Looking for the best forex brokers in Italy? From our reviews of 30+ brokers we picked the 7 that serve Italian traders under EU licences with Italian-language platforms and support, with practical tips from our experts.
Italian retail traders are served almost entirely by EU brokers passporting in under CySEC or other EU licences, registered with CONSOB as cross-border providers. The best of them offer Italian-language platforms, support and education, euro accounts and the ESMA protections. We reviewed the brokers on FXCOINZ and picked seven that combine an EU licence with a real Italian-language service. Each entry links to our full review.
eToro is one of the most used platforms in Italy, with a full Italian-language experience, real stocks and ETFs commission-free, crypto, CFDs and copy trading, all under its CySEC-licensed European entity. The $50 minimum deposit and investor-friendly design suit newer traders.
Italian-language platform, real shares and copy trading under a CySEC licence.
Plus500 offers its Italian-language WebTrader and apps through its CySEC entity, with commission-free CFDs on thousands of instruments, guaranteed stops and a $100 minimum deposit. It is a common first CFD account in Italy thanks to its simplicity.
The simplest commission-free CFD platform available in Italian.
XM provides MetaTrader 4 and 5 in Italian with Italian-speaking support, a $5 minimum deposit, no funding fees and extensive education, from its CySEC-licensed Cypriot entity. A strong choice for Italians who want MetaTrader on a small budget.
MetaTrader with Italian support and the lowest minimum deposit here.
FXTM serves Italian clients through its CySEC-licensed entity with MetaTrader 4 and 5, Italian-language support, a $50 minimum deposit and account types from beginner to ECN. Its education and market analysis are well regarded.
Tier-1 regulation, Italian support and a broad account range.
IC Markets (EU) Ltd brings the broker's raw-spread ECN pricing to Italy under CySEC licence 362/18, with MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader and TradingView. Best for active traders who value execution and liquidity over hand-holding.
The tightest spreads available to Italian traders under an EU licence.
CMC Markets offers its Next Generation platform in Italian with advanced charting, pattern recognition and tight spreads on about 13,000 instruments, no minimum deposit and TradingView connectivity, under FCA, BaFin and CySEC regulation.
The best charting platform on the list, available in Italian with no minimum deposit.
BDSwiss Holding Ltd is CySEC-licensed (199/13) and serves Italian clients with MetaTrader 4 and 5, Italian-language support, a $10 minimum deposit and a large education library. Spreads are competitive on its raw account.
A low-minimum CySEC broker with Italian support and MetaTrader.
Start with the entity, not the brand: a broker serving Italy should onboard you through an EU-authorised company, which means a CySEC, BaFin, FCA or comparable licence and the investor protections that come with it. Then check the practical things that decide your day-to-day experience: account currency and deposit methods that work locally, support and a platform in your language, spreads on the pairs you trade, and whether the broker offers real shares or CFDs only. Confirm the broker appears on CONSOB's list of authorised cross-border providers, and prefer Italian-language support if you are new to trading.
Compare the all-in cost of a round trip on EUR/USD and on the index or share you trade most: the spread, any commission per lot, and the overnight financing rate. Add the fees outside the trade: currency conversion when the account is not in euros, withdrawal charges, and inactivity fees, which most brokers on this list apply after a few months without trading. A broker that advertises zero commission recovers it in the spread, so the headline number alone tells you little.
Every broker here is licensed by at least one tier-1 authority, but the entity that will hold your account is what matters. Take the licence number from the broker's legal pages and look it up on the regulator's own register: CONSOB lists EU firms passporting into Italy at consob.it, and CySEC's register at cysec.gov.cy confirms the home licence. The register shows whether the company is authorised, which services it may offer and whether it passports into Italy under EU rules. If the number is missing or the entity is offshore, walk away.
Client money is held in segregated accounts, leverage is capped for retail clients so a single trade cannot wipe you out, negative balance protection stops you owing the broker money, and an investor compensation scheme covers a portion of your funds if the firm fails. You also get a regulator to complain to, and marketing rules that limit the bonus-driven sales tactics common offshore.
Avoid brokers that onboard Italy residents through an offshore entity to offer higher leverage, platforms without a licence number on the site, deposit bonuses tied to trading-volume conditions, and any firm that discourages withdrawals. Be wary of a local phone number and language support standing in for regulation; the licence, not the office, is what protects you.
Forex trading in Italy means buying and selling currency pairs, almost always as CFDs through a broker authorised in the EU. Retail clients trade under ESMA rules: leverage capped at 1:30 on major pairs, negative balance protection and standardised risk warnings. Profits are taxable in Italy, so keep your statements and check the local rules on how trading income is treated.
Trading involves significant risk. Rankings include partner links.