Overview
Skilling is a Scandinavian-owned CFD broker set up in 2016 and run out of Cyprus. It's a good fit for beginners and casual forex traders who want a tidy app but still like having cTrader or MetaTrader on hand. EU clients are served by Skilling Ltd, licensed by CySEC under 357/18, while most clients elsewhere end up with Skilling (Seychelles) Ltd under the FSA in Seychelles, which offers less protection.
Accounts and costs
The Standard account opens from €100, charges no commission and has EUR/USD spreads from roughly 0.7 to 0.8 pips. Premium needs €5,000 and swaps that for spreads from 0.1 pips plus $35 to $40 commission per million traded, which suits busier traders. EU retail clients are capped at 1:30 leverage on major forex, and the offshore entity allows a lot more. Keep an eye on the inactivity fee if you go quiet for a while.
Platforms and markets
You can trade on Skilling Trader, the broker's own web and mobile platform, or pick cTrader, MT4, MT5 or TradingView, all on one account. Copy trading is on offer too. The range runs to about 1,200 CFDs: 70+ forex pairs, hundreds of share CFDs, indices, commodities, crypto and a handful of ETFs like SPY and GDX.
Money in and out
Skilling doesn't charge for deposits, and you can pay by card, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, AstroPay and other local methods. Skrill and Neteller can carry a fee of up to 2.9%. You get one free withdrawal a day on most methods, but bank wires cost $15 for SEPA or $25 otherwise.
Good
- CySEC-regulated entity for EU clients
- Five platforms: Skilling Trader, cTrader, MT4, MT5 and TradingView
- Commission-free Standard account from €100
- Copy trading available
- No deposit fees and one free withdrawal per day on most methods
Watch for
- Clients outside the EU sign up with the offshore Seychelles entity
- Premium account needs €5,000
- Bank wire withdrawals cost $15 (SEPA) or $25
- Skrill and Neteller can carry fees up to 2.9%, and there's an inactivity fee
- Only around 1,200 instruments
Accounts and costs
What each account needs to open and what you pay to trade on it.
| Account | Min deposit | Pricing | Max leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | €100 | No commission, spreads from about 0.7 to 0.8 pips on EUR/USD | 1:30 (retail, EU); higher for non-EU clients |
| Premium | €5,000 | Spreads from 0.1 pips plus $35 to $40 commission per million traded | 1:30 (retail, EU); higher for non-EU clients |
Regulation
Which entity holds which licence. Your protection depends on the entity you open an account with.
Platforms and markets
Platforms
Markets
Deposits and withdrawals
- Methods
- Bank transfer, Card, Skrill, Neteller, Local methods
- Minimum deposit
- €100
What traders say
Scores from the sites traders use, and our summary of what they're saying, checked 6 October 2026.
Skilling has a small but mostly positive review footprint. It holds 4.0 on Trustpilot from about 440 reviews, and TradingView users who trade through it are largely happy. The negative side sits mainly on Forex Peace Army, where a handful of older reviews describe accounts frozen at withdrawal time. There is little Reddit discussion, so the picture rests on fewer voices than for bigger brokers.
What traders like
Helpful support. The most common praise on Trustpilot is for support staff, often named, who sorted out a problem quickly.
cTrader and TradingView. Traders like the cTrader platform and the TradingView connection, and several describe execution as fast with little slippage.
Copy trading for beginners. Some newer traders mention Skilling Copy as a reason they joined.
Smooth withdrawals for most. TradingView reviewers in particular say money comes out without trouble.
Common complaints
Accounts frozen during source-of-funds checks. A few Forex Peace Army reviewers say their account was locked for trading and withdrawals after a withdrawal request, while compliance asked for proof of where the deposit came from.
Profits revoked. One Forex Peace Army reviewer says profits were removed and planned to complain to the regulator.
Fees. Some reviewers mention withdrawal fees after the first free one each month and currency conversion charges.
Spreads and lag. Review roundups note complaints about spreads widening and platform lag in fast markets.
Leverage settings. One Reddit thread objected to default leverage on stock CFDs.
Recently
No dated trader reviews from the last 90 days turned up in our evidence.
Where this comes from
Trustpilot: the main review page, the biggest pool of reviews.
Forex Peace Army: trader reviews, including withdrawal disputes.
TradingView: reviews from verified TradingView users.
Myfxbook: trader reviews.
Reviews.io: a small set of reviews.
Reddit: a thread on leverage settings.
Verified reviews
Reviews from traders who've connected an account at Skilling to Chartnaut, so you know they actually traded there. Opening soon.