Hantec Markets' international site (hmarkets.com) is run by Hantec Markets Ltd, regulated as an Investment Dealer by the FSC Mauritius (C114013940). It offers three accounts, Global, Pro and Cent, all from a $10 minimum deposit with 500:1 maximum leverage, free deposits and withdrawals, negative balance protection ('Balance Guard') and equity insurance of up to $500,000. We found no deposit bonus. It doesn't serve the US, UAE, Japan, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea or Russia.
- Costs3.8
- Trading conditions3.1
- Safety3.6
- Bonuses2.0
- Platforms and tools3.8
Best for Traders who want MT4/MT5 with a long-established group
Pros
- Tight EUR/USD spread (0.6 pips)
- Negative balance protection
- Low minimum deposit ($10)
- Low raw-account commission ($2 round turn)
Cons
- No bonus
- Scalping restricted
- Offshore licence: limited investor protection
- Max leverage
- 500:1
- Min deposit
- $10
- Bonus
- None
- Negative balance protection
- Yes
- Stop-out level
- 40%
- Platforms
- MT4 / MT5 / own app
Facts checked 4 November 2026How we score
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Hantec Markets bonuses and promotions
| No-deposit bonus | None |
|---|---|
| Deposit bonus | None |
| Rebates and loyalty | None |
| Other promotions | None |
Bonuses as published on each broker's official pages. Terms change by country and over time, so check the broker's site before you sign up. N/A means no published information was found. checked 2026-11-04.
Hantec Markets key facts
| Max leverage | 500:1 |
|---|---|
| Min deposit | $10 |
| Bonus | No deposit or sign-up bonus found on its public pages |
| Account types | 3 types |
| Platforms | MT4 / MT5 / own app |
| Licence | FSC Mauritius C114013940 |
| Bonus offered | ✗ |
| No-deposit bonus | None |
| Deposit bonus | None |
| Negative balance protection | ✓ |
| Stop-out level | 40% |
| USD/JPY spread | 1.4 pips minimum |
| EUR/USD spread | 0.6 pips minimum |
| EUR/USD spread (low-spread account, no commission) | No such account |
| Gold spread | 35 pips |
| USD/JPY spread (raw account) | 0.3 pips minimum |
| EUR/USD spread (raw account) | 0.2 pips minimum |
| Commission (per lot, round turn) | 2 |
| Withdrawal time | Requests processed within about five minutes |
| Deposit & withdrawal methods | Bank wire, cards, e-wallets and crypto, depending on region |
| ECN account | ✓ |
| Cent account | ✓ |
| Scalping allowed | ✗ |
| EAs allowed | ✓ |
| Copy trading | ✓ |
| Swap-free | ✗ |
| Crypto CFDs | ✓ |
| Stock CFDs | ✓ |
| Local-language support | ✓ |
| Rebates and loyalty | None |
Verdict
Hantec Markets is a straightforward, low-entry broker: $10 to start, three similar accounts, free funding, negative balance protection and an equity insurance policy. Leverage tops out at 500:1, lower than many offshore rivals, and there’s no bonus.
Good for: small accounts; traders who want negative balance protection and no funding fees; commission-free trading on the Global account.
Not for: bonus seekers; traders who want 1000:1 or more; residents of Japan, the US or the UAE.
Company and licence
From hmarkets.com’s footer: Hantec Markets Ltd is authorised and regulated as an Investment Dealer by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, licence C114013940. Hantec says the brand is regulated in six jurisdictions; those other companies serve their own regions and don’t cover an account opened on hmarkets.com.
The site isn’t aimed at residents of the United States, the UAE or Japan, and Hantec doesn’t serve Iran, Myanmar, North Korea or Russia. It also says it isn’t authorised by Brazil’s CVM.
What the Mauritius licence protects: a supervised Investment Dealer subject to FSC rules. What it doesn’t: EU or UK compensation schemes and leverage caps. See the FSC Mauritius guide and offshore vs regulated brokers.
Accounts and costs
From the Global, Pro and Cent account pages:
| Global | Pro | Cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum deposit | $10 | $10 | $10 |
| Spread from | 0.1 pips (floating) | 0.1 pips (floating) | 0.1 pips (floating) |
| Commission | From $0 | From $2 per lot | From $2 per lot |
| Max leverage | 500:1 | 500:1 | 500:1 |
| Minimum order | 0.01 lots | 0.01 lots | 0.01 lots |
| Balance Guard (negative balance protection) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Platforms: MT4, MT5, Hantec’s web trader and mobile app. The Cent account trades smaller lot sizes for reduced exposure. Hantec says “trading conditions can vary by symbol”, and it doesn’t publish average spreads on these pages.
Other costs from the charges page: opening and holding an account is free; a 0.6% currency conversion fee applies when a trade settles in a currency other than your account’s; and swaps apply overnight.
Funding and withdrawals
From the funding page: free deposits and withdrawals (no broker processing fees), instant deposits, and withdrawals “processed in as little as 5 minutes”. Methods include bank or wire transfers and cards; the full list isn’t on the public page.
Bonus
We found no deposit or sign-up bonus on hmarkets.com. Hantec’s incentives are structural: Balance Guard and insurance.
Safety features
- Balance Guard: free negative balance protection on Global, Pro and Cent individual accounts, applied automatically
- Equity insurance up to $500,000, which Hantec says doesn’t cover trading losses
- Segregated client funds, per its funding page
Risks and open questions
- Average spreads and the exact commission per instrument
- Withdrawal arrival times by method
- The insurance policy’s terms (insurer, eligible events)
- The FSC Mauritius register entry (we relied on Hantec’s footer)
Bottom line
Hantec Markets is a sensible low-cost pick for small accounts that value negative balance protection over high leverage or bonuses. Check that your client agreement names Hantec Markets Ltd.
Keep the safety extras in proportion. Balance Guard stops your balance going below zero, and the equity insurance, Hantec says, doesn’t cover trading losses; we couldn’t read which events it does cover. Neither turns an FSC Mauritius account into a tier-1 regulated one: there’s no compensation scheme of the kind UK or EU clients have, so start with a small deposit and test a withdrawal.
On costs, Global, Pro and Cent all quote spreads from 0.1 pips, and the commission is what separates them. Before choosing, open the contract specification for the pairs you trade and add the round-trip commission, converted into pips, to the live spread. Our pip calculator does the conversion. For small or occasional trading, the commission-free Global account is usually the simplest choice.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hantec Markets regulated?
Hantec Markets Ltd, which runs hmarkets.com, is authorised and regulated as an Investment Dealer by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, licence C114013940. Hantec says its brand is regulated in six jurisdictions; other group companies serve other regions.
What is Hantec Markets' minimum deposit?
$10 on the Global, Pro and Cent accounts.
What leverage does Hantec Markets offer?
Up to 500:1 on all three accounts. Hantec says conditions vary by symbol.
Does Hantec Markets have a bonus?
We found no deposit or sign-up bonus on hmarkets.com.
Does Hantec charge for withdrawals?
No. Its account pages list deposit and withdrawal fees as $0, and it says withdrawals can be processed in as little as 5 minutes. Currency conversion is charged at 0.6% where needed.
