STARTRADER at a glance
STARTRADER is a multi-jurisdictional CFD broker offering forex, commodities, indices, shares and ETFs through MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader, mobile applications and copy trading.
STARTRADER reports a founding year of 2019 and a head office in Kingstown, Saint Vincent. It lists 3 regulators and 3 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Our research team has not yet published a written verdict for STARTRADER. The BrokerBazaar Intelligence Score is 77/100 (moderate risk), computed from regulatory, operational, transparency, reputation and domain-history signals. Scores are editorial assessments, not user ratings, and are never influenced by payment.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
STARTRADER operates through 5 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
STARTRADER states that it accepts clients from South Africa, Saint Vincent. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex, Commodities, Indices, Shares, ETFs, Cryptocurrencies. Platforms: MT4, MT5, STARTRADER App. Account types: Standard, ECN, Swap-Free.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: High Leverage, MetaTrader, Low Spreads.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $1. Spreads start from 0.0 pips and commission is tandard — spread-only; ECN — c…. Maximum leverage is 1:1000 (dynamic), subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: available (conditional). Swap type: variable. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Wise, E-wallets. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Crypto, Bank Transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Wise, E-walletse-Wallets.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Yes. Scalping allowed: Yes. Algorithmic trading allowed: Yes. News trading allowed: Yes. Hedging: not specified. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: OT VERIFIED. Phone: OT VERIFIED. NOT VERIFIED — current entity-specific formal complaint procedure and resolution timeframe not established from the authoritative sources reviewed.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: ASIC regulation
- Strength: FSCA regulation
- Strength: Mauritius FSC regulation
- Strength: Seychelles FSA regulation
- Strength: MT4 and MT5
- Strength: Copy trading
- Strength: ECN account
- Strength: 0.0-pip raw pricing
- Strength: High leverage on applicable entities
- Strength: Wide multi-asset range
- Limitation: UAE licence is only Category 5 introduction/promotion
- Limitation: Regulatory protections vary by entity
- Limitation: Very high leverage available under offshore/regional entities
- Limitation: External customer feedback is currently weak
- Limitation: Multiple recent external complaints concern withdrawals and account restrictions
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
STARTRADER is most relevant to traders looking for: High Leverage, MetaTrader, Low Spreads.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
STARTRADER change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for STARTRADER yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about STARTRADER
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot 3.2/5; Forex Peace Army 1.328/5; TrustFinance 25/100; WikiFX 8.59/10; Google Play Store 3.9/5; Apple App Store 4.1/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with STARTRADER. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.