0 pips (EUR/USD CFD)

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Served by eToro USA Securities Inc. · Limited to real stocks, options, and a small set of crypto (BTC, BCH, ETH); no CFDs and no CopyTrader on the US entity.

Crypto Exchanges4

OKX

Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) — MiCA CASP authorisation

4.4

Pro-grade trading tools, low fees, and a serious Web3 wallet, backed by monthly proof-of-reserves.

Maker: 0.08% spot / 0.02% perpetual futures (…
Taker: 0.10% spot / 0.05% perpetual futures (…

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Served by OKX Inc. (OKX US, NMLS 1767779) · Separate, more limited OKX US platform; spot and convert only, and not offered in New York, Texas, Puerto Rico, Guam and other US territories

Crypto.com

MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — Major Payment Institution licence (Digital Payment Token service)

4.3

The consumer super-app of crypto — cards, staking, and an exchange with some of the broadest licensing in the industry.

Maker: 0.02%–0.10% (tiered)
Taker: 0.10%–0.16% (tiered)

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Served by Foris DAX, Inc. (NMLS 1966158); Crypto.com | Derivatives North America for CFTC-regulated derivatives · State-by-state money transmitter licensing; New York residents are not served. Regulated futures and prediction markets run through the CFTC-registered CDNA entity.

Kraken

FinCEN (USA) — Money Services Business registration

4.3

Security-first veteran exchange with strong staking, proof of reserves, and pro-level tools.

Maker: 0.40% (base tier), falling to 0.0% at…
Taker: 0.80% (base tier), falling to 0.10% at…

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Served by Payward Interactive, Inc. (Kraken US) · Not available to residents of Maine or New York; some products (e.g. certain crypto transfers, EUR pairs, tokenized stocks) are further limited in specific states.

Coinbase

NYDFS (New York) — BitLicense and money transmitter licence

4.2

The Nasdaq-listed, regulation-first exchange - audited financials and an easy app, but pricier than most rivals.

Maker: 0.60% at the base Advanced Trade tier,…
Taker: 1.20% at the base Advanced Trade tier,…

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Served by Coinbase, Inc. · Full product range including Advanced Trade, staking, and CFTC-regulated futures (Coinbase Derivatives); availability of some products varies by state.

Prop Firms6

FTMO

Commercial Register, Municipal Court in Prague

4.7

The prop-trading standard-bearer, with a fully refundable challenge fee and a decade of on-time payouts.

Split: 80% (2-Step, scaling to 90%) or 90% fr…
Funding: $200,000 per account (Scaling Plan to…

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Served by FTMO US (FTMO x OANDA) · US residents join through the separate FTMO US programme at ftmo.oanda.com; residents of Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Montana and South Carolina are excluded.

FundedNext

Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DED)

4.5

A high-volume Dubai prop firm with weekly payouts and splits up to 95%.

Split: 80% standard (90% add-on available), s…
Funding: $200,000 per CFD account (scaling prog…

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Served by FundedNext · Not on the restricted list, but MetaTrader is unavailable to US-located clients; other platforms only.

Alpha Capital Group

UK Companies House (company registration only — not FCA-authorized or a regulated financial services entity)

4.3

UK-registered prop firm with scaling to $2M and a heavy volume of payout reviews.

Split: 80% standard (up to 90% via add-on or…
Funding: $2,000,000 (scaling)

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Served by Alpha Capital Group Limited · Accepted, but MetaTrader 5 is unavailable and cTrader is closed to new US customers; DXtrade and TradeLocker only.

Topstep

CFTC / NFA

4.2

The original futures-funding evaluation, with a one-step Trading Combine and CME market data.

Split: 90% from the first dollar (Express Fun…
Funding: $150,000 buying power (Trading Combine…

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Served by Topstep LLC / Topstep Brokerage LLC · Home jurisdiction; Live Funded Account runs through the NFA-member introducing broker.

E8 Markets

Company registration only, not a financial regulator — Texas limited liability company; no registration number published

3.8

Multi-format futures and CFD challenges, though Trustpilot has flagged the firm's reviews for fake activity.

Split: 80% fixed (E8 Signature)
Funding: $500,000 (E8 One)

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Served by E8 Markets · Home jurisdiction; firm is based in Dallas, Texas.

Apex Trader Funding

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise-tax registration; company registration only, not a financial licence)

3.6

The biggest US futures prop firm: cheap one-step evaluations, 100% of the first $25k, but capped six-payout accounts.

Split: 100% of the first $25,000 per account,…
Funding: $150,000 per account

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Served by Apex Trader Funding Inc · Home market; payouts by ACH to a US bank account.

Not available in United States50

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Frequently asked questions

Which forex brokers accept clients from United States?

Of the brokers we review, these accept clients from United States: eToro.

Which crypto exchanges accept clients from United States?

Of the exchanges we review, these accept clients from United States: OKX, Crypto.com, Kraken, Coinbase.

Which platforms do not accept clients from United States?

These list United States as restricted: IC Markets, Pepperstone, XTB, Exness, FP Markets, IG, The5ers, Binance, Tickmill, Vantage, Admirals, AvaTrade, Funding Pips, FxPro, Gate.io, XM, Eightcap, HFM, Plus500, Bitget, Bybit, Deriv, XS.com, Equiti, RoboForex, INFINOX, MEXC, AMarkets, KuCoin, Bitfinex, LiteFinance, CoinEx, FunderPro, BingX, Alpari, FXTM, LBank, IronFX, CXM, Toobit, ZitaPlus, CPT Markets, Traders' Hub, EC Markets, UEXO, Tattvam Markets, FISG, ACCM, APC Prime, CentFX.

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