Five years ago, if you had told us that Fusion would be trading over $130 billion USD in volume monthly or served tens of thousands of clients around the world, we would have laughed. Reflecting on our journey, it's astonishing to see how far we've come from those early days in a modest WeWork office in the heart of Melbourne.

To mark this milestone, we want to give back to you, our valued clients. You are the ones who have helped us grow into one of the best forex brokerages in the industry, and you deserve to celebrate with us. That's why we're offering 10% rebates on all commissions for trades opened on May 31st, Fusion’s birthday. Read more about it here.

While we still have a long way to go to achieve our mission of making low-cost trading available to everyone, everywhere, it has been an incredible journey so far. We want to share with you how Fusion has evolved into one of the world’s leading low-cost trading platforms, serving traders in over 160 countries.

It all started with me (Phil) in January 2019 in a small co-working space, working with our development team to craft what would eventually become the client hub and website. Once we were able to go live and accept clients, I was joined by my friend and former colleague, David Swinden (our COO). To keep our client’s costs low, we had to keep things pretty lean back then. I look back fondly at when we were celebrating some new milestone, cutting an almond croissant (from legendary Melbourne Lune, of course) in half to make every dollar count. We both had newborns, so our routines were early mornings and late nights after the kids’ bath. We were exhausted, but we were driven by the ambition to build something extraordinary.

Fusion Market's First WeWork Office

We already knew what we needed to do to deliver radically low costs, so we weren't worried about that. We’d spent over two decades between us helping build some of Australia’s biggest brokers. When we launched, traders immediately recognised the value we were offering. Providing $4.5 commissions with 0.0 spreads in a market dominated by $7 commission brokerages was an easy value proposition. But we didn’t expect it to go as well as it did. Traders seeking more profitability on their trades came to us in droves. In our first year, we won a number of awards like “Best MT4 Broker” and “Lowest Spreads Broker” from Brokerchooser. We were on our way, delivering value to our traders from day one.

Moving Up

As our team grew, so did our need for space. We moved into our first official office in between multiple Melbourne COVID lockdowns, located in Cremorne, Melbourne’s startup mecca. What we didn’t know at the time was that our neighbour was a bustling personal training studio. The middle of the day often brought the sound of loud techno music and heavy deadlifts constantly thudding against the walls, reverberating throughout the whole office.

Building desks and getting set up in Fusion Markets' First Official Office

Despite the noise, we thrived. Our team—experts in their fields with an insatiable hunger for success—channelled this expertise directly to our clients. In that office, we introduced MetaTrader 5, $0 Commission US Share CFD trading, Fusion+ (our proprietary copy trading platform), and several industry-leading trading tools. We were moving fast with no signs of slowing down, just the way we liked it.

The next turning point came when we moved to the big leagues with our office in South Yarra. This move not only signified our growth but also underscored our commitment to providing a better working environment for those who were on the journey with us and set us up for the future with space for 60+ desks. We wanted our team to be at their best to deliver the best possible trading experience for our clients and we found it in our new digs.

Firing on all Cylinders at Fusion Markets' South Yarra HQ

We started hitting our stride. Our dedication to excellence and customer satisfaction drove us to introduce several new products and services: we launched our exclusive Live Spreads tool, platforms such as cTrader, TradingView, extended our support hours to 24/7, and even updated our Client Hub. Our clients were getting bombarded with new improvements and features. Those awards from our first year? We're humbled to have won them and more every year since.

It's hard to encapsulate five years in a short blog post, but I wanted to highlight the essence of who we are and how we got here. Perseverance, finding the best people around the world and an unyielding commitment to saving our clients' money are the cornerstones of our journey and our current identity. That will never change.

The Future

The most exciting aspect of this journey is that we’re really just getting started. This year, we have some of our most exciting features in the pipeline: automating client withdrawals (24/7), revamping our refer-a-friend program, and launching our new spot cryptocurrency exchange, Day1x (Click the link to join the waitlist). And that’s only scratching the surface.

If you’re reading this (thank you for reading this far!), you are a core part of why we’re here today and a beneficiary of our relentless efforts to provide an unparalleled trading experience you won’t find anywhere else. To show our gratitude, we’re making sure you get to celebrate with us. Read more about our 5 Year Anniversary offering below.

The 5 Year Anniversary Promotion

We’re giving you 10% rebates on all commissions for trades opened on May 31st. This will be full round-turn commissions, so you don’t need to close your trade on the 31st. As long as it’s opened on May 31st (at any part of the trading day—00:01 to 23:59 server time), you’ll get a 10% rebate credited to your account (for both Zero and Classic accounts).

We’ve seen other companies celebrate their anniversaries but never give anything back to those who helped get them there. That’s what this birthday is all about. It's saying “thank you” by going to the heart of what makes Fusion tick; putting that little bit extra back into your pocket.

You can read the full terms and conditions here.

And here for ASIC Pro traders.

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