DMM FX review: is it safe for gold trading?
Founded 2006 · Tokyo, Japan · Local Japan broker
- Score (other countries)
- Not offered
- Best score
- 57 · Japan
- Tier 1–2 for you in
- 1 / 22 countries
- Trader Voice
- 73
- Platforms
- Own
On this page
Is DMM FX safe?
DMM FX is a 20-year-old broker headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The group has 1 regulated companies (JFSA). How safe it is for you depends on which one opens your account: in 1 of the 22 countries we cover that is a Tier 1–2 regulated company.
Regulation and licences
| Company | Regulator | Regulator tier | Licence | Retail clients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMM.com Securities Co., Ltd. | Financial Services Agency ↗ Japan | Tier 1 · strictest | Pending check | Yes |
Each regulator name links to its own public register. Search the exact company name from your account agreement there before you deposit. How to verify a licence
Which company holds your account
DMM FX assigns clients to different companies depending on where they live. This is the company, regulator and score you would get in each country we cover.
| If you live in | Your account is held by | Regulator | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other countries | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| United States | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| EU / EEA | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Australia | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Canada | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Singapore | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Malaysia | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Indonesia | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Thailand | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Vietnam | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Philippines | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| India | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Japan | DMM.com Securities Co., Ltd. | JFSA T1 | B57 | 7 / 21 |
| Hong Kong | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| UAE | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| South Africa | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Kenya | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Nigeria | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| South Korea | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Turkey | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Mongolia | Not accepted | — | — | — |
| Brazil | Not accepted | — | — | — |
Scores are provisional until our cost, news-spread and withdrawal tests are in. T1 = strictest regulator tier, T5 = company registration only. Licence details pending register check.
Trading gold with DMM FX
- Platforms
- Own platform
- Minimum gold order
- 0.1 lot (10 oz)
- Swap-free account
- No
- Minimum deposit
- $0
- Round-trip cost, 1 lot XAUUSD
- Not measured yet
- Spread widening at NFP
- Not measured yet
- Withdrawal time
- Not measured yet
- Overnight swap, 1 lot long
- Not measured yet
Cost, news-spread and withdrawal tests run on live accounts from our gold cost lab. Results appear here as each broker is tested. Gold pip value calculator · Margin calculator
Fees, deposits and withdrawals
What the broker publishes about deposits, withdrawals and fees. These are the broker’s own terms, collected from independent reviews and the broker’s pages, not our lab measurements.
- Minimum deposit
- None (from 1,000 currency units on most pairs)
- Inactivity fee
- None
- Deposit fee
- Free by quick deposit
- Withdrawal fee
- Free
- Withdrawal time
- Next bank business day if requested before 15:00 on a weekday
- Account types
- DMM FX · DMM CFD (gold, indices)
- Raw account commission
- No commission; costs are in the spread
- Payment methods
- Quick deposit from about 340 Japanese banks · Bank transfer
- No public regulatory orders against DMM.com Securities found in our search (the 2024 DMM Bitcoin action concerns a different company)
- Japanese domestic broker: leverage capped at 1:25 for retail FX
- Trustpilot has almost no reviews for Japanese brokers, so we use Minkabu, Japan's largest FX review site
Checked 2026-11-05. Terms change; confirm on the broker’s site before you deposit.
Regulatory record
We found no public regulatory fines against DMM FX in our search (2026-11-05). That is not a guarantee; check the regulators’ enforcement pages too.
Fines and regulator orders in the last five years reduce the protection score: −4 each, up to −12. Self-reported breaches that were compensated, and public warnings, are shown but not scored.
Score breakdown
DMM FX only takes clients in countries where it has a local company, so its score depends on the country. See the table above.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Retail clients can be served by Tier 1 regulated companies (JFSA).
- 20 years in business.
Cons
- Licence details come from the broker’s own pages; our register check is not finished.
- Only accepts clients in the countries where it holds a local licence.
- Does not accept residents of 21 of the 22 countries we cover.
- No MetaTrader 5.
- No swap-free account.
What traders say
The Trader Voice score sits beside our expert score and is never mixed into it. It combines public review scores with ratings from our own readers.
Trader Voice
73
Expert score (best, Japan): 57
Our readers
No reader ratings yet. Be the first below.
What reviewers praise
- Easy for first-time traders
- Tight spreads
- Simple smartphone app
What reviewers complain about
- App features are basic
- Little analysis or seminar content
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Trustpilot scores reflect who a broker invites to review, so we temper them with the share of one-star reviews. Reader ratings count after an account is 72 hours old; one rating per account per broker. Full methodology and data rules
Trader evidence
What readers report from their own accounts: how long withdrawals took, complaints whose evidence our editors checked, and corrections to our data. Nobody can pay to remove a complaint.
Median withdrawal time
—
No reports yet
Arrived within 24 hours
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Verified complaints
0
0 resolved
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Questions
Is DMM FX safe for gold trading?
DMM FX is a 20-year-old broker headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The group has 1 regulated companies (JFSA). How safe it is for you depends on which one opens your account: in 1 of the 22 countries we cover that is a Tier 1–2 regulated company.
Is DMM FX regulated?
Yes. DMM.com Securities Co., Ltd. is regulated by Financial Services Agency (Japan). These details are from the broker’s legal pages and our register check is still pending.
Which countries does DMM FX not accept?
Of the countries we cover, DMM FX does not accept residents of United States, United Kingdom, EU / EEA, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Hong Kong, UAE, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Turkey, Mongolia, Brazil.
Does DMM FX offer MT4, MT5 or TradingView for gold?
DMM FX offers its own platform. The minimum gold order is 0.1 lot.
Does DMM FX have a swap-free account?
Not that we could confirm.
What is the DMM FX minimum deposit?
$0 on the standard account, according to the broker.
Alternatives
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Data checked: November 2026 · Sources: [1]
CFDs are complex instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Ratings are our opinion, based on the data and rules described in the methodology. They are not investment advice.