PU Prime Review 2026

Trust

How PU Prime Protects Your Account

Here is what I found out about the account protections as a client of PU Prime across different entities.

Stability and Transparency

From the PU Prime’s LinkedIn page, I verified that the broker was founded in 2015, making it relatively experienced. The page also states that the company has 501–1,000 employees, placing it among the larger global CFD brokers.

I found some contradictions in the Client Service Agreement for the Mauritius entity. While support assured me that negative balance protection is provided, the risk warning states that you can lose more than your invested capital. Customer support states that PU Prime holds all client funds in segregated trust accounts with AA-rated banks, separate from the company’s operational capital. But this is also absent from the Client Service Agreement. I considered PU Prime transparent in other key areas like trading costs and fees.

Regulatory Warnings and Compliance Record

I did not find any major fines or license suspensions for PU Prime. But regulators in the UK, Canada, and Denmark have issued warnings about PU Prime / Pacific Union (Seychelles) Limited offering investment services without the necessary local authorization. (PU Prime is the 2021 rebrand of Pacific Union.)

Is PU Prime Legit?

Based on my research, clients of PU Prime’s offshore global entity face relatively little regulatory oversight. But in my view, clients can be reassured by the $1M account insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London and by the broker’s membership of the Financial Commission.

Fees

PU Prime Trading Fees

PU Prime Spreads

I tested Standard and Raw account spreads on MetaTrader 5 during the London open and just after the New York open on 4 September 2026. At these times, the market is typically highly liquid with the tightest spreads.

The Standard account spread in EUR/USD was especially high in my tests (61% more expensive than our benchmark), but it does not reflect the overall offering. Indices also had room for improvement. But GBP/JPY, gold, crude oil, Tesla, Apple, and Bitcoin came in better than average. For comparison, see our list of Best Low Spread Forex Brokers.

In my tests, spreads on the Prime account came in mostly wider than our raw account averages. But CFDs on shares and Bitcoin were notable exceptions, similarly to the Standard account.

PU Prime Commissions

With the Prime account, PU Prime adds commissions in addition to the spread across all assets.

Commissions at PU Prime are 16% higher than our industry benchmark of $5.99. For high-volume traders, this could add up over time.

PU Prime Swap Fees

In the table below, you can see the Swap Long (the cost/credit of holding a buy position overnight) for one full-sized contract. I recorded the data on 3 September 2026.

Like spreads, swap fees at PU Prime presented a mixed picture in my tests. The charge for holding EUR/USD was 20% better than average. But in the case of gold, the cost came in 22% higher than average.

PU Prime Non-Trading Fees

I was pleased to see that PU Prime keeps non-trading fees to a minimum. There are no inactivity or account maintenance fees. And in most cases, there are also no charges for deposits and withdrawals.

Are PU Prime Fees Competitive?

In the table below, I calculated the total cost of trading each instrument, using the formula: spread rate x pip value + commission rate (swaps are not included). The Prime account shows the total cost, including commissions. The figures can be compared with our industry averages to gauge value. Overnight swap fees are not included.

Via the Standard account, we can see that costs are much higher than the industry average in popular instruments like EUR/USD and the DAX 40. Indices also came out as expensive to trade. But CFDs on shares were much lower than our benchmarks. And Bitcoin was a whopping 62% cheaper to trade than our industry average. So the value really depends on which assets you are focused on.

Looking at the Prime account, most instruments were more expensive than our raw spread account benchmarks. But CFDs on shares were much cheaper to trade than the average raw account.

I consider the Standard account best suited for casual traders who hold a trade long enough that the spread is not consequential. The Prime account is geared towards short-term traders like day traders and scalpers who rely on tight spreads.

Platforms and tools

PU Web Trader

I tested PU Prime using its proprietary PU Web Trader platform, which can easily be accessed via the client portal. It follows the classic layout with watchlists on the left, charts in the center, the order ticket on the right, and position management at the bottom of the screen. I liked the clean, modern design, which makes it ideal for casual traders and beginners. But it lacks a built-in news feed, market analysis, and an economic calendar, which made the experience feel a bit bare-bones.

Charts

But clear charts are a highlight, with 100+ technical indicators, 9 time frames, 42 drawing tools, and an especially diverse selection of 12 chart types. Charts can be enlarged to take up the whole screen (as shown above), and you can move the order entry buttons around to suit your preference. You can also view multiple charts at once, with 16 preset layouts.

