Steady execution, but the onboarding felt a bit slow

Name: Steady execution, but the onboarding felt a bit slow
Item: Fineco
Rating: 4
Author: Ananya Gupta

I’m Ananya from Chennai and I’ve been using Fineco for about 6 months. The platform has been stable for my day-to-day forex trading and I haven’t faced random disconnects, which matters a lot when I’m managing positions during volatile sessions. Spreads and fills have been generally consistent for majors, and my orders (mostly market + stop/limit) are executed without surprises. What I didn’t like is the onboarding/KYC flow—it wasn’t difficult, just slower than I expected, with a couple of steps where I had to re-upload documents because the first upload didn’t get accepted. Deposits have gone through reliably, but withdrawals were not always as quick as I hoped. One withdrawal took an extra business day compared to the usual timeline. Support was polite and eventually clarified the status, but the initial response could have been faster. Overall: solid experience and I feel comfortable trading here, but there’s room to streamline verification and improve withdrawal communication.

Experience: 6 months
Country: India
Account type: Standard
Deposit experience: 4/5
Withdrawal experience: 3/5
Support rating: 4/5

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