JustMarkets vs tastytrade (2026): regulation, platforms and costs compared
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Data refreshed 25 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan
JustMarkets is a forex and CFD broker offering broad market access on MetaTrader platforms with multiple account options and flexible conditions. It provides education, market insights, and multilingual support in a straightforward,…
tastytrade provides forex trading through its tastyfx platform, offering access to a wide range of currency pairs on an intuitive interface with built-in tools and education. It delivers a focused, platform-driven forex…
JustMarkets (Mauritius, founded 2012) holds 3 regulatory licences (FSA Seychelles, FSC Mauritius, SVGFSA), offers MT4, MT5 and sits in our low-fee bracket. tastytrade (United States, founded 2017) holds 2 regulatory licences (CFTC, NFA), 2 of them tier-1, offers Proprietary and sits in our medium-fee bracket. The two overlap in 53 countries; JustMarkets is available in 173 countries where tastytrade is not, and tastytrade in 3 where JustMarkets is not.
Verdict at a glance
JustMarkets leads on track record, regulatory coverage, platform choice, instrument range, country coverage and fee level.
tastytrade leads on editorial rating, trust rank and tier-1 licences.
Scored on 9 measurable dimensions where both brokers have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that broker — we never fill gaps with estimates.
No investor compensation scheme on offshore entities
Negative balance protection not consistent across entities
Limited platform choice (MT4/MT5 only)
tastytrade
No spot forex (futures-only FX)
Limited FX pairs vs spot brokers
No MetaTrader/cTrader (proprietary platform only)
Higher costs per trade (exchange/clearing/NFA fees)
Fixed contract sizes; no micro-lot position sizing
Key features
JustMarkets
MT4 and MT5 platforms
Wide range of forex crypto indices commodities and stocks CFDs
Raw spread ECN accounts
Leverage up to 3000 to 1
Copy trading platform
Negative balance protection and segregated client funds
tastytrade
CFTC and NFA regulated RFED via IG US LLC
Spot forex only no CFDs
US compliant leverage 50 to 1 majors 20 to 1 minors
Proprietary tastyfx platforms with advanced charting
Two factor authentication for account access
Spread only pricing with variable spreads
Country availability: JustMarkets vs tastytrade
Available at both (53): Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania and 13 more.
Only JustMarkets (173): Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi and 148 more.
Only tastytrade (3): India, United Kingdom, United States of America.
JustMarkets is in the lower fee bracket (low vs medium) in our catalogue.
Which is older, JustMarkets or tastytrade?
JustMarkets is the older of the two, founded in 2012; tastytrade was founded in 2017.
Are JustMarkets and tastytrade available in the same countries?
They overlap in 53 countries. JustMarkets is additionally available in 173 countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla and 167 more) and tastytrade in 3 countries (India, United Kingdom, United States of America).
Risk warning: CFDs and forex are complex, leveraged instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly. A majority of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. Nothing on this page is financial advice; verify licence status on the regulator's register before depositing. Full risk disclosure.