Base Markets is our number-one pick and the recommended broker on Best Trading Signal, and we will state the commercial reality before anything else: it is the broker we earn a commission from, and it is the one that unlocks our signals feed. The appeal is a clear, low-cost broker focused on the essentials — forex, gold, indices and crypto CFDs — on the full MetaTrader 5 platform, with almost no barrier to entry. Deposits start from $0 and spreads from 0.0 pips. Open your account through our link and deposit $400 (roughly S$515) — the capital stays yours to trade — and you unlock our complete trading signals service free: the same feed of forex signals, gold, oil, indices and crypto calls our paying subscribers receive, each with a defined entry, take-profit and stop-loss, replacing a subscription worth roughly $2,500 a year (around S$3,220). The trade-off a Singapore reader has to weigh is regulatory: Base Markets is licensed by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius and holds no MAS licence, so the account sits outside Singapore's investor-protection framework. If that matters more to you than the free feed, trade at a MAS-licensed firm and take the paid Telegram subscription instead — the signals are identical. See how to start and our published track record before you decide.
Regulation — and what it does not cover
Base Markets operates under the supervision of the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC), a regulator that oversees trading firms and imposes requirements on client-fund segregation and know-your-customer (KYC) procedures. It is a genuine third-country licence, not a tier-one one.
Be clear-eyed about what that means from a Singapore perspective: this is an offshore-licensed broker, not a MAS-licensed capital markets services holder. You get no MAS supervision of the firm's conduct, no MAS complaint escalation route, and none of the protections a client of a Singapore-licensed firm receives. Regulation of any kind reduces operational risk but never removes market risk — start with a demo account and an amount you can afford to lose, and read our guide to the MAS-licensed alternatives first.
Accounts and costs
The standout feature of Base Markets is its low cost: an initial deposit starting from $0 and spreads from 0.0 pips make the cost of entry and of trading among the lowest in its class.
That combination — practically no deposit minimum plus tight spreads — suits anyone starting with a small amount of capital who wants to test the market for real without a large commitment. Accounts are denominated in USD, so funding from a Singapore bank account or card runs as an international transfer and your S$ balance is subject to the conversion rate and any bank fees on the day.
Platform and execution
Base Markets runs exclusively on MetaTrader 5 (MT5), the most capable retail platform in wide use: advanced charting, pending orders, automated trading via Expert Advisors, and multi-asset support. It does not offer MT4.
MT5 is available on web, desktop and mobile (iOS and Android), so you can follow your positions — and our signals — from anywhere, whether you trade the London open at 3:00 PM SGT or the New York session late in the Singapore evening.
Free trading signals with a $400 deposit
This is the exclusive part of the deal for Best Trading Signal readers in Singapore: open your account through the button on this page, deposit $400 (roughly S$515) and activate the account, then contact us to switch on your free signals subscription. The $400 is not a fee — it stays in your account as your own trading capital.
The signals cover gold (XAUUSD), forex majors, oil, indices and crypto, each delivered on Telegram with an entry price, take-profit and stop-loss. Our track record — 94% average weekly accuracy by points and +159,336 net points over 30 published weeks — is documented on the performance page.
If you prefer not to open an offshore broker account, the same service is available as a paid subscription through our Telegram bot, executable at any MAS-licensed firm — the signals page compares both paths.
Swap-free accounts
Swap-free account options (no overnight interest) are available on request. Ask for the option when you register and confirm its terms, since conditions can differ from the standard account.
This matters mainly if you hold gold or forex positions across several sessions and want the overnight financing cost removed rather than repriced into the spread — check how the account type affects your other trading conditions before committing.