Overall Score20 / 100The Wikilix trust rating of STARTRADER, out of 100, built from the five factors below.It copies another firm's identity or sits on a regulator's warning list, and it holds a valid FSCA 52464 licence and 3 more.Regulation82%Identity85%Client terms28%Trading offer64%Service38%Score last calculated 2026/10/28
Do not trustBelow 35, or a stop sign applied: a confirmed or likely scam, or a copied identity. Keep your money away.Why: It copies another firm's identity or sits on a regulator's warning list, and it holds a valid FSCA 52464 licence and 3 more.
20 out of 100 · 96% checkedThe share of the record we could verify. What we could not check counts as unknown and pulls the score toward the middle, never down.
Do not trust
High risk
Fair
Good
Excellent
It copies another firm's identity or sits on a regulator's warning list, and it holds a valid FSCA 52464 licence and 3 more.
Capped at 20 · Clone firm or regulator warning
We checked STARTRADER on 2026-10-28 across its regulation, company record, client terms, trading offer and service, and could verify 96% of its record. Its strongest valid licence is FSCA 52464, with 3 more valid. The score was held at 20 because it copies another firm's identity or sits on a regulator's warning list. What would move the score: all-in eurusd cost, instrument breadth, wikilix community. Our published investigation found it is likely a scam, with 5.5 years of track record. Its client terms carry high risk, with 4 critical clauses. Trading EURUSD costs about 1.3 pips all-in, spread and commission together.
Score last calculated 2026/10/28
Regulation
Is someone watching them?
82out of 100
Excellent
Counts for 35% of the score100% checked
What we checked
Best licence in force80
FSA SD049 in force with a caveat · Oct 21, 2026Source
SCA CP-0001206 in force with a caveat · Oct 21, 2026Source
FSCA 52464 in force with a caveat · Oct 21, 2026
+1 more
Regulator protections60
FSCA: 3 of 5 protections · Oct 21, 2026
Licence held by the onboarding entity100
FSCA issued to "STARTRADER INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD", the onboarding entity · Oct 21, 2026
Extra licences in force100
4 licence(s) in force · Oct 21, 2026
What this measures
Whether a financial authority supervises this broker: the licences it holds, whether we verified them on the official register, how strong that regulator is and what protection it gives clients. Worth 35 points of 100.
Identity
Who is behind it, and for how long?
85out of 100
Excellent
Counts for 15% of the score100% checked
What we checked
Registry-verified entity100
Company registration verified on the registry · Oct 21, 2026Source
Verified age82
Verified track record 5.5 years · Oct 21, 2026
Transparency60
Scam check identity transparency 4/10 · Oct 21, 2026
Site integrity100
Website reachable and not redirecting · Oct 21, 2026Source
What this measures
Who is behind it and for how long: a company registration we verified, years of verified history, how openly it names its entity, address and owners, and whether its website is intact. Worth 15 points.
Client terms
Are the client terms fair?
28out of 100
Poor
Counts for 15% of the score100% checked
What we checked
Policy risk30
Policy risk score 7/10 · Oct 21, 2026
Critical clauses38
4 critical clause(s) · Oct 21, 2026
Withdrawal rails20
9 rail(s): 0 fee-free of 1 known, 0 instant of 9 known, minimum $30 · Oct 21, 2026Source
Language parity10
7 contradiction(s) between language versions · Oct 21, 2026
What this measures
How fair the client agreement is: the risk found in our policy review, the number of critical clauses, withdrawal rules, and whether the terms say the same in every language. Worth 15 points.
What trading costs and how clearly it is disclosed: pricing per account type, the all-in cost of EURUSD, instruments, platforms, leverage against regulated limits and the minimum deposit. Worth 20 points.
Service
How do they treat clients?
38out of 100
Poor
Counts for 15% of the score90% checked
What we checked
Fund-integrity complaints30
Scam check withdrawal complaints 7/10 · Oct 21, 2026
Support channels50
3 of 6 support checks (phone, email, 24/7 chat, 2+ languages, messenger, complaints email) · Oct 21, 2026
Reputation footprint20
Scam check reputation 8/10 · Oct 21, 2026
WIKILIX communityNot checked yet
0 approved review(s), fewer than 10
What this measures
How clients are treated: support channels, complaints about withdrawals and reputation from our investigation, and reviews by WIKILIX members. Worth 15 points.
70%Scam riskScam risk is our overall estimate that this broker is unsafe, from 0% (safe) to 100% (almost certainly a scam). It blends the six risk areas below, weighted by how strong the evidence is. Higher means riskier.
Likely scamOur overall call, based on the evidence we could verify. From safest to worst: Appears legitimate, Insufficient evidence, High risk (unverified), Likely scam, Confirmed scam. A separate "Not a broker" verdict is used when it does not really offer trading.Confidence: MEDIUMHow sure we are of this verdict, based on how much solid, checkable evidence we found. Shown as Low, Medium or High.
2.0/5Safety rating 2 out of 5
The Wikilix safety rating, from 1 to 5 stars. It mirrors the scam risk (5 = safest, 1 = riskiest), so a higher risk percentage means fewer stars.
We rate STARTRADER a likely scam (70% risk). It holds real offshore licences, but regulators in Spain, France, Malaysia and Japan warn that it offers trading in their countries without authorisation,…
Risk scorecard · each area scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst)
Regulation7/10 · HighIs it overseen by a strict, well-known financial regulator? Offshore-only or missing licences score higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 7/10 (High).Identity & transparency4/10 · ModerateHow openly it shows who and where it is (legal entity, address, owners). Hidden details score higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 4/10 (Moderate).Withdrawals & conduct7/10 · HighCredible reports of clients being unable to withdraw their money. More such reports score higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 7/10 (High).Reputation8/10 · CriticalWhat independent reviews, regulators and watchdogs say about it. A poor track record scores higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 8/10 (Critical).Website claims6/10 · HighWhether the site claims (awards, years active, licences) actually check out. False claims score higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 6/10 (High).Operational history6/10 · HighHow long and how consistently it has genuinely operated. Brand-new or murky history scores higher.Scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). This area is 6/10 (High).
