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T4Trade review
Where T4Trade wins and loses against the rest of the field, spec by spec.
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T4Trade loses more of these comparisons than it wins, and it is worth seeing which, because a broker that is behind on cost and ahead on protection may still be the right pick for you. 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 comparisons only hold when the account types are the same, so this compares like with like.
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
This is the comparison where brokers separate most sharply, and it is rarely close.
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 many instruments can I trade at T4Trade?
T4Trade lists 300+, across forex, metals, indices, futures, commodities, shares. A long instrument list is worth little if the ones you actually trade are not on it, so the count matters less than the coverage.
Is T4Trade a market maker or does it pass orders through?
T4Trade runs a hybrid market maker / STP model, which means it takes the other side of your trade. That is not dishonest in itself, and it does mean its book and your position point in opposite directions.