
Traders Trust in South Africa — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%80
- Round-turn cost20%95
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%85
- Platforms10%40
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Offshore TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Ltd
- Founded
- 2009
- Retail leverage
- 3000ZA
- Round turn
- 6 USDZA
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, JPY, GBP. No ZAR account (ZAR only shown as min-deposit conversion ~R850).
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
The broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards South Africa residents
- Offshore TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Ltd
- Local standing
- Unregulated locally; offshore-only. CySEC licence renounced/withdrawn June 2026. No FSCA warning verified at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- No FSCA licence; served under Seychelles FSA SD049 (offshore).
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:3000 (offshore).
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2009; Limassol, Cyprus HQ; low-spread ECN broker.
- What we hold against it
- CySEC exit June 2026 leaves offshore-only structure (SVG/Seychelles) with no compensation scheme; Trustpilot ~4.6. Verify which entity holds your account.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards South African residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youUnregulated locally; offshore-only. CySEC licence renounced/withdrawn June 2026. No FSCA warning verified at review.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against South Africa market median(priced from 80 of 103)
Medians run over the 80 of 103 brokers that publish a price for South Africa, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Classic (min USD 50), Pro, VIP, demo, Islamic swap-free. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where Traders Trust sits in the South Africa base(103 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (80 of 103 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 1-20 · this broker 6 USD · 23 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (49 of 103 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 50 USD · 54 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (72 of 103 with a South Africa figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:3000 · 31 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (103 brokers)
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (4 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards (Visa/Mastercard), bank wire, Skrill, Neteller.
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Skrill
- Neteller. No PayPal
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, JPY, GBP. No ZAR account (ZAR only shown as min-deposit conversion ~R850).
- Fee declared
- 4 of 4 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(17 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(1 platform)

- MT4
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 1.5 | 3000ZA |
184 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: IC Markets Raw Spread MT4/MT5, IC Markets Raw Spread cTrader, Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard and 178 more.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.6 | — |
Share of reviewers in South Africa: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 6 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the South Africa median 7
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 86 of 103 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 95 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- No South Africa authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- The published 1:3000 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the South Africa one
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in South Africa(6 of 103 scored in South Africa)
- Round turn, USD
- 7ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupZA
- Leverage
- 100ZA
- Rank in this country
- #49
- Round turn, USD
- 8ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupZA
- Leverage
- 1000ZA
- Rank in this country
- #56
- Round turn, USD
- 5ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 10ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #17
- Round turn, USD
- 7.5ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 200ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 7ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #24
- Round turn, USD
- 6ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 25ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #6
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a South Africa score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Traders Trust |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 80 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 95 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 10 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 80 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 85 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 40 |
FAQ
- Does Traders Trust accept residents of South Africa?
- No. Unregulated locally; offshore-only. CySEC licence renounced/withdrawn June 2026. No FSCA warning verified at review. Onboarding entity: Offshore TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Ltd
- Is Traders Trust licensed to serve clients in South Africa?
- No FSCA licence; served under Seychelles FSA SD049 (offshore). Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Traders Trust?
- About 6.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for South Africa is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Traders Trust offer to retail clients in South Africa?
- Up to 1:3000. Up to 1:3000 (offshore).
- Which trading platforms does Traders Trust support?
- MT4. Instruments: FX, indices, commodities, shares, crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Traders Trust in South Africa?
- Cards (Visa/Mastercard), bank wire, Skrill, Neteller. No PayPal, Amex or crypto. No dedicated ZAR local rails verified.
- What account types does Traders Trust offer?
- Classic (min USD 50), Pro, VIP; demo; Islamic swap-free.
- Does Traders Trust offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Traders Trust offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to South Africa residents.
Taxes for a South African resident(1 rule)
- SARS taxes residents on worldwide income.https://traders-trust.com
Not tax advice. Check with SARS.