What STARTRADER legally published, but does not want you to read
Wikilix contract reading ·
High contract risk
STARTRADER advertises negative balance protection and $30,000,000 of Lloyd's insurance. Its contract makes the first discretionary, and the insurance certificate names a different STARTRADER company. The agreement also lets STARTRADER cancel profits on trading it finds suspicious and walk away from open trades after a long list of defaults. Check which of its three client agreements is yours before you deposit.
4Critical clausesClauses that can cost you money you have already earned or deposited, or that remove your ability to challenge it.
20Clauses flaggedEvery clause worth knowing about, at all three severities. Ordinary terms that every broker has are not counted.
20Documents readHow many of the broker’s own legal files this reading is based on. Each one was downloaded and hashed on the date shown.
7.0/10Contract riskHow far this contract goes overall, from 0 to 10. 3 to 5 means real costs a client should know about; 6 to 8 means several clauses put money already earned at risk.
What Wikilix has recorded about STARTRADER: its history, the licences it holds, its trading conditions and its fees.
STARTRADER Broker Overview
STARTRADER is a forex and CFD broker brand run by a group of companies. Clients who register at are assigned to a group company according to where they live, and the client agreements on the site are with STARTRADER Limited in Seychelles and STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited in Mauritius. The broker offers three live accounts, STANDARD, ECN and Prime ECN, on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and its own app and web platform, with copy trading and markets in forex, commodities, indices, shares and ETFs.
STARTRADER's Help Center says it does not accept clients from the United States and its territories, Cuba, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Singapore or Hong Kong, and that the list can vary with the group company that holds the account.
STARTRADER Regulation and License
Four STARTRADER group companies hold licences, and WIKILIX confirmed each of them on the regulator's own register on 21 October 2026:
STARTRADER Limited (Seychelles): Securities Dealer licence SD049 from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles, whose register lists the company as a Securities Dealer and publishes no licence dates. The broker's site gives its registration number as 8427362-1, and WIKILIX's company check matched the company to the FSA's register of Securities Dealers on the same date.
STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited (Mauritius, company number 212229 GBC): licence GB24203371 from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius, granted on 20 August 2024 and described in the company's client agreement as an investment dealer licence. The same company serves institutional clients under the STARPRIME name.
STARTRADER International Pty Ltd (South Africa, registration number 2022/435897/07): authorised by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) as Financial Services Provider 52464 since 23 September 2022, for Category I advice and intermediary services, including on derivative instruments. It is not a licence to act as the counterparty to client trades.
STARTRADER Global Financial Consultation & Financial Analysis (United Arab Emirates): a Category 5 licence for financial consultations, introduction and promotion, listed under code CP-0001206 on the register of the UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA), which still describes its entries as licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). The register states that the company may not deal in derivatives or spot forex, manage portfolios or execute client orders. STARTRADER's site quotes the licence number 20200000241, which does not appear on the register record.
The group's Cyprus company, STARTRADER (CY) Limited (registration number HE421001), states that it does not offer regulated financial products or trading services.
Is STARTRADER Regulated?
Yes, through its group companies, but the licences differ in what they allow. Only STARTRADER Limited and STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited hold dealing licences, from regulators in Seychelles and Mauritius, and they are the companies that contract with clients under the agreements on www.startrader.com. The South African and UAE licences cover advice, introduction and promotion, so the regulator that supervises your trading account depends on the company your client agreement names.
Is STARTRADER Safe?
STARTRADER's group companies are licensed, but the protection a client gets depends on the company that holds the account and on the terms of its client agreement. Neither the Seychelles nor the Mauritius licence comes with a public compensation scheme for clients, the South African licence covers advice and intermediary conduct only, and the UAE company may not hold or trade client funds. The of 15 July 2026 also qualifies several protections:
Negative balance protection is discretionary. The accounts page lists it on the STANDARD account, but clause 11 says STARTRADER will evaluate a client's inquiry and may, at its discretion, credit a negative balance caused by a market gap during normal trading. It applies to Private Clients only and not in abnormal market conditions or exceptional volatility.
Not all money paid in is client money. Clause 2.7 says client money goes into a segregated account when the law requires it, may be pooled at a third-party institution and is not fully protected from loss, and clause 2.7(h) says money paid for an order, a margin call or a deposit is not 'client money' but buys a 'Reciprocal Obligation' from STARTRADER.
Profits can be cancelled. Clause 1.4(b)(v) lets STARTRADER suspend an account, recover losses and void orders and their profits with immediate effect if it has reasonable grounds to suspect Suspicious Trading Activity, which the agreement defines as a belief of STARTRADER, reasonably formed and whether or not communicated to the client. Its default events include using the same IP address as another client and use of excessive leverage.
STARTRADER's advertises USD 30,000,000 of Lloyd's of London cover in the event of insolvency. The evidence of cover it publishes names only STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited as the insured, for 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with USD 30,000,000 as the maximum aggregate for all claimants and a retention of at least USD 20,000 per claimant. STARTRADER also says it is a member of the Financial Commission, a dispute resolution body rather than a regulator, with compensation of up to EUR 20,000 per case.
STARTRADER Account Types
STANDARD: for newer traders, with spreads from 1.3 pips, no commission except on indices, and negative balance protection as the accounts page lists it.
ECN: for high-volume traders and money managers, with tighter spreads and a commission per lot that the accounts page does not quantify.
