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ActivTrades in India — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no reviews
- Round-turn cost20%100
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%no data
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Indian clients, where accepted, onboarded offshore under ActivTrades Corp (SCB Bahamas); no local entity.
- Founded
- 2001
- Retail leverage
- 200IN
- Round turn
- 4.2 USDIN
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, CHF; no INR account, deposits convert.
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with ActivTradesThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards India residents
- Indian clients, where accepted, onboarded offshore under ActivTrades Corp (SCB Bahamas); no local entity.
- Local standing
- Offshore and legally grey - RBI/SEBI prohibit CFD/forex via non-SEBI brokers; potential RBI Alert List exposure.
- Licence as the register states it
- SCB Bahamas; not SEBI-registered; no Indian licence.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:200 offshore via SCB; onshore INR forex is exchange-only, so this is non-compliant locally.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2001, London; FCA-regulated group with SCB/CSSF/CVM entities.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore access to India conflicts with RBI/SEBI rules; not on ActivTrades' published restricted list but legally risky for residents.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Indian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore and legally grey - RBI/SEBI prohibit CFD/forex via non-SEBI brokers; potential RBI Alert List exposure.
- 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 India market median(priced from 65 of 90)
Medians run over the 65 of 90 brokers that publish a price for India, 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: Individual (retail), Professional, Islamic, ~500+ instruments. 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 ActivTrades sits in the India base(90 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (65 of 90 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-18 · this broker 4.2 USD · 25 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 90 priced)
Median 15 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 0 USD · 74 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (49 of 90 with a India figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:200 · 41 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (90 brokers)
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (5 methods · 1 local)
Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Skrill
- Neteller
- No local UPIlocal
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, CHF; no INR account, deposits convert.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(5 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(4 platforms)
- ActivTrader
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
Identical for every row: Min spread 0.5 · Leverage 200 IN.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.4 | 28 |
Share of reviewers in India: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(6 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 4.2 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the India median 7
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the India median 15
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 74 of 90 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 4 platforms: ActivTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView
- No India authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- The published 1:200 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the India one
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in India(6 of 90 scored in India)
- Round turn, USD
- 4.5IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 0IN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 4IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupIN
- Leverage
- 2000IN
- Rank in this country
- #48
- Round turn, USD
- 5.5IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10IN
- Leverage
- 1000IN
- Rank in this country
- #39
- Round turn, USD
- 3.5IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 5IN
- Leverage
- 1000IN
- Rank in this country
- #31
- Round turn, USD
- 3.1IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 1 groupIN
- Leverage
- 2000IN
- Rank in this country
- #43
- Round turn, USD
- 5IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupIN
- Rank in this country
- #2
"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 India score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ActivTrades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | — |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 100 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| 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 | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does ActivTrades accept residents of India?
- No. Offshore and legally grey - RBI/SEBI prohibit CFD/forex via non-SEBI brokers; potential RBI Alert List exposure. Onboarding entity: Indian clients, where accepted, onboarded offshore under ActivTrades Corp (SCB Bahamas); no local entity.
- Is ActivTrades licensed to serve clients in India?
- SCB Bahamas; not SEBI-registered; no Indian licence. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ActivTrades?
- About 4.2 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for India is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does ActivTrades offer to retail clients in India?
- Up to 1:200. Up to 1:200 offshore via SCB; onshore INR forex is exchange-only, so this is non-compliant locally.
- Which trading platforms does ActivTrades support?
- ActivTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: Forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, bonds, crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from ActivTrades in India?
- Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller; no local UPI/INR rails verified at review.
- What account types does ActivTrades offer?
- Individual (retail), Professional, Islamic; ~500+ instruments.
- Does ActivTrades offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ActivTrades offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to India residents.
Cost calculator (median of 65 priced of 90)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a INR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.