Pocket Option
By the BOP editorial team · Fact-checked against official sources · Atualizado 2026-10-31
A very high-volume platform built around social trading: a public trade feed, tournaments and expiries from a few seconds to a few hours.
Fact sheet
| Minimum deposit | $5 |
|---|---|
| Minimum trade | $1 |
| Typical payout | ~92% |
| Expiry range | 5 segundos – 4 horas |
| Tradable assets | 100+ |
| Demo account | Sim (Unlimited demo) |
| Deposit methods | Visa / Mastercard, Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT (Tether), Other crypto, Skrill, Neteller, Perfect Money, Payeer, AstroPay, Local payment methods |
| Withdrawal fees | No platform fee disclosed |
| Withdrawal speed | Fast (minutes to 2 business days) |
| Minimum withdrawal | $10 |
| Platforms | ios, android, web, desktop |
| Asset classes | Forex, Crypto, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, OTC |
| Trading features | Social trading feed, Tournaments, Signals, Chart indicators, OTC market, Price alerts, Multi-chart layout |
| Account currencies | USD, EUR |
| Support channels | live_chat, email, telegram, faq |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Offshore (entité opératrice internationale) |
Strengths / Watch out
Strengths
- Low entry ticket: from $5
- Very short expiries available (from 5 s)
- Advertised payout around 92%
- Free unlimited demo account
- Crypto deposits and withdrawals documented
- Native iOS and Android applications
Watch out
- No binary options licence: no supervised recourse, no compensation scheme
- No stop loss or early-exit tool documented
Costs & conditions - advertised payout, minimum deposit, withdrawal fees. · Verificado em 2026-10-31
Editorial analysis
Pocket Option is documented here with 100+ assets, a minimum deposit of $5 and expiries from a few seconds to several hours.
No binary options licence is disclosed by the operator. That does not prove the service is illegal everywhere, but it means the client has no supervised recourse, no complaint escalation and no compensation scheme.
Advertised payout is around 92%. At that level the break-even win rate is 52.1% - before fees and without counting the spread built into every quote.
Deposits and withdrawals use 11 documented rails. Expect the first withdrawal to be gated by identity verification, and expect it to be routed back through the method you used to deposit.
Overall score 9.6/10. The score reflects licence quality, costs, payment coverage, tools, asset breadth, support and demo quality - in that weighting order.
Regulation & licensing
Licensing is the single most important criterion. A platform that is technically reachable from your country is not necessarily authorised there.
Data notes
Montants, expirations et méthodes de paiement proviennent des pages publiques de l'opérateur et de ses conditions générales ; ils varient selon le pays et le moyen de paiement et doivent être reconfirmés avant tout dépôt. Aucune autorisation européenne (ESMA/AMF) n'est revendiquée pour les options binaires.
Perguntas frequentes
Minimum deposit - Pocket Option?
$5 (Verificado em: 2026-10-31). Minimum trade: $1.
Expiry range - Pocket Option?
5 segundos – 4 horas. Demo account: Sim.
Regulatory status - Pocket Option?
Licence not disclosed by the operator
Promotion permitted - Pocket Option?
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