EquityTrade Review

About EquityTrade

EquityTrade, accessible via equitytrades.cc, is not authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); the FCA issued a warning that the firm may be providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation, which means clients do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service or protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) (). The Spanish regulator CNMV also placed EquityTrade on its warning list for offering investment services without authorisation, as of March 25 2024 ().

No valid regulatory licensing or authorisation by recognized authorities such as FCA, ASIC, CySEC, or similar, has been identified for EquityTrade. Research indicates the firm is unregulated, with no verifiable licences or oversight (). The website lists multiple asset classes—cryptocurrency, oil and gas, loans, and real estate—uses a proprietary platform named iMXRPTrade, offers a minimum deposit starting at $100, and provides support via live chat and contact form; however, core operational details such as spreads, leverage, swap-free terms, NBP, account types, or hedging rules are not disclosed in verifiable sources (). Contact details reference an address at Kemp House, 160 City Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 2NX, and email support@equitytrades.cc ().

Pros and cons

Pros

• Offers customer support via live chat and contact form ().
• Accessible investment options across various asset classes (cryptocurrency, oil and gas, loans, real estate) ().

Cons

• Unauthorised and unregulated—warnings issued by both the UK FCA and Spanish CNMV ().
• No credible regulatory oversight or licences documented ().
• Lacks transparency on essential trading terms: spreads, leverage, account types, and policy details ().