Prime ECN: for experienced traders, with spreads from 0.0 pips and a commission of USD 2 per side per standard forex or gold lot (USD 4 per round turn). It is an upgrade that needs a balance of at least USD 10,000 and no open positions, and the account is downgraded unless it makes at least 5 closed trades and USD 500,000 of notional volume within a continuous 30-day period in the past 90 days.
STARTRADER does not publish a minimum deposit for the STANDARD and ECN accounts; its Help Center says deposit minimums vary by payment method. All three accounts start at 0.01 lots with market execution and are available in AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, USD or NZD. Swap-free versions are offered, but not in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan or the Philippines and not to institutional or corporate clients, and the Help Center states that scalping is not allowed. A live account with no login or trading for 90 days and a balance of 10 units of its currency or less is archived automatically and cannot be reactivated.
STARTRADER Spreads, Commissions and Fees
Beyond the spreads and commissions above, positions held overnight carry swap. Under the STARTRADER Limited client agreement, forex swaps follow the bought and sell swap rates, while spot CFDs are charged or credited at a reference rate equal to the liquidity provider's interest rate plus a STARTRADER transaction fee of 3.5% per year (clauses 1.3, 5.1 and 5.2); a forex position opened and closed on the same trading day pays no swap. Swap-free accounts pay an administration fee instead: on the listed forex pairs, gold and silver once a trade has been held for more than 14 calendar days, and every day on other products. The Help Center says the fee varies by instrument and position and is set by the liquidity provider.
STARTRADER Leverage
Leverage runs from 1:30 up to 1:1000, with 1:500 as the default, depending on region, account type and the regulations that apply; STARTRADER says 1:1000 is subject to eligibility and not offered in every jurisdiction. Leverage may be cut to 1:500 once account equity reaches USD 45,000, and it is lowered around high-impact news and the weekly market open and close.
STARTRADER Trading Platforms
MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are available for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android and as WebTrader in the browser. STARTRADER's own app for iOS and Android supports MT4, MT5 and STAR Copy accounts, and STAR Web Trading is its own browser platform. STAR Copy lets clients copy strategies from USD 10 and 0.0001 lots, with each strategy able to set its own minimum; copying is free and a performance fee is paid only on profit. The site also offers a separate STARTRADER Copy Trade portal and a PAMM service under the name Pro-Link, while cTrader and TradingView are not offered.
STARTRADER Deposits and Withdrawals
Funding methods are Visa and Mastercard, international bank wire, local bank transfer where available, and e-wallets: the funding page names Stickpay, PM and Wise, and the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy also names Skrill and Neteller. UnionPay is available to clients in China only. Payments must come from and go back to accounts in the client's own name; card deposits are refunded to the card first, and profits above the amount deposited are paid out by another method, preferably bank wire.
Deposits are typically processed within an hour, while international wires take 3 to 5 business days. STARTRADER says it generally processes a withdrawal within 24 hours of approving it and that funds usually arrive within 1 to 7 business days; its Help Center estimates, counted from approval, are about 1 business day by e-wallet, 1 to 3 by local bank transfer, 3 to 7 to a card and 3 to 5 by international wire. The minimum withdrawal is 30 units of the account currency, and the lets STARTRADER hold a withdrawal during a chargeback, dispute or investigation and ask for documents on the source of funds.
STARTRADER says it charges no deposit fees and, in most countries, no withdrawal fees. Its pages differ on international wire withdrawals: the funding page says bank charges of about USD 20 are passed on, the Help Center says 25 units of the account currency per withdrawal, and the policy says STARTRADER charges no fee of its own but banks typically charge USD 25. The policy also allows merchant or handling fees when deposits are withdrawn with little or no trading.
STARTRADER Support
Support runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by live chat on the website and in the app, and by email at info@startrader.com, where STARTRADER aims to reply within 2 hours. For complaints, the Help Center says to email info@startrader.com, while the Complaints Handling Policy gives trading@startrader.com, promises an acknowledgement within 7 calendar days and a written response within 30 calendar days, and allows escalation to the Financial Commission. The STARTRADER Limited client agreement treats confirmations and statements as correct unless an error is reported within 48 hours (clause 3.4(f)).
STARTRADER Pros and Cons
Pros
Licences for four group companies confirmed on the Seychelles FSA, FSC Mauritius, FSCA and UAE CMA registers
Prime ECN pricing from 0.0 pips with a stated USD 2 per side commission
MetaTrader 4 and 5 alongside its own app, web platform and copy trading
Live chat and email support around the clock
Published Lloyd's insolvency cover for STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited
Cons
Dealing licences come from Seychelles and Mauritius, with no public compensation scheme
Negative balance protection is discretionary under the STARTRADER Limited client agreement
STARTRADER can void orders and cancel profits it suspects of Suspicious Trading Activity
No published minimum deposit for STANDARD and ECN, and no stated ECN commission rate
Conflicting statements on the international wire withdrawal fee
Scalping is not allowed, and the service is not offered in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and several other jurisdictions
STARTRADER Review and Assessment
STARTRADER pairs MetaTrader 4 and 5 with its own platforms and copy trading, and its Prime ECN account gives the clearest pricing of its three tiers. Its trading accounts sit with companies licensed in Seychelles and Mauritius, and its client agreement makes negative balance credits discretionary, treats money paid for orders, margin calls and deposits as not client money and lets STARTRADER cancel profits from trading it suspects. Before funding an account, check which company your client agreement names and read those clauses.
Website archive
Captured
Website snapshots
8 full-page captures of STARTRADER's own site, archived so what they said can still be read after the pages change.
STARTRADER holds a tier-1 or tier-2 licence that we confirmed on the regulator's own register. Each licence below opens its record of what that register says.
4 of 4 checked
Licences on recordEvery licence or registration recorded for this broker, whether the broker claims it or our check found it.
