CFI Financial Group review
CFI Financial Group traces back to 1998, when Credit Financier Invest was established as a private banking department. It has since grown into a CFD and forex broker operating through more than a dozen regulated national entities, from a UK FCA licence and a Cyprus CySEC licence down to regulators across Jordan, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, South Africa and several smaller offshore jurisdictions. The group runs on MetaTrader 5, TradingView execution and a proprietary CFI Trader Evolution app, advertises 15,000+ tradable instruments group-wide, and markets itself heavily through sports sponsorship and a Lewis Hamilton brand partnership. Its Trustpilot page currently carries a guideline-breach warning after a batch of fake reviews was removed.
CFI Financial Group key facts
- Website: cfi.trade
- Category: CFD / forex broker
- Founded: 1998
- Headquarters: Amman, Jordan
- CEO: Ziad Melhem
- Regulation: FCA, CySEC, JSC and 10+ more entities
- Platforms: MetaTrader 5, TradingView, CFI Trader Evolution
- Instruments: 15,000+ group-wide
- Brand ambassador: Lewis Hamilton
- CEO: Ziad Melhem
- FYI Score: 81.7/100 (ranked #60 of the 136 CFD brokers we track)
Regulation & licences
- CFI Financial Group Holding Ltd operates through more than a dozen regulated national entities, more than most CFD brokers of comparable size.
- Core entities: Credit Financier Invest Ltd under the UK FCA (FRN 828955) and Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd under CySEC (licence 179/12) in Cyprus.
- Regional coverage spans the UAE (CMA), Jordan (JSC, licence 49631), Lebanon (BDL), Egypt (FRA), Bahrain (CBB) and South Africa (FSCA).
- Smaller or offshore licences in Seychelles, Vanuatu, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, Palestine and Colombia round out the group.
Spreads & fees
- Two main account tracks: Zero Commission (costs built into spread and swap) and Dynamic Trader (tighter, sometimes zero-pip spreads with a separate commission).
- Stocks and ETFs trade commission-free on spread-only CFD pricing; direct US-listed stock/ETF investing is priced at $0.005 per share with a $1 minimum per trade.
- Overnight swap (financing) rates apply and vary by instrument; CFI states fees can change daily without prior notice.
Platforms & tools
- MetaTrader 5 is the core execution platform, with TradingView charting integrated.
- CFI Trader Evolution is the group's proprietary trading app.
- Research add-ons include TipRanks (stock research), Trading Central (signals) and an economic calendar.
Markets & instruments
- CFDs on forex, stocks, metals, energies, indices, ETFs, crypto and bonds, plus direct stock/ETF investing.
- Group-wide, CFI advertises 15,000+ tradable instruments across its regulated entities.
- No per-asset-class counts (e.g. number of forex pairs) are published; only the group total is quantified.
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Platforms
MetaTrader 5, TradingView, CFI Trader Evolution
Who CFI Financial Group is for
An individual trader gets a broad multi-asset CFD lineup and a proprietary platform alongside MT5 and TradingView. The Trustpilot fake-review flag and the lack of published per-instrument spread data mean it's worth checking live pricing and the specific regulated entity before funding an account.
Pros
- Long operating history for the CFD/forex space: founded in 1998 as Credit Financier Invest, one of the longer-tenured MENA-origin brokers.
- Wide regulatory footprint: 13+ licensed entities spanning FCA (UK) and CySEC (EU) down to regional MENA and African regulators.
- Diversified platform stack (MT5, TradingView, proprietary CFI Trader Evolution) plus bundled research tools (TipRanks, Trading Central).
- High-profile marketing partnership (Lewis Hamilton as global brand ambassador, plus regional sports sponsorships) signals a large marketing budget relative to peers.
Cons
- Trustpilot flagged CFI's page for a breach of its guidelines, removing a batch of fake reviews; its aggregate TrustScore is currently unavailable as a result.
- Regulatory quality varies sharply by entity: clients onboarded to smaller jurisdictions (Vanuatu, Seychelles, Mauritius) get materially less protection than FCA/CySEC clients.
- Per-asset-class instrument counts are not published, only a group-wide 15,000+ figure, making like-for-like comparison with other brokers harder.
- Specific spread/commission numbers beyond stock and ETF fees are not published on the group's public fee page; traders must check a live instrument sheet for forex/CFD pricing.
CFI Financial Group FAQ
Is CFI Financial Group regulated?
Yes, across many national regulators depending on the entity, including the FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus) and JSC (Jordan). Protection level differs by which entity a client account is opened with.
How old is CFI Financial Group?
It traces back to 1998, when Credit Financier Invest was established as a private banking department, before growing into today's multi-jurisdiction CFD and forex broker.
What platforms does CFI offer?
MetaTrader 5 with integrated TradingView charting, plus a proprietary app called CFI Trader Evolution.
Why is CFI's Trustpilot rating unavailable?
Trustpilot flagged the CFI page for a breach of its guidelines and removed a number of fake reviews, so no aggregate TrustScore is currently shown.
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