Broker Overview
Company Information
Broker’s Name | ADS Securities London |
Website | http://www.ads-securities.co.uk/ |
Headquartered in | London |
Founded in | 2014 |
Regulating Authority | FCA |
US Clients Accepted | ![]() |
Telephone Number | 44(0)203 771 5450 |
Fax Number | |
E-mail Address | sales@ads-securities.co.uk |
Account Options
Type of Broker | ECN , No dealing desk |
Commission | Yes |
Mini Account | ![]() |
VIP Account | ![]() |
Segregated Account | ![]() |
Islamic Account (Swap Free) | ![]() |
Demo Account | ![]() |
Institutional Accounts | ![]() |
Managed Accounts | ![]() |
Maximum Leverage | 1:500 |
Minimum Deposit | £200 |
Deposit Options | Bank Wire Transfer , Credit Card , Debit Card |
Withdrawal Options | Bank Wire Transfer , Credit Card |
Bonus & Rewards
No Deposit Bonus | ![]() |
Bonus for First Deposit | ![]() |
Is the Bonus Based on the Volume of the Transaction? | ![]() |
Other Bonuses | ![]() |
Trading Platform
Platform Type | MT4 |
Platform Languages | English, French |
OS Compatibility | Mac OS , iOS , Windows |
Streaming News Feed | ![]() |
Trading Signals | ![]() |
Automated Trading | ![]() |
Trade From Charts | ![]() |
Market Commentary | ![]() |
E-mail Alerts | ![]() |
Mobile Alerts | ![]() |
Scalping | ![]() |
Hedging | ![]() |
Trailing Stops | ![]() |
Guaranteed Stop Loss | ![]() |
Guaranteed Limit Orders | ![]() |
Guaranteed Fills | ![]() |
Interest on Margin | ![]() |
One-Click Execution | ![]() |
OCO Orders | ![]() |
Customer Service
Customer Support Languages | English, Spanish, Russian, French, Polish, Bulgarian, Hungarian |
Customer Service Hours | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Place Trades Over the Phone? | ![]() |
ADS Securities - Overview
ADS Securities Review
ADS Securities (London) Ltd is a premium online broker that began operation in November 2014. The broker is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi based ADS Holding LLC which also owns the ADS Securities brand.
Based in the city of London, ADS securities London offers online trading services to both retail and institutional clients. The services which they offer include CFD trading, forex trading and spread betting.
Although ADS Securities London was only recently established, it has already earned a reputation in the online trading industry as a broker offering some of the best trading conditions around.

Trading Platforms
To help traders optimise their trading strategies, ADS Securities London have provided their clients with the popular and advanced MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platform. This platform comes in several versions such as MT4 for PC, MT4 for Mac and Linix and MT4 for mobile trading.
ADS MT4 Plus
While the original version of the MT4 trading platform is already highly efficient, ADS London has gone a step further by improving on the MT4 existing capability. Some of the additional features which the MT4 plus showcase include:
- An alarm manager which provides alerts to linked parameters.
- An Algo Builder which lets traders their algorithms based trading strategies without any coding skills.
- “Connect”, a feature which lets traders personalised their news feed and economic calendar.
- A correlation matrix
- A Trade Terminal which offers a compact multi-assets view of available instruments
- A Sentiment Trader detailing past and current views of traded instruments
Take note, that for the MT4 Plus to work, you will need a preinstalled copy of the MT4 platform.
MT4 Trading Tools
Additional trading tools to enhance the trading activities of traders are also provided by ADS Securities London. They consist of:
- Free VPS
VPS servers are located in major cities such as London, Tokyo and New York in order to help support traders’ automated and algorithmic based trading activities. Provided free to ECN account holders, the VPS service allow traders to run their ADS London account on remote servers in a totally secured environment. It also removes the need for traders to keep their machines logged in continuously to their ADS London account in order to manage their automated trading activities. Traders can also log in remotely to their trading environment with any device regardless from where they are.
- ADS Algo Builder
With its easy to use drag and drop technique, traders now can build their own custom expert advisors within minutes without the need of any coding skills.

Account Types
ADS Securities London has provided 4 main types of trading accounts for their traders. They comprises of:
- Standard Fx Account
ADS MT4 Plus trading environment
Mobile Trading Supported
£200 minimum deposit requirement
Available in GBP, USD, EUR
Leverage up to 1:500
0.01 Minimum lot size (1 CFD)
Access to Free VPS and Algo Builder
- ECN Account
£5,000 minimum deposit Requirement
MT4Plus trading environment
Can Trade through Mobile Devices
Near Instantaneous Execution
NDD execution
Available in GBP, USD, EUR
Leverage up to 1:500
Free VPS
Scalping Allowed
- Spread Betting Account (For UK Resident Only)
£200 Minimum Deposit Requirement
250+ Markets
Mt4plus Trading Environment
Mobile Trading
Tax Free Earnings
Leveraging Ratio up 1:500
Free Access to Algo Builder
NDD Execution
Free VPS for High Volume Traders
- MAM Account
Expert Advisors Supported
Master Overview of Accounts
Minimum of 5 clients (Total Equity of $20,000)
Multiple Allocations Methods (Percentage/Lot/Propotional)
Partial Trade Close by Master Account supported
Segregated Accounts Real Time Reporting
Support Money Manager
Unlimited Deposits and Accounts Setup under the Master Account
With ADS Securities London’s large network of liquidity providers and the sheer volume of business conducted with institutional clients, retail traders may also enjoy institutional-grade liquidity.
Commission & Spreads
The spreads at ADS Securities London are perhaps the lowest in the industry. For majors such as the EUR/USD, the spreads starts from as low as 0.7 pips. For CFDs indices, the spreads are even lower starting from 0.4 pips for the US500 index. For ECN trading, traders get true ECN spreads starting from 0.0 pips. Traders also get to benefit from the low commission charged by ADS Securities London for ECN trading. For Fx and Metals, the commission is just $35 per million. For UK shares and US shares, the commission starts from 0.08% and 2% respectively.
Customer Support
The customer support services at ADS Securities London are available during the trading week from 8am-7pm GMT. Traders can contact the support team by live chat, email or telephone. Alternatively, traders can request a call back by leaving a message on the web contact form on their website.
Pros
- Advanced ADS MT4 Plus add-on for MT4 Platform
- Free VPS Service
- High Leverage of 500:1
- Institutional-Grade Liquidity
- Low Minimum Deposit Requirement
- NDD Execution
- Near Instantaneous Execution
- Over 250 Products Available
- Scalping Allowed
- Ultra Tight Pricing and Spreads
- User Friendly Algo Builder
- Website Available in Multiple Languages
Cons
- Customer Support is not round the clock
- Multi-Lingual Support Not Available
- No localized telephone support numbers for European Based clients
Conclusion
Although ADS Securities London has only been established for just a year, they are one of the fastest growing forex brokers in the industry today. Backed by an international group with a capital of $400 million, traders can be confident that their investments are safe with this broker.