4
Confirmed on registerLicences we located on the issuing regulator's own public register, with a screenshot taken at the time.
4
Tier 1 or 2Licences from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (FCA, ASIC, CySEC and peers), the strongest client protection. A registration we could not confirm as a licence is not counted.
1
OffshoreLicences from offshore registers, which typically carry no compensation scheme and lighter oversight.
2
WIKILIX
Licence intelligence
The strongest of 4 licences on file
Licence Verification Record
Securities and Commodities AuthorityCP-0001206
Wikilix read the SCA register on Oct 21, 2026. This is what it said.
Active (Category 5: consultations, introduction and promotion only; STARTRADER publishes licence number 20200000241)
Shown on the STARTRADER website
Shown
Checked Oct 21, 2026
Permissions
Financial Consultations
Introduction
Promotion
What our check found
Category 5 licence held by STARTRADER GLOBAL Financial Consultation & Financial Analysis, covering financial consultations, introduction and promotion. The CMA register states it does not permit dealing in derivatives or spot FX, managing portfolios or executing client orders. Client protection: None for trading accounts: this entity may not hold or trade client funds.
Client protection under this licence
Complaints routeSCA complaints
Maximum leverage1:100
These are the rules SCA sets for the firms it licenses. They are not a statement about how STARTRADER applies them, or about which of its companies would hold your account.
A licence record describes what an authority published. It is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Named as accepted — not a full list of served markets
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How we know — 13 sources
1STARTRADER does not accept clients from the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Cuba, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Singapore or Hong Kong. The broker's own Help Center article 'Which countries does STARTRADER accept clients from?' (https://www.starhelpcenter.com/hc/en-us/articles/12406016451087-Which-countries-does-STARTRADER-accept-clients-from), linked as 'Help Center' from the www.startrader.com footer and last edited 2026-10-20, lists them under 'Countries and jurisdictions we cannot accept clients from' and states: 'If you are resident in, or otherwise subject to the laws or restrictions of, any of the jurisdictions listed below, STARTRADER does not provide services to you. You may therefore be ineligible to open or maintain an account with STARTRADER.' Its two groups are 'United States and its territories' (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, United States, 'Virgin Islands, US', Northern Mariana Islands) and 'Other restricted jurisdictions' (Cuba, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong). All 21 language versions of the article carry the same list, which it says 'is subject to change and may vary depending on the STARTRADER entity with which your account is held'.
2The United States is also named in the footer 'REGIONAL-RESTRICTIONS' notice on https://www.startrader.com/ (repeated in Persian on https://www.startrader.com/fa/): the website 'is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of certain jurisdictions, including, but not limited to the United States, and jurisdictions listed on the FATF "blacklist" or other major global sanctions lists.' The FATF call-for-action states (Iran, North Korea and Myanmar) are now named outright in the Help Center list, so their block is confirmed, not inferred. The phrase 'other major global sanctions lists' is not treated as a block. Many sanctioned states (Russia, Belarus, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Venezuela, Iraq and Afghanistan) are still offered in the site's registration country list.
3SG: besides the Help Center list, the 'Website Access Notice' that https://www.startrader.com/ shows to visitors located in Singapore states that STARTRADER does not 'accept account applications from citizens or residents of Singapore' and that 'Citizens and residents of Singapore are expressly prohibited from opening an account with STARTRADER, or accessing or using STARTRADER's products or services.'
4Iran is blocked. The Help Center article (https://www.starhelpcenter.com/hc/en-us/articles/12406016451087-Which-countries-does-STARTRADER-accept-clients-from) lists 'Iran' under 'Other restricted jurisdictions'; its Persian version (https://www.starhelpcenter.com/hc/fa/articles/12406016451087) lists ایران the same way, and Iran is flagged hidden in the site's registration country list. The Persian site's funding page (https://www.startrader.com/fa/funding/) lists bank wire transfer, Visa/Mastercard, Stickpay, PM and Wise and names no rial payment method.
5CONFLICT recorded, not resolved away (HK): the Help Center article names Hong Kong as a jurisdiction STARTRADER cannot accept clients from, and the 'Website Access Notice' that https://www.startrader.com/ shows to visitors in Hong Kong says its products and services 'are not directed at persons in Hong Kong'. But the shared registration country list behind the site's forms (https://www.startrader.com/wp-content/themes/startrader/js/country-code-list-20260829.js, which builds the Residence selector of the IB registration form at https://www.startrader.com/ib-register/) still offers 'HongKong', as the live-account selector did on 2026-08-25. The newer and more specific Help Center page decides the matter, so Hong Kong is listed as refused rather than accepted.
6The block on the United States also covers the United States Minor Outlying Islands, a US territory. They fall under the Help Center heading 'United States and its territories' without being named, and are absent from the registration country list. The other US territories are named outright, so their block is confirmed. The earlier MP conflict is closed: Northern Mariana Islands, offered by the live-account selector on 2026-08-25, is now named in the Help Center list and flagged hidden in the registration country list.
7Japan and Samoa are likely blocked, but this is not confirmed. Neither is named in any broker text, including the Japanese and en-jp versions of the Help Center article, but both are flagged hidden in the shared registration country list and were absent from the live-account selector on 2026-08-25. Japan stands out: the broker publishes Japanese-language pages (/jp/), and its Swap-Free Accounts policy (https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-swap-free-accounts-20260216.pdf) lists Japan, with China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, only as places where a swap-free account is unavailable. This restricts a product, not account opening.
8Accepted (211 jurisdictions): those offered by the closed country selector of the live-account form at https://www.startrader.com/live-account/ on 2026-08-25. Hong Kong and the Northern Mariana Islands are excluded, because the broker's own text now names them as refused. The client form could not be re-read in this review. The same 211 codes, plus HK, are still offered by the shared registration country list read this review on the IB registration forms (https://www.startrader.com/ib-register/ and https://www.startrader.com/fa/ib-register/). That list flags 39 entries hidden, among them every jurisdiction the Help Center names as refused except Hong Kong, plus Japan and Samoa.
