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PFD

Moderate risk
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 5-10 years · since 2017-11-28 · Pacific Financial Derivatives Ltd
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Independent ratingshow third parties score this broker
WikiFX6.05/10
Trustpilot0/5
Forex Peace Army/5
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Moderate risk
Scam Risk Scoremonitored · 2026-07-05
Lower riskHigher risk
  • 9 user exposure/complaint reports filed
  • Withdrawal complaints in ~118% of recent reviews
How this score is calculated — view the open algorithm

A transparent weighted score from objective public data — each factor scored 0–100 (higher = riskier), combined by the weights below.

FactorScoreWeight
Regulation & licensing3835%
Company age2215%
Clone / impersonation012%
Withdrawal & exposure complaints10012%
Offshore registration108%
Transparency (site/info/social)010%
Real-user sentiment908%

Based on public regulatory records, industry databases and independent reviews (Trustpilot, Forex Peace Army). Exit Risk reflects recent negative momentum in real reviews. A risk estimate from public data, not a definitive legal judgment; brokers may request a correction.

Company
Legal namePacific Financial Derivatives Ltd
Headquarters🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded2017-11-28
Years operating5-10 years
Employees0
Official websitepfd-nz.com
Trading conditions
Avg execution speed0 ms
Avg slippage0
Swap rating
Trading cost rating
Monitored traders0
Monitored orders0
Funding & instruments
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Withdrawal methods
Instruments
Registered address
Level 8, Swanson House,12- 26 Swanson St., Auckland Central 1010, New Zealand

Regulation & licenses · 1

RegulatorLicense typeLicense No.RegionStatus
FMADerivatives Trading License (MM)28944New ZealandRegulated

Review analysis AI

Rating mismatch — Industry-tracker scores run far higher than real users do (gap 3.02)

Across 11 recent Trustpilot reviews, 82% are 1–2 star. The single most common complaint is being unable to withdraw funds (13 reports) — the classic warning sign in forex. Sentiment is strongly negative; multiple users describe losing access to their money. Treat with extreme caution.

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Where reviewers are from
Hong Kong8
Portugal1
Taiwan1
Venezuela1

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About PFD

PFD is a forex and CFD broker based in United Kingdom, with records dating to 2017-11-28. It reports oversight from FMA.

FXCanary’s verdict is “Guarded.” There are enough red flags that we’d urge caution before depositing.

On Trustpilot, PFD holds a real-user score of 0.0/5. Withdrawal problems appear 13 times — always test a small withdrawal first.

Overview compiled by FXCanary from regulatory records and public data. full PFD review