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FSCA licence FSP No. 52464

Holder
STARTRADER
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Financial Sector Conduct Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Financial Sector Conduct Authority FSP No. 52464

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Holder
STARTRADER Limited
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service

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Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

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The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
FSP No. 52464
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About FSCA

Financial Sector Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is South Africa.

Full name
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
1991
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
19 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, CFD
Licences it issues
ODP Category IIA – Principal & Agency OTC Derivatives
Typical cost of a licence
USD 50,000-100,000 + ~USD 270k capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High

FSCA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

FSCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to ZAR 500,000
  • Complaints routeFSCA Dispute Resolution
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how STARTRADER applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against STARTRADER. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
STARTRADER Limited
Based in
Australia
Operating
10-15 years
Wikilix score
54.9the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • STARTRADER PRIME GLOBAL PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 156005668 · Aug 9, 2024
  • STARTRADER BROKER LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 11380134 · Aug 9, 2024
  • STARTRADER International PTY LimitedSep 13, 2016
  • STARTRADER International PTY LimitedSep 13, 2016
  • STARTRADER International PTY LimitedSep 13, 2016
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

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 STARTRADER holds

5 other licences are on record for STARTRADER.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
STARTRADER operates in most countries worldwide but is restricted from providing services in certain jurisdictions, including North Korea and other UN-sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with international regulations.
STARTRADER offers a maximum leverage of up to 1000:1. This high leverage allows traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of capital, although it also increases the risk.
STARTRADER customer support can be reached via email at info@startrader.com. Additionally, they offer live chat support during business hours and are active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
The minimum deposit required to start trading with STARTRADER is USD 10. This low entry requirement allows traders to begin trading with a relatively small initial investment.
STARTRADER offers the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. These platforms are available for desktop use and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and fast execution. They are widely recognized for their reliability in Forex and CFD trading.
STARTRADER is regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Seychelles, and South Africa. It holds various licenses such as the Market Making (MM) license in Australia and a Retail Forex License in Seychelles. The broker is overseen by regulators like ASIC, MISA, and the Seychelles Financial Services Authority.
Licence FSP No. 52464 was issued by Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the financial authority for South Africa.
STARTRADER holds this FSCA 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 FSCA 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 FSCA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Yes, FSCA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
STARTRADER has 5 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 5 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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