9Not classified: the registration country list also hides minor or uninhabited territories whose parent states are offered. These are the Åland Islands, Bouvet Island, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Falkland Islands, French Guiana, the French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Mayotte, Norfolk Island, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna. It also hides Western Sahara and the old entry for the Netherlands Antilles. No broker text names them, so they are written to no list. Kosovo is offered too, but it has no official country code, so it is in neither list. 'Gaza Strip' and 'Palestinian Territory, Occupied' are both counted once, as Palestine.
10Client agreements read in full: STARTRADER LIMITED (https://www.startrader.com/client-agreement-fsa/, served as https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-limited-client-agreement-20260715.pdf) and STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited (https://www.startrader.com/client-agreement-svg/, served as https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-financial-markets-limited-client-agreement-20260715.pdf) name no restricted country; clause 13 b) of each mentions only AML checks 'including restricted lists, blocked persons and countries lists' without publishing any list. The STARTRADER LLC agreement (Version December 2025, https://www.startrader.com/client-agreement/, served as https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-llc-client-agreement-20260101.pdf), no longer linked from the Legal Documents page, says STARTRADER 'does not accept application from individuals residing in countries or jurisdictions where the use of services provided by STARTRADER will be contrary to the relevant laws and regulations' and directs citizens or residents of the United Kingdom, Australia, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates to register through their country-specific website. That is a routing instruction, not a refusal.
11Reverse-solicitation notices, not refusals: https://www.startrader.com/ shows access notices to visitors from Spain (CNMV wording), Italy (CONSOB wording), the United Kingdom and Cyprus, and France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium, each asking the visitor to confirm access on their own initiative. None refuses account applications, so none moves a code.
12No dedicated countries page: /restricted-countries/, /prohibited-countries/, /accepted-countries/, /where-we-operate/ (with and without the /en/ prefix) and /terms/ all redirect to the site root, and the site search for 'restricted countries' returns no results. The Deposit & Withdrawal Policy (https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-deposit-and-withdrawal-policy-20260216.pdf) sets only a minimum age of 18; the Risk Disclosure Notice (https://www.startrader.com/pdf/startrader-risk-disclosure-notice-20260216.pdf) and Complaints Handling Policy carry only generic jurisdiction wording; no standalone AML/KYC policy is published.
13The broker publishes 20 locale variants of its site (scn, kr, my, vn, th, id, ar, jp, tw, fr, es, pt, de, fa, it, ru, tr, pl, in, nl), indicating the markets it deliberately targets. Regulator filings for the operating entities were not consulted: this review's source set is the broker's own site, and a filing states permitted rather than blocked jurisdictions.
Deposits & withdrawals
Funding Methods
9 ways to fund an account.
9 methods
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Visa/MastercardCredit CardListed on the funding page as 'Visa/Mastercard'; the Help Center calls the channel 'Credit/Debit Cards'. Deposits: the Help Center says deposits are 'typically processed within 1 hour', that 'Most deposits made through standard payment methods are credited instantly', and, elsewhere, 'within 1-2 hours'. Withdrawals: 3 to 7 business days, counted from approval and given as estimates ('Why haven't I received my withdrawal?'); the funding page adds that withdrawal forms received after 21:00 GMT are processed the next day and those received before 07:30 GMT the same day. The stored time is the longest stated (withdrawal). Card withdrawals are refunds to the original card, capped at the amount that card deposited; card deposits must be returned first before other withdrawal methods unlock, and profits above the deposited amount go out by another method; some card channels are deposit-only ('How can I withdraw funds from my account?', 'Why can't I withdraw my funds?'). Card deposits made with Apple Pay or Google Pay are refunded to the linked card ('Why don't I recognise the card shown for my withdrawal?'). Minimum withdrawal: 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum (Help Center). Fees: the funding page FAQ says no deposit fees, and no withdrawal fees 'in most countries'; the Help Center says no withdrawal fee except on international bank transfers. The Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 14 says STARTRADER covers card merchant fees on deposits, and clause 15 reserves the right to charge those merchant fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds are withdrawn with no or minimal trading. Both client agreements (15 Jul 2026) let STARTRADER add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)), and the STARTRADER LIMITED agreement lets it deduct payment-processing charges (clause 5.4(b)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded. Third-party bank and card fees are borne by the client. Cards must be in the account holder's own name.
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Up to 7 days
Bank Wire TransferWire TransferListed on the funding page as 'Bank Wire Transfer'; the Help Center calls it 'International Bank Transfer', and both client agreements list 'international telegraphic transfer' (clause 2.5(b)(iii)). Deposits: three to five working days to show on the account, credited once received (funding page; Help Center 'How can I deposit funds into my account?' and 'Why hasn't my deposit been credited?'); 'Can I cancel a deposit?' says 2 to 5 working days. Withdrawals: 3 to 5 business days (funding page; Help Center 'Why haven't I received my withdrawal?'; Deposit and Withdrawal Policy 6.1). Before an international wire deposit the client must pass Advanced Verification (passport plus a bank statement issued within 3 months), put the trading account number in the transfer note and upload the bank receipt. WITHDRAWAL FEE, three different statements: the funding page says international telegraphic transfer fees charged by STARTRADER's bank are passed on to the client and 'Most International TTs are approximately USD$20' (the value stored here, an approximation); the Help Center ('How can I withdraw funds from my account?', 'Why haven't I received my withdrawal?') says a fee of 25 units of the account currency applies to each international bank transfer withdrawal, the one exception to STARTRADER's no-withdrawal-fee rule; the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 6.2 says STARTRADER imposes no withdrawal fee of its own and an international wire 'may typically incur a fee of USD 25' from banks, deducted from the proceeds. Intermediary bank charges come on top. Deposit fee: none charged by STARTRADER per the funding page FAQ and the Help Center, but the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)), so it is left unrecorded. Trading profits and balances above the amount deposited are preferably paid out by bank wire, and wire is the fallback when funds cannot go back to the original source (Policy 7.1 and 13.2). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum. Bank accounts must be in the account holder's own or joint name. The funding page also shows a second 'Wire Transfer' tile inside its online-wallet list with no explanation; it has no row of its own.