Orders

The platform supports the major order types, including market orders, limit orders, and stop-loss orders. I found the order ticket well-designed, and I liked the option to enter take-profit and stop-loss orders at the same time as your initial order. Trailing stop-loss orders are not available, but they can be found in MT4 and MT5 desktop platforms.

Watchlists

Customizable watchlists make it easy to track your favorite instruments and stay on top of what is going on across different asset classes at a glance. To add an instrument to your personalized watchlist, I just tapped the star icon to the left of the instrument name.

PU Prime Mobile App

Like the web platform, the PU Prime mobile app has a smooth, intuitive design. I was surprised to see that the app actually has more built-in features than the web platform. For example, via the app, you can access copy trading, market analysis, and an economic calendar from a single interface. 1-tap trading and trading from the chart make fast order entry possible, but charts only have a selection of 14 of the most popular technical indicators.

There are some nifty risk-management tools, including the ability for eligible users to adjust leverage directly when placing trades and a “Close All” function for quickly managing multiple open positions. As you’d expect, the app features custom watchlists, but it goes above and beyond by providing access to 24/7 chat support, account funding, and two-factor authentication (2FA). The app is available in 27 languages, including Arabic, making it accessible to a diverse global audience.

PU Copy Trading and PU Community

PU Copy is one of the best copy trading platforms I have encountered. You can evaluate strategies by looking at statistics like the total number of trades, win rate, maximum drawdown, and profit-sharing percentage. What stood out to me was the high number of active strategies with attractive track records (which is unusual), and also the level of adoption. For example, I saw strategies with as many as 16,000 copiers.

The PU Community platform complements PU Copy Trading by adding social dimension to the trading experience. Users can interact with other traders to share market views, trading ideas, and insights, rather than simply following strategies.

VPS Hosting

PU Prime refunds the cost of VPS hosting if you deposit at least $1,000 and meet trading volume requirements. With $500,000 in notional volume per month, you are refunded $25, and with $1M in notional volume, you are refunded $50. You can select and activate a VPS provider of your choice and receive the refund by uploading the invoice via the PU Prime client portal.

Execution

Execution Model

PU Prime acts as the counterparty to client trades, meaning clients trade directly with the broker rather than with the underlying market. Even though the broker has an account called ECN, PU Prime acts as a market maker and can choose to hedge a trade against an external counterparty or keep the market exposure itself.

Execution Speed

I tested PU Prume’s execution speeds in MT5’s Journal tab, using a Standard demo account. I found that speeds were consistently better than average, but they did not break below the 100 milliseconds level.

Tradable instruments

What CFDs Can You Trade with PU Prime?

To better illustrate the range of instruments available at PU Prime, I compiled samples from various asset classes:

With assets like bonds and ETFs, along with 24/7 coverage of selected instruments, I felt that PU Prime goes well beyond the standard CFD offering. The diversity of gold (XAU/USD, XAU/EUR, XAU/JPY) and Bitcoin (BTC/USD, BTC/ETH, BTC/JPY, BTC/EUR, BTC/XAU) contracts further underscores this point.

Customer support

Customer Support Channels

PU Prime Customer Support Test

I tested PU Prime’s support with dozens of questions over my test period, with basic questions about account fees to issues related to regulators and account protections. I had to wrestle a bit to get a clear answer on the maximum leverage for crypto. But when I had trouble placing trades via the MT5 demo account, through a series of emails, a rep walked me through adjusting the settings to get me set up properly.

Via live chat, I got a bot response immediately, then I requested a live agent, who connected in a minute or so. I had same-day responses via email in some cases, but others went unanswered.

Deposit and withdrawal

How Do You Deposit Money with PU Prime

When depositing funds in a currency different from your base currency, a currency conversion charge may be applied.

How Do You Withdraw Money from PU Prime

Withdrawals take 24 hours to process, and bank wires can take between 1 and 5 business days in total.

Note: For international bank transfers, the first withdrawal each month is free; subsequent withdrawals incur a 20 account currency fee.

Account types and terms

How to Open an Account with PU Prime

To open a live account with the Mauritius entity of PU Prime, you must complete the following steps:

1. Enter your country of residence, name, email, and a password.
2. Verify your identity (passport, national ID card, or driver’s license) and address (utility bill, bank statement).

As you can see, there are very few steps to get started, and it only takes a few minutes to open an account.

