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T4Trade review
Every factor behind T4Trade's ranking, with the points each one contributed.
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T4Trade ranks lower than its marketing would suggest, and the working below shows exactly which categories cost it the places. Regulated by Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), SD029, offering MetaTrader 4, T4Trade WebTrader, T4Trade mobile trading.
Our rating
One rating, identical across our sites - only the way it is shown changes. It averages six assessments: regulation, trading costs, platforms, markets, support and education.
What it costs to trade
8.8/10- Spread from
- 0.0 pips
- EUR/USD spread
- Approx. 0.4 pips, Privilege
- GBP/USD spread
- Approx. 0.6 pips, Privilege
- Commission
- $0 on standard account types
- All-in cost, EUR/USD
- Approx. 0.4 pips
- Spread type
- Fixed and variable, account-dependent
- Overnight swap
- Both: overnight swaps may be charged or credited; swap-free trading available
- Inactivity fee
- $50 after more than 60 days inactivity, with additional dormant-account charges possible over longer periods
- Withdrawal fee
- Generally none internally; bank/payment-provider charges may apply
- Currency conversion
- Conversion at applicable exchange rate
Cost is the second heaviest, and the one most likely to move a broker several places.
A quoted spread from 0.0 pips is a raw-spread figure, which almost always means a separate commission per lot. Compare the two together - a "zero spread" account with a high commission can cost more than a wider spread with none.
Quoted spreads are best-case figures on the most liquid pair, in normal conditions. What you actually pay widens around news and at the session open.
T4Trade lists a minimum deposit of $50. Treat it as the cost of opening an account, not the cost of trading one - position sizing on a small balance is what tends to cause damage.
Markets and execution
7.9/10- Markets
- Forex, Metals, Indices, Futures, Commodities, Shares
- Currency pairs
- 80+
- Total instruments
- 300+
- Crypto CFDs
- No
- Maximum leverage
- 1:1000
- Execution model
- Hybrid market maker / STP
- Execution speed
- Under 100ms
- Order types
- Market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop
- Servers
- Global financial data-centre infrastructure
Leverage up to 1:1000 is available on this entity. High leverage does not increase your expected return - it increases position size for the same deposit, and shortens the move needed to close you out.
T4Trade covers forex, metals, indices, futures, commodities, shares. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.
Funding options: credit/debit cards, bank transfer, e-wallets and regional payment methods. Check withdrawal routes as well as deposit ones - they are often not the same, and the difference only becomes apparent when you try to take money out.
Platforms and tools
8.4/10- Platforms
- MetaTrader 4, T4Trade WebTrader, T4Trade mobile trading
- Own platform
- No
- Mobile app
- Third-party/mobile web
- Browser trading
- Yes
- Automated trading
- Yes, MT4 Expert Advisors
- Copy trading
- Yes, TradeCopier
- Indicators
- 30+ built-in MT4 indicators plus custom indicators
- Third-party tools
- MetaTrader 4, VPS
- API access
- Yes, institutional/partner connectivity
MetaTrader 4 remains the most widely supported platform for expert advisors. If you rely on an existing EA, this is usually the deciding factor.
Regulation and safety
7.6/10- Regulated by
- Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), SD029
- Regulator tier
- Tier 3
- Register entry
- Seychelles FSA Capital Markets register, licence SD029
- Client money segregated
- Yes
- Held at
- International, well-reputed banks
- Negative balance protection
- Yes
- Compensation scheme
- No statutory investor compensation scheme
- Audited by
- Independent external auditors
- Not available to
- United States, Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Syria, North Korea and other jurisdictions where services are restricted
Regulation is the heaviest-weighted input into the position on this page.
T4Trade's licence is offshore (FSA). Offshore entities typically offer higher leverage and lighter reporting, and compensation schemes do not apply - the trade-off is protection, not price.
An FSA licence here is usually the Seychelles authorisation - an offshore entity, with lighter obligations than a tier-one regulator.
Check the licence yourself: the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities.
Accounts
- Minimum deposit
- $50
- Account types
- Standard, Premium, Privilege, Cent, Demo
- Account currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP
- Islamic account
- Yes
- Demo account
- Yes
- Professional account
- Yes, Privilege/high-volume configuration
- Minimum trade size
- 0.01 lots
- Time to open
- Typically a few minutes
Deposits and withdrawals
- Deposit methods
- Credit/debit cards, bank transfer, e-wallets and regional payment methods
- Withdrawal methods
- Bank transfer, cards, e-wallets and supported original funding methods
- Deposit time
- Instant for most electronic methods; bank transfers typically 2-5 business days
- Withdrawal time
- Typically processed within 24 hours; settlement varies by payment method
- Minimum withdrawal
- $10
- Local payment methods
- Country-specific online banking and regional payment providers
Support and education
6.5/10- Support hours
- 24/5
- Contact channels
- Live chat, email, support centre
- Languages
- Multilingual
- Telephone
- +44 20 4525 3994
- support@t4trade.com
- Live chat response
- Typically under 2 minutes
- Education
- Extensive: webinars, podcasts, trading videos, ebooks, educational articles and platform tutorials
- Research
- Market news, expert research, live forex charts, technical/fundamental analysis and trading insights
The company behind the brand
- Legal entity
- Tradeco Limited
- Company number
- 8422971-1
- Headquarters
- Eden Island, Seychelles
- Founded
- 2022
- Publicly listed
- No
- Parent company
- Damadah Holding Limited
- Employees
- 100+
- Also trades as
- T4Trade
Questions people ask about T4Trade
How long does a withdrawal from T4Trade take?
T4Trade gives a withdrawal time of typically processed within 24 hours; settlement varies by payment method. The clock usually starts when the broker approves the request rather than when you submit it, and a first withdrawal is slower because identity checks run alongside it.
Does T4Trade offer a swap-free account?
T4Trade offers an Islamic, swap-free account. Brokers usually recover the swap through a wider spread or an administration charge, so it is worth asking which.