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USD 20
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Up to 5 days
Local Bank TransferBank TransferThe Help Center lists 'Local Bank Transfer' among both deposit and withdrawal methods. Availability depends on the country of residence and the account's base currency, and some providers only work from local IP addresses. Both client agreements list online bank transfer and same day bank transfer (clause 2.5(b)). Deposits: typically processed within 1 hour (Help Center). Withdrawals: 1 to 3 business days after approval, depending on the bank ('Why haven't I received my withdrawal?'). Where local bank transfer priority applies, a balance deposited by local bank transfer must be withdrawn by local bank transfer once card deposits have been returned. Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum. Fees: the Help Center says STARTRADER charges no deposit fee and no withdrawal fee on methods other than international bank transfers; the funding page FAQ says no withdrawal fee 'in most countries'; the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded. Accounts must be in the account holder's own name.
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USD 30/—Not recorded
Up to 3 days
StickpayE-WalletListed on the funding page under 'Online wallet options such as' as 'Stickpay' (logo file funding-sticpay.webp); the stored record spelled it 'STICPAY'. Times are the Help Center's for e-wallets: deposits typically processed within 1 hour; e-wallet withdrawals 1 business day after approval. The stored time is the longest stated (withdrawal). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum. Fees: the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 14 says STARTRADER covers e-wallet merchant fees on deposits, and clause 15 reserves the right to charge those fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds are withdrawn with no or minimal trading; the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded. Withdrawals go back to the same wallet, which must be in the account holder's own name. Availability depends on region and base currency (Client Portal).
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USD 30/—Not recorded
Up to 1 day
PME-WalletListed on the funding page under 'Online wallet options such as' as 'PM' (logo file funding-pm1.webp); the site does not spell the name out, and the stored record called it 'Perfect Money (PM)'. Times are the Help Center's for e-wallets: deposits typically processed within 1 hour; e-wallet withdrawals 1 business day after approval. The stored time is the longest stated (withdrawal). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum. Fees: the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 14 says STARTRADER covers e-wallet merchant fees on deposits, and clause 15 reserves the right to charge those fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds are withdrawn with no or minimal trading; the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded. Withdrawals go back to the same wallet, which must be in the account holder's own name. Availability depends on region and base currency (Client Portal).
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USD 30/—Not recorded
Up to 1 day
WiseE-WalletListed on the funding page under 'Online wallet options such as' as 'Wise'. Times are the Help Center's for e-wallets: deposits typically processed within 1 hour; e-wallet withdrawals 1 business day after approval. The stored time is the longest stated (withdrawal). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency (4,500 JPY on JPY accounts); some methods, not named, require 50 USD; no maximum. Fees: the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 14 says STARTRADER covers e-wallet merchant fees on deposits, and clause 15 reserves the right to charge those fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds are withdrawn with no or minimal trading; the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded. Withdrawals go back to the same account, which must be in the account holder's own name. Availability depends on region and base currency (Client Portal).
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USD 30/—Not recorded
Up to 1 day
UnionPayOtherThe Help Center lists 'UnionPay (clients in China only)' among deposit methods; before the first UnionPay deposit the client binds a bank card under Funds > Payment Details > + Payment Card. Deposits typically processed within 1 hour (same article). The Help Center's list of withdrawal methods does not name UnionPay, so no withdrawal terms are given. Fees: no STARTRADER deposit fee per the Help Center; the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (16 Feb 2026) clause 15 reserves merchant and handling fees on withdrawal for alternative payment methods withdrawn with little or no trading, and the client agreements reserve the right to add fees by notice (clause 2.5(e)). Fees are therefore left unrecorded.
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Up to 1 hour
SkrillE-WalletNamed only in the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (PDF dated 16 Feb 2026, linked from the Legal Documents page): clause 14 says STARTRADER covers the merchant fees for Neteller, Skrill, e-wallet, alternative payment method and credit card deposits; clause 15 reserves the right to charge those merchant fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds deposited this way are withdrawn with no or minimal trading. Skrill is not shown on the funding page, which lists Stickpay, PM and Wise and ends 'And More', and the Help Center names no e-wallet providers. Availability depends on region and base currency (Client Portal). No processing time is published for Skrill specifically (the Help Center gives 1 business day for e-wallet withdrawals in general). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency, the Help Center's rule for all withdrawals. Fees are left unrecorded.
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USD 30/—Not recorded
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NetellerE-WalletNamed only in the Deposit and Withdrawal Policy (PDF dated 16 Feb 2026, linked from the Legal Documents page): clause 14 says STARTRADER covers the merchant fees for Neteller, Skrill, e-wallet, alternative payment method and credit card deposits; clause 15 reserves the right to charge those merchant fees and/or a discretionary handling fee on withdrawal when funds deposited this way are withdrawn with no or minimal trading. Neteller is not shown on the funding page, which lists Stickpay, PM and Wise and ends 'And More', and the Help Center names no e-wallet providers. Availability depends on region and base currency (Client Portal). No processing time is published for Neteller specifically (the Help Center gives 1 business day for e-wallet withdrawals in general). Minimum withdrawal 30 units of the account currency, the Help Center's rule for all withdrawals. Fees are left unrecorded.