PU Prime Account Types

The Standard and Cent accounts cater well to beginners and casual traders with simple spread-only pricing, low-risk micro lot trading, and low minimum deposits. To access more competitive trading costs, you can opt for the Prime account, which features raw spreads plus commissions and a higher minimum deposit. For professionals looking for the best pricing with commissions of just $1 per side per lot and raw spreads, PU Prime offers an ECN account, but it requires a relatively large deposit of at least $10,000.

Demo Account

PU Prime offers demo accounts for Standard, Prime, and ECN accounts using the PU Prime Web Trader platform, PU Prime App, MT4, and MT5. You can select your preferred base currency, leverage, and account balance.

Islamic Account

Swap-free Islamic options are available to Muslim traders seeking Sharia-compliant conditions across all available PU Prime accounts. Instead of paying or receiving interest, an administration fee may be applied to positions held overnight.

What Leverage Does PU Prime Offer?

The maximum leverage at the global, Mauritius-based PU Prime is 1:1000. With this level of leverage, you can control a position worth $1M with an account of just $1,000. As you can imagine, this is highly risky, as your account could be wiped out with just a small price movement. Available leverage varies by asset class, as outlined in this table:

PU Prime Restricted Countries

PU Prime does not accept residents from the following countries and territories as clients: the United States, Singapore, Australia, Iran, China, the Philippines, North Korea, India, Cuba, Cyprus, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Research

In the Market Insights section, reports are broken into three categories: Chart the Market, Market Pulse, and Weekly Outlook. Chart the Market zooms in on a couple of assets, telling the story of price movement through a technical lens. It also outlines potential bullish or bearish bias along with major support and resistance levels.

Market Pulse takes a fundamental approach and dives deep into themes like the Middle East tensions and their impact on energy markets. I liked how these reports also take a creative approach to stock market research, for example,, comparing OpenAI and Anthropic ahead of their IPOs. The Weekly Outlook report provides a useful primer on upcoming economic events to watch and how they could impact markets.

In the PU Community platform, you can follow and interact with the analysis of other traders in the style of a social platform like TradingView.

You can also find concise reports from the in-house analysis team in the PU Prime Insights section of the Community platform, including AI Macro, PU Daily Pulse, and Short Market Recaps.

Technical and actionable research from Autochartist can be accessed from the client portal. Autochartist Market Reports give you a snapshot of the technical outlook of the markets before the opening of major financial centers. In a different section, trading opportunities are updated every 15 minutes with new setups. For example, an Ascending Triangle on the Ethereum hourly chart or a Head and Shoulders pattern on the gold 4-hour chart.

Education

The PU Prime Trading Academy can be accessed via the website. It is mostly text-based and is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections. I went through the advanced section and learned about the Pair Trading strategy, which I found interesting and exhaustive, going into details like entry and exit points and risk management.

Visual learners may prefer the video-based courses available within the PU Community platform. Modules are organized by stages, starting with Stop Bleeding, moving on to Hunting the Wolves, and ending with Becoming the Predator. Each module has multiple lessons that go deep, with videos ranging from about 15 to 40 minutes long. In the first lesson of the Hunting the Wolves section, I felt that exhaustion candlesticks were well explained.

The bottom line

I went into researching PU Prime expecting another mediocre offshore broker. But I was pleasantly surprised on several levels. The overall offering is very polished with a well-designed website, client portal, copy trading platform, proprietary trading platform, and community platform. Account setup was easy, and customer support was mostly reliable.

The copy trading platform is one of the best I have encountered, with a deep selection of interesting strategies and much higher than average active usage. The PU Community platform is another example of the broker’s innovation, and brings a social element to the mostly lonely world of retail trading.

Standard account trading costs were not great in my tests. I recorded wide spreads in popular instruments like EUR/USD and crude oil. But it was better than average in other areas like CFDs on shares and Bitcoin. Prime account costs were also mixed in relation to our industry benchmarks, but again better than average in CFDs on shares. The range of tradable instruments deserves an honorable mention, bettering the average in most asset classes and including 24/7 shares and gold.

Under the global entity regulated by the Mauritius FSC, there are scant regulatory protections. But the Lloyd’s of London account insurance policy covering up to $1M may provide reassurance and a sense of security.

If you want the advantages of an offshore broker, like high leverage and easy onboarding, I rate PU Prime as a relatively strong pick with a well-rounded offering. But if you demand the lowest Standard account spreads, or a broker with assets beyond CFDs, you should look elsewhere.

Disclaimer: What I Did not Test

Please note that for this review of PUPrime, I did not:

1. Place trades in a live account.
2. Deposit or withdraw real funds.
3. Test ECN or Cent accounts.