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ArgoTrade: SEC licence 161717

Issuing authority
Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
United States
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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RecordModified Jul 27, 2026

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Securities and Exchange Commission 161717

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Holder
Leadcapital Corp Ltd
Issuing authority
Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
United States
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United States
Last checked
Never

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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
161717
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Investment Advisory License
The authority

About SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United States.

Full name
Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
United States
Strength
Tier 1 (securities)The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
1936
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
0 firms
Licences it issues
Broker-dealer; investment adviser
Typical cost of a licence
Varies; FINRA and SEC registration fees
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium
Protection

What this licence protects

SEC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeSIPC insures up to $500,000 per customer (including $250,000 cash)
  • Complaints routeSEC Tips/Complaints/Referral
  • Maximum leverage1:50
This describes the authority's regime, not how ArgoTrade applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against ArgoTrade. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
Leadcapital Corp Ltd
Based in
Seychelles
Wikilix score
54.8the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences ArgoTrade holds

3 other licences are on record for ArgoTrade.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Yes, ArgoTrade offers customer support via live chat during business hours and email at support@argotrade.com. Support is available in English. The broker's contact address is in Seychelles, and no additional languages or support channels are specified.
ArgoTrade offers a maximum leverage of up to 300:1 according to its trading conditions. However, leverage limits depend on the regulatory jurisdiction; for example, CySEC and FCA regulated accounts have a maximum leverage of 30:1, while the Seychelles FSA allows up to 1000:1. The US SEC regulated accounts have a maximum leverage of 50:1.
ArgoTrade supports bank transfers, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, cryptocurrencies, local payment methods, and broker transfers. Deposit fees range from a fixed $25 for bank transfers to 3% for credit cards, while withdrawal fees vary similarly. Processing times range from 1 hour for cryptocurrencies to several days for bank transfers.
ArgoTrade offers the MetaTrader 4 platform, which supports desktop, web trader, iOS, and Android devices.
ArgoTrade is regulated by multiple authorities including the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These regulators provide varying levels of investor protection, with client fund insurance up to £85,000 in the UK and $500,000 in the US. However, ArgoTrade's Seychelles license is offshore with lower transparency.
Licence 161717 was issued by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the financial authority for United States.
ArgoTrade holds this SEC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the SEC register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates SEC tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
ArgoTrade has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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