How it compares

TabTrade review

Where TabTrade wins and loses against the rest of the field, spec by spec.

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Put TabTrade against anything else on this site and it wins on more measures than it loses on, which is rarer than the marketing across this industry suggests. Regulated by Financial Services Commission Mauritius (FSC), Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer, excluding Underwriting), Licence GB26206419, offering MetaTrader 5.

Our rating

9.3/10

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

9.8/10
Spread from
0.0 pips
EUR/USD spread
0.03 pips (Edge)
GBP/USD spread
0.04 pips (Edge)
Commission
$3.50 per side / $7 round turn (Edge)
All-in cost, EUR/USD
Approx. 0.73 pips
Spread type
Variable
Overnight swap
Both: swaps charged/credited; swap-free account available
Inactivity fee
No inactivity fee
Currency conversion
Conversion rate may include a currency conversion fee

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.

TabTrade lists a minimum deposit of $0. 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

9.6/10
Markets
Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Metals, Futures CFDs, Cryptocurrencies
Currency pairs
81
Total instruments
1,173
Crypto CFDs
Yes
Maximum leverage
1:1000
Execution model
Market execution / ECN-style institutional execution
Execution speed
Under 30ms
Order types
Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, stop-loss, take-profit
Servers
Equinix LD5, London

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.

TabTrade covers forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, futures cfds, cryptocurrencies. A wider range matters less than depth in the instruments you actually trade.

Funding options: visa, mastercard, bank transfer, apple pay, google pay, skrill, neteller, cryptocurrency, 50+ local 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

9.3/10
Platforms
MetaTrader 5
Own platform
No
Mobile app
Third-party (MetaTrader 5 app)
Browser trading
Yes
Automated trading
Yes; MT5 Expert Advisors, backtesting and VPS support
Copy trading
Yes, TabTrade Social
Indicators
38+ built-in MT5 indicators plus custom indicators
Third-party tools
Beeks VPS, NYC Servers, Myfxbook Economic Calendar
API access
Yes, institutional/API connectivity available

MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.

Regulation and safety

9.0/10
Regulated by
Financial Services Commission Mauritius (FSC), Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer, excluding Underwriting), Licence GB26206419
Regulator tier
Tier 2
Register entry
FSC Mauritius Online Public Register
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
Top-tier banks
Negative balance protection
No
Compensation scheme
No statutory investor compensation scheme
Audited by
Independent external auditors
Not available to
Australia, New Zealand, United States, Iran, North Korea, FATF/UN-sanctioned jurisdictions and jurisdictions where services would contravene local law

This is the comparison where brokers separate most sharply, and it is rarely close.

TabTrade's licence is offshore (FSC). Offshore entities typically offer higher leverage and lighter reporting, and compensation schemes do not apply - the trade-off is protection, not price.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

Check the licence yourself: the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.

Accounts

Minimum deposit
$0
Account types
Standard, Edge, VIP, Swap-Free
Account currencies
AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, SGD, USD
Islamic account
Yes
Demo account
Yes
Professional account
Yes, VIP
Minimum trade size
0.01 lots
Time to open
Minutes

Deposits and withdrawals

Deposit methods
Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill, Neteller, cryptocurrency, 50+ local payment methods
Withdrawal methods
Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, cryptocurrency and applicable local payment methods
Deposit time
Instant for cards, Apple Pay/Google Pay, Skrill, Neteller and most local methods; crypto within 1 hour; bank transfer 1-2 business days
Withdrawal time
Typically 1 business day processing; cards 1-3 business days; Skrill/Neteller 1-2 business days; bank transfer 2-5 business days
Minimum withdrawal
No minimum
Local payment methods
50+ local payment methods

Support and education

9.8/10
Support hours
24/7
Contact channels
Live chat, email, phone, WhatsApp
Languages
Multilingual
Telephone
+1 838 368 3303
Email
support@tabtrade.com
Live chat response
Typically under 1 minute
Education
Extensive: educational articles, trading basics, how-to guides, platform tutorials and trading glossary
Research
Market news, analysis and Trading Tabloid

The company behind the brand

Legal entity
TabTrade (Mauritius) Ltd
Company number
236339
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Founded
2026
Publicly listed
No
Parent company
Independent
Employees
10-50
Also trades as
TabTrade

Information is regularly updated. Last compiled from TabTrade's own website on 26 August 2026.

Questions people ask about TabTrade

How many instruments can I trade at TabTrade?

TabTrade lists 1,173, across forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, futures cfds, cryptocurrencies. 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 TabTrade a market maker or does it pass orders through?

TabTrade runs a market execution / ECN-style institutional execution model rather than making the market itself, so your order goes out to a liquidity provider. It usually shows up as a raw spread with a commission on top instead of a wider all-in price.