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FreshForex in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Riston Capital Ltd
- Founded
- 2004
- Retail leverage
- 2000PK
- Round turn
- 3 USDPK
- Currencies
- No PKR; USD, EUR, RUB, crypto.
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with FreshForexThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Taxes for a Pakistani resident(1 rule)
- Forex/derivatives trading profit for residents is generally taxed as income;https://freshforex.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- Riston Capital Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore, unregulated in Pakistan; not SECP-authorised. Local FX with foreign brokers restricted under SBP rules.
- Licence as the register states it
- SVG FSA reg. 20623 IBC 2012; not SECP-licensed.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:2000 (Classic); 1:1000 Market Pro/ECN.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2004; Riston Capital Ltd, SVG; CIS roots.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore SVG, no top-tier regulator; WikiFX low score, withdrawal complaints.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Pakistani residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore, unregulated in Pakistan; not SECP-authorised. Local FX with foreign brokers restricted under SBP rules.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against Pakistan market median(priced from 36 of 62)
Medians run over the 36 of 62 brokers that publish a price for Pakistan, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Classic, Market Pro, ECN, card min USD 10. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (3 methods · 0 local rails)
Local bank transfer, cards, crypto (local rails limited).
- Local bank transfer
- Cards
- Crypto
- Account currency
- No PKR; USD, EUR, RUB, crypto.
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(35 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(3 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 2 |
| MT5 | — | 2 |
| All instruments | 270 | — |
114 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 108 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 2000 PK.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 3.5 | 100 |
Share of reviewers in Pakistan: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 3 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the Pakistan median 7
- Withdrawal in 0.16666666666666666 h, one of 46 of 62 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- No Pakistan authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Min deposit 10 USD, over the Pakistan median 7.5
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Where FreshForex sits in the Pakistan base(62 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 62 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-19 · this broker 3 USD · 26 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 62 priced)
Median 7.5 USD · range 0-237.2 · this broker 10 USD · 46 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (34 of 62 with a Pakistan figure)
Median 1:750 · range 50-5000 · this broker 1:2000 · 28 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (62 brokers)
Alternatives in Pakistan(6 of 62 scored in Pakistan)
- Round turn, USD
- 3.1PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 1PK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #35
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupPK
- Leverage
- 3000PK
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 25PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 4PK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #10
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupPK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #6
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a Pakistan score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | FreshForex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 25 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 100 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 100 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does FreshForex accept residents of Pakistan?
- No. Offshore, unregulated in Pakistan; not SECP-authorised. Local FX with foreign brokers restricted under SBP rules. Onboarding entity: Riston Capital Ltd
- Is FreshForex licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- SVG FSA reg. 20623 IBC 2012; not SECP-licensed. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at FreshForex?
- About 3.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Pakistan is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does FreshForex offer to retail clients in Pakistan?
- Up to 1:2000. Up to 1:2000 (Classic); 1:1000 Market Pro/ECN.
- Which trading platforms does FreshForex support?
- MT4, MT5. Instruments: 270+ instruments: FX, metals, indices, crypto, commodities.
- How can I withdraw money from FreshForex in Pakistan?
- Local bank transfer, cards, crypto (local rails limited).
- What account types does FreshForex offer?
- Classic, Market Pro, ECN; card min USD 10.
- Does FreshForex offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. FreshForex offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Pakistan residents.
Cost calculator (median of 36 priced of 62)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a PKR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.