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Trading software
Trading Platforms
4 trading platforms on record: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Proprietary platform (startrader.com) and Proprietary platform (starhelpcenter.com).
MetaTrader 5 for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, plus MT5 WebTrader in the browser. Expert Advisors run on the desktop version.
Runs on
Windows
Mac
Web
Android
iOS
Features on record
Expert Advisors on desktop
Details
Pp(Proprietary platform (startrader.com)
Proprietary platform (startrader.com)
STARTRADER's own platforms: the STARTRADER app for iOS and Android, which supports MT4, MT5 and STAR Copy accounts, and STAR Web Trading in the browser. STAR Copy copy trading runs in the app and the Client Portal.
STARTRADER Copy Trade: a copy trading system separate from STAR Copy, with its own web portal. Followers log in with live MT4 or MT5 credentials and pay the Provider a performance fee only on profit.
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Web
Features on record
Copy trading
Details
Websites
Global Domains
7 domains on record. All active and served over HTTPS.
7 domains
myaccount.startrader.comClient portalActiveHTTPS
www.startrader-careers.comActiveHTTPS
www.startrader.comMain siteActiveHTTPS
www.starhelpcenter.comHelp centreActiveHTTPS
www.ivmarkets.comBackupActiveHTTPS
www.starprime.comActiveHTTPS
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www.startraderprime.com.auRegionalActiveHTTPS
Social channels
Social Presence
6 official channels on record.
6 channels
Legal entities
Corporate Network
7 legal entities behind the STARTRADER brand.
7 entities
STARTRADER LimitedActiveSeychelles·Registration 8427362-1Contracting party in the broker's Seychelles client agreement, which states it is a securities dealer licensed by the FSA of Seychelles under licence No. SD049.
STARTRADER Financial Markets LimitedActiveMauritius·Registration 212229 GBCContracting party in the broker's Mauritius client agreement, which states it is an investment dealer licensed by the FSC of Mauritius under licence No. GB24203371.
STARTRADER International PTY LimitedActiveSouth Africa·Registration 2022/435897/07·Established Sep 13, 2016Named on the broker's site as a financial services provider regulated by South Africa's FSCA under FSP No. 52464.
STARTRADER (CY) LimitedActiveCyprus·Registration HE421001Named in the broker's site footer, which states that this company does not offer regulated financial products or provide trading services.
STARTRADER Global Financial Consultation & Financial AnalysisActiveLicence holderUnited Arab EmiratesHolds SCANamed on the broker's regulation page as a Category 5 licensee of the UAE Capital Market Authority, licence No. 20200000241, for the activities of introduction and promotion in the UAE.
STARTRADER BROKER LTDActiveUnited Kingdom·Registration 11380134·Established Aug 9, 2024
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STARTRADER PRIME GLOBAL PTY LTDActiveAustralia·Registration 156005668·Established Aug 9, 2024
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Company Registration
The operating company is STARTRADER LIMITED. Registered in Seychelles. Registration number 8427362-1.
STARTRADER archives a live trading account automatically when there has been no login or trading activity for 90 days or more and the balance is 10 units of the account currency or less (1,000 USC on a USC account). An archived account cannot be reactivated or restored, so you would need to open a new live account in the Client Portal to keep trading.
Yes. Under the STARTRADER Limited client agreement, forex positions held overnight are charged or credited a swap based on the bought and sell swap rates, while spot CFDs use a reference rate equal to the liquidity provider's interest rate plus a STARTRADER transaction fee of 3.5% per year (clauses 1.3, 5.1 and 5.2). No swap is charged on a forex position opened and closed on the same trading day, and swap-free accounts pay an administration fee instead.
Yes, in some circumstances. Clause 1.4(b)(v) of the STARTRADER Limited client agreement lets STARTRADER suspend an account, recover losses and void orders and cancel the associated profits with immediate effect if it has reasonable grounds to suspect Suspicious Trading Activity, which the agreement defines as a belief of STARTRADER, reasonably formed and whether or not communicated to the client. Its default events also include using the same IP address as another client and use of excessive leverage, and the Swap-Free Accounts policy allows improper profits to be deducted where STARTRADER suspects abuse of a swap-free account.
Only for customers of one group company, STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited, according to the evidence of cover STARTRADER publishes. Its Client Fund Protection page advertises USD 30,000,000 of Lloyd's of London cover in the event of insolvency, and the certificate names STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited of Mauritius as the insured for 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The USD 30,000,000 is the maximum aggregate for all claimants, a retention of at least USD 20,000 applies to each claimant, and the certificate states that it confers no rights and that the policy contains important limitations and exclusions.
Partly, according to its client agreement. Clause 2.7 of the STARTRADER Limited agreement says client money is paid into a segregated client bank account when the law requires it, that client funds are kept apart from STARTRADER's own funds but may be pooled in one account at a third-party institution, and that this segregation does not fully protect them from loss. Clause 2.7(h) adds that money paid in connection with an order, a margin call or a deposit is not 'client money' but buys a 'Reciprocal Obligation' from STARTRADER.
Only at its discretion. STARTRADER's accounts page lists negative balance protection on the STANDARD account, but clause 11 of the STARTRADER Limited client agreement says that if a market gap leaves an account negative, STARTRADER will evaluate the client's inquiry and may, at its discretion, credit the negative balance where the debit arose during normal trading. The policy is for Private Clients only and does not apply in abnormal market conditions or exceptional volatility. Under the same clause a margin call starts when margin falls below 100%, and STARTRADER starts closing positions at 50%.
Yes. STARTRADER offers free STP or ECN demo accounts in USD, GBP, CAD, EUR or JPY, with a virtual balance of up to 1,000,000 and leverage of up to 500:1. MT4 demo accounts expire after 30 days, and MT5 demo accounts after 30 days without a login.
