Headway

It's a scam. The bonus is tied to your principal, and unlocking it requires trading 3,800 lots. I was attracted by Headway's "Deposit RM50,000, get RM25,000" promotion and received the bonus after depositing. However, when I applied to withdraw my RM15,000 profit in February, I was told I needed to complete "200x trading volume" to unlock it. Based on my trading habit of 0.1 lots per trade, I would need to trade (50,000 + 25,000) × 200 ÷ 100,000 = 150 lots. The actual platform requires a 300x "bonus + principal" ratio, meaning I would need to trade 75,000 × 300 ÷ 100,000 = 225 lots. Based on the average Malaysian trading volume of 5 lots per day, this would take two years to complete. I requested to withdraw my principal and gave up my bonus, but was charged a 50% penalty (RM25,000). Ultimately, I was only able to withdraw RM25,000, a 50% loss on my principal. This should serve as a warning to everyone: don't use this unscrupulous platform. It's not trustworthy.

Spread manipulation and slippage traps devour principal. On the night of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision in June 2025, I encountered malicious manipulation when trading USD/MYR on Headway. The platform advertised "ECN account spreads as low as 0.5 points," but when I opened a position, the EUR/USD spread suddenly soared from the normal 1.8 points to 15 points, and my 100,000 ringgit principal was instantly deducted from RM4,500 in fees. Even worse, when GBP/JPY hit my set take-profit point of 182.30, the platform showed slippage to 180.90, forcing a forced liquidation. The original RM8,200 profit turned into a loss of RM6,700. Headway's license does not cover Malaysian customers, which is an unauthorized operation. It's fake, stay away from this platform.