Trade.com review

Regulated by

Mauritius FSC (C119023948); CySEC (227/14); FCA (738538); FINRA/SEC (CRD 316822)

Regulator tier

Tier 1

Register entry

FCA Financial Services Register, FRN 738538

Client money segregated

Yes

Held at

Major global banks

Negative balance protection

Yes for eligible retail clients under regulated entities

Compensation scheme

ICF up to €20,000 for eligible CySEC clients; FSCS protection for eligible UK clients; no statutory investor compensation scheme under Mauritius entity

Audited by

Independent external auditors

Not available to

European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States, Iran, North Korea and other jurisdictions where services would contravene local law under the global Mauritius offering

Check the licence on the regulator's own site, not on a link somebody sent you.

Trade.com holds tier-one authorisations from FCA and CySEC. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

It also operates an offshore entity (FSC). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

The FCA caps retail leverage at 1:30, mandates negative balance protection, and covers eligible clients under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

CySEC licences passport across the EU and follow the 1:30 retail leverage cap, with the Investor Compensation Fund covering eligible claims.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

Check the licence yourself: the Mauritius FSC register of licensees, the CySEC register of investment firms, the FCA Register, FINRA BrokerCheck.

Legal entity

Lead Capital Global Ltd

Company number

C107110

Headquarters

Ebene, Mauritius

Founded

2013

Publicly listed

No

Parent company

Trade Capital Holding Limited

Employees

200+

Also trades as

TRADE.com; Trade Capital Markets

Deposit methods

Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller and regional payment methods

Withdrawal methods

Bank transfer, cards, Skrill, Neteller and applicable original funding methods

Deposit time

Instant for most cards/e-wallets; bank transfers typically 1-3 business days

Withdrawal time

Typically processed within 1 business day; settlement varies by method

Minimum withdrawal

$20

Local payment methods

Multiple jurisdiction-specific banking and electronic payment methods

Spread from

0.3 pips

EUR/USD spread

Approx. 0.8 pips, Exclusive

GBP/USD spread

Approx. 0.8 pips, Exclusive

Commission

$0 on spread-based FX accounts

All-in cost, EUR/USD

Approx. 0.8 pips, Exclusive

Spread type

Variable

Overnight swap

Both: overnight financing may be charged or credited

Inactivity fee

Yes, after 90 days inactivity

Currency conversion

Yes, where account and instrument currencies differ

An offer that beats the market by a wide margin is the most reliable warning sign there is.

A quoted spread from 0.3 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.

Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.

Trade.com lists a minimum deposit of $100. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.

Markets

Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Bonds, Cryptocurrencies

Currency pairs

55+

Total instruments

1,200+

Crypto CFDs

Yes

Maximum leverage

1:300

Execution model

Market maker / principal

Execution speed

Under 100ms

Order types

Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit

Servers

Global financial data-centre infrastructure

Leverage up to 1:300 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.

Trade.com covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, etfs, bonds, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: visa, mastercard, bank transfer, skrill, neteller and regional payment methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.

Platforms

TRADE.com WebTrader, TRADE.com App, MetaTrader 5

Own platform

Yes, WebTrader

Mobile app

Both proprietary and third-party

Browser trading

Yes

Automated trading

Yes, through MetaTrader 5

Copy trading

No

Indicators

100+ across WebTrader/MT5

Third-party tools

MetaTrader 5

API access

Yes, institutional connectivity

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

Minimum deposit

$100

Account types

Silver, Gold, Platinum, Exclusive, Professional, Demo

Account currencies

USD, EUR, GBP

Islamic account

Yes

Demo account

Yes

Professional account

Yes

Minimum trade size

0.01 lots

Time to open

A few minutes

Support hours

24/5

Contact channels

Live chat, email, WhatsApp, enquiry form

Languages

Multilingual

Telephone

N/A

Email

support@trade.com

Live chat response

Typically under 2 minutes

Education

Extensive: trading guides, educational articles, platform tutorials, webinars and market education

Research

Market analysis, technical/fundamental commentary, trading tools and market news