STARTRADER's Help Center says to email info@startrader.com from your registered email address, while its Complaints Handling Policy gives trading@startrader.com as the complaints address. The policy promises a written acknowledgement within 7 calendar days and a written response within 30 calendar days, which can be extended by up to 30 more. If the complaint is not resolved, the policy allows it to be escalated to the Financial Commission.
STARTRADER offers trading in forex, commodities, indices, shares and ETFs. Its account comparison table lists more than 50 currency pairs, 700 stocks, 10 commodities and 20 indices on all three live accounts.
Yes. STAR Copy runs in the STARTRADER app and the Client Portal: copying is free, a performance fee is paid only on profit, and the broker says copying can start from USD 10, with each strategy setting its own minimum. STARTRADER also runs a separate system, STARTRADER Copy Trade, with its own web portal, and lists a PAMM service called Pro-Link.
No. STARTRADER's Help Center states that scalping is not allowed on the STARTRADER platform. Expert Advisors can be used on the desktop versions of MT4 and MT5.
Yes, but they are not free of overnight charges. STARTRADER's Swap-Free Accounts policy charges an administration fee once a trade on the listed forex pairs, gold or silver has been held for more than 14 calendar days, and every day on all other products, and its Help Center says the amount varies by instrument and position and is set by the liquidity provider. Swap-free accounts are not available in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan or the Philippines, or to institutional and corporate clients, and STARTRADER can cancel the service at any time or, where it suspects abuse, charge the fee retroactively and deduct profits.
STARTRADER says it generally processes a withdrawal within 24 hours of approving the request and that funds usually arrive within 1 to 7 business days; its Help Center estimates, counted from approval, are about 1 business day for e-wallets, 1 to 3 for local bank transfers, 3 to 7 for cards and 3 to 5 for international wires. Its Deposit and Withdrawal Policy lets it hold a withdrawal while a chargeback, dispute or investigation is pending. STARTRADER says it charges no deposit fees and, in most countries, no withdrawal fees, but its pages differ on international wires: about USD 20 in bank charges on the funding page, 25 units of the account currency per withdrawal in the Help Center, and no STARTRADER fee but a typical USD 25 bank charge in the policy. The policy also lets it charge merchant or handling fees when deposits are withdrawn with little or no trading.
STARTRADER accepts Visa and Mastercard, international bank wire, local bank transfer where available, and e-wallets: its funding page names Stickpay, PM and Wise, and its Deposit and Withdrawal Policy also names Skrill and Neteller. UnionPay is available to clients in China only. The methods you can use depend on your country and account currency, and payments must come from and go back to an account in your own name.
On the STANDARD account, spreads start from 1.3 pips and no commission is charged except on indices. The ECN account has tighter spreads and a commission per lot whose amount the accounts page does not state. Prime ECN spreads start from 0.0 pips, with a commission of USD 2 per side per standard forex or gold lot, or USD 4 per round turn.
STARTRADER offers three live accounts, STANDARD, ECN and Prime ECN, plus a free demo account. STANDARD is aimed at newer traders, ECN at high-volume traders and money managers, and Prime ECN at experienced traders with at least USD 10,000, who upgrade to it from an existing account. Prime ECN status is kept only with at least 5 closed trades and USD 500,000 of notional volume within a continuous 30-day period in the past 90 days.
STARTRADER is a brand used by a group of companies, and the broker assigns each client to one of them according to where they live. The client agreements on www.startrader.com are with STARTRADER Limited of Seychelles (registration number 8427362-1 according to the broker's site), a company WIKILIX matched to the Seychelles FSA register of Securities Dealers on 21 October 2026, and with STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited of Mauritius (company number 212229 GBC). The site's footer also names STARTRADER International Pty Ltd in South Africa and STARTRADER (CY) Limited in Cyprus, which states that it offers no regulated financial products or trading services.
Yes. STARTRADER's Help Center says it does not accept clients from the United States and its territories, Cuba, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Singapore or Hong Kong. The broker adds that the list can change and may vary with the STARTRADER company that holds your account.
STARTRADER offers leverage from 1:30 up to 1:1000, with 1:500 as the default. The level depends on your region, account type and the regulations that apply to you, and the broker says 1:1000 is subject to eligibility and not offered in all jurisdictions. Leverage may be cut from 1:1000 to 1:500 once account equity reaches USD 45,000, and it is reduced around high-impact news and the weekly market open and close.
STARTRADER support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by live chat, on the website and in the STARTRADER app, and by email at info@startrader.com. The broker says it aims to reply to emails within 2 hours.
STARTRADER does not publish a single minimum deposit for its STANDARD and ECN accounts: its Help Center says minimum and maximum deposit amounts vary by payment method and are shown in the Client Portal. The Prime ECN account requires a balance of at least USD 10,000 and is reached by upgrading an existing account rather than opening it directly.
STARTRADER offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, plus MT4 and MT5 WebTrader in the browser. It also has its own STARTRADER app for iOS and Android, which works with MT4, MT5 and STAR Copy accounts, and its own browser platform, STAR Web Trading. cTrader and TradingView are not offered.
STARTRADER's licences are held by four group companies, and WIKILIX confirmed each of them on the regulator's own register on 21 October 2026:
STARTRADER Limited: Securities Dealer licence SD049 from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles.
STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited: licence GB24203371 from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius, granted on 20 August 2024.
STARTRADER International Pty Ltd: Financial Services Provider 52464 with South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), for Category I advice and intermediary services only.
STARTRADER Global Financial Consultation & Financial Analysis: a Category 5 licence from the UAE Capital Market Authority, listed under code CP-0001206, for consultations, introduction and promotion only. STARTRADER's site quotes the number 20200000241, which the register record does not show.
Only the Seychelles and Mauritius companies hold dealing licences and contract with clients under the agreements on www.startrader.com, and which one holds your account depends on where you live.
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