The easyMarkets anniversary campaign, launched to mark the broker’s 25th year in operation, is offering up to $2.5 million in total rewards to eligible clients worldwide, but the small print matters, particularly for traders based in Europe.
The campaign, titled ‘$2.5 Million Reasons to Trade’ and running until 31 December 2026, is easyMarkets’ largest client rewards initiative to date. The broker, founded in 2001 as one of the early entrants to online forex trading, has structured the promotion around four distinct reward tiers based on qualifying deposit size.
What the easyMarkets Anniversary Campaign Actually Offers
Eligible clients can choose one of four offers: a 125% Deposit Bonus, a 100% Risk-Free Trade, a 25% Recovery Bonus, or a 25% Deposit Bonus. Separately, all eligible participants can earn up to $2,500 in cashback over the course of the campaign.
The tiered structure means the reward you receive depends on how much you deposit and which option you select. A trader depositing a larger sum and opting for the 125% Deposit Bonus (meaning the broker adds $125 in bonus funds for every $100 deposited) would receive a materially different benefit from someone depositing a smaller amount and choosing the cashback route. Full eligibility criteria and terms govern which offer applies at which deposit level.
The broker describes the campaign as a six-month initiative designed to cover a broad range of traders, from newer accounts to longer-standing clients. It is available to both new and existing eligible clients in participating regions.
The Exclusions UK and European Traders Need to Know
The campaign is explicitly not available to clients in Europe or to retail clients in Australia. That matters for readers here.
The European-facing arm of the business, Easy Forex Trading Ltd, is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under CIF Licence Number 079/07, and that licence has been passported across EU member states, allowing the firm to serve clients throughout the bloc. The exclusion of European clients from the campaign is consistent with how EU financial regulation restricts certain promotional incentives on leveraged products such as CFDs (contracts for difference, which allow traders to speculate on price moves without owning the underlying asset).
Traders regulated under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK should verify their eligibility directly with easyMarkets before assuming they qualify. The snippet does not specify whether UK-regulated accounts fall inside or outside the participating regions, so confirming your account’s regulatory status with the broker before depositing is the straightforward step.
The Broader Context: 25 Years as a CFD Broker
easyMarkets now offers access to over 275 tradeable instruments spanning forex, global shares, indices, commodities, metals and cryptocurrencies. Its platforms include its own proprietary web platform and app, plus TradingView, MT4 and MT5.
Among the features the broker has built its reputation on are Guaranteed Stop Loss (which locks in an exit price with no slippage, meaning your position closes at exactly the level you set even in fast-moving markets) and easyTrade, a short-duration options-style product. The Guaranteed Stop Loss is now also available through TradingView.
Koula Lamprou, CEO of easyMarkets, framed the campaign in terms of client trust rather than purely promotional intent: ‘The greatest achievement isn’t reaching 25 years, it’s continuing to earn our clients’ trust every day.’
For eligible traders outside the excluded regions, the campaign runs to 31 December 2026. The key question before committing a qualifying deposit is whether your account’s regulatory jurisdiction puts you inside the participating regions, and that is worth a direct conversation with the broker before any funds move.
