Is Vanto a scam?
Wikilix independent safety report
We found no evidence that Vanto is a scam, and its Seychelles licence is genuine, but we are publishing a risk figure of 65 percent because this is a very young operation and too little can be establ…
Risk scorecard · each area scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst)
Broker Summary
Summary of the broker
Vanto is a multi-asset forex and CFD brand operated jointly by two companies: V Global Markets Limited, incorporated in the Republic of Seychelles under company number 8438124-1, and Vanto Trade Global LTD, a Saint Lucia International Business Company registered as number 2025-00711. The Seychelles company is the licensed one, and it also trades under the second brand name V Global Markets. Both are named openly in the site footer, on the contact page and on the legal documents page, which publishes a separate set of agreements for each entity.
Regulation. V Global Markets Limited holds securities dealer licence SD236 from the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles. That is a genuine licence, but it is an offshore, light-touch one: it carries no statutory client-money compensation scheme, no negative-balance-protection mandate and far weaker conduct supervision than an onshore regime such as the FCA, ASIC or CySEC. The Saint Lucia company holds no financial licence at all, and the broker says so plainly itself, disclosing that the Saint Lucia authority does not regulate, supervise or license CFD brokers and has not reviewed its documents. Treat the Saint Lucia registration as corporate paperwork rather than supervision.
What they offer. Trading is on MetaTrader 5 only, reached through a browser WebTrader, Windows and macOS desktop builds and Android and iOS apps, with MAM and copy-trading tools for money managers. The instrument range is more than 60 currency pairs, 9 global index CFDs, spot metals and energies, and 11 cryptocurrency CFDs. Execution is described as straight-through processing with pricing aggregated from several liquidity providers.
Costs and accounts. There are two accounts. Standard opens from $25 with FX spreads from 1.6 pips and no separate commission. Raw opens from $100 with spreads from 0.0 pips plus $3.50 per lot per side. Both cap leverage at 1:500 on forex and metals, 1:100 on indices and 1:10 on crypto, with a 50% stop-out level. High leverage of this kind magnifies losses as much as gains.
Funding. Cards, international wire transfers, USDT on the Tron and Ethereum networks, and regional local-payment channels in Malaysian ringgit, Philippine pesos, Indonesian rupiah, Vietnamese dong and Indian rupees. Cards, wires and local channels are stated at zero commission and settle within one working day; local deposits are quoted at around ten minutes. Crypto deposits are instant, and the broker states its crypto commission varies rather than publishing a rate.
Support runs 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, by phone and WhatsApp on +44 7484 140504, on Telegram, and by email at [email protected], with a separate complaints address. The broker lists English, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, Japanese, Thai and Malay.
Who it suits, and the caveats. The pricing is competitive and the corporate disclosure is unusually candid for an offshore brand, which puts Vanto ahead of many peers on transparency. Against that: the operation is young, the only licence is offshore and low-tier, client money carries no compensation backstop, and the brand is new enough that there is no long withdrawal track record to judge it on. Residents of the United States, Iran and North Korea are refused at signup. Anyone considering it should size positions on the assumption that recourse in a dispute is limited to the broker's own complaints process and the Seychelles authority.
Regulatory Licenses
Compliance & oversight
FSATier 3
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority SeychellesTier 3A genuine Securities Dealer licence from the Seychelles Financial Services Authority, permitting the firm to deal in CFDs, onboard clients directly and hold client deposits. The register entry records the trade name Vanto and the website vantotrade.com against the licensed entity. Client protection: Low. Real authorisation and some oversight, but no compensation scheme and limited practical enforcement, so a client has little recourse if the firm fails..
Regulated
A genuine Securities Dealer licence from the Seychelles Financial Services Authority, permitting the firm to deal in CFDs, onboard clients directly and hold client deposits. The register entry records the trade name Vanto and the website vantotrade.com against the licensed entity. Client protection: Low. Real authorisation and some oversight, but no compensation scheme and limited practical enforcement, so a client has little recourse if the firm fails..
A genuine Securities Dealer licence from the Seychelles Financial Services Authority, permitting the firm to deal in CFDs, onboard clients directly and hold client deposits. The register entry records the trade name Vanto and the website vantotrade.com against the licensed entity. Client protection: Low. Real authorisation and some oversight, but no compensation scheme and limited practical enforcement, so a client has little recourse if the firm fails..
Account Types
Trading account options
StandardStandard · StandardMin Deposit USD 25 • Leverage 1:500 • Commission None
RawRAW · ECNMin Deposit USD 100 • Leverage 1:500 • Commission $3.5 per 1 lot per side
Funding Methods
Deposit & withdrawal options
Card PaymentsFree Deposit
Wire TransferFree Deposit
Local PaymentsFree Deposit
Card PaymentsFree Deposit
Trading Platforms
Professional trading tools
Social Presence
Digital community engagement
Corporate Network
Enterprise structure & relationships
V Global Markets Limited
Registration
8438124-1
Established
N/A
Vanto Trade Global LTD
Registration
2025-00711
Established
N/A
Company Registration
Legal entity checked against the official company registry
Legal entity
V Global Markets Limited
Registration number
8438124-1
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Registry
Seychelles Financial Services Authority, capital markets register. The Seychelles company registry is not publicly searchable, so the incorporation date could not be established.
Registered address
Office 6.1, OST Building Zone 18, Providence, Mahe, Seychelles
From our latest investigation · Verified Aug 21, 2026
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How Vanto's website looked when we archived it on Aug 21, 2026.


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