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Real Trade Review
Real Trade was an offshore FX broker founded in 2003, running retail operations from Latvia under a loose BVI license. Its old websites are now dead or redirect elsewhere.
Min Deposit
$20
Spreads From
Was fixed from 1 pip on EUR/USD, per past independent reviews
Max Leverage
Was up to 1:500, per past independent reviews
Platforms
Real Trader 4 (customized MetaTrader 4)
Pros
- Low $20 minimum deposit made it accessible to new traders in its day
- Offered fixed spreads from 1 pip and leverage up to 1:500
- Provided a VPS option for automated MetaTrader 4 style trading
- Operated for over a decade, once sponsoring the Moscow FOREX EXPO
Cons
- Its Latvia facing websites are now dead or redirect to unrelated content
- Retail subsidiaries in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania were never regulated
- Its BVI license alone did not require minimum capital or client protection
- No current, independent source confirms it still accepts any clients
- Past reviews already flagged withdrawal complaints even while it was active
Real Trade was founded in 2003 as a brand of Real Trade Group Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands. It offered forex and metals trading through Real Trader 4, a customized MetaTrader 4 build, with a $20 minimum deposit, fixed spreads from 1 pip, and leverage up to 1:500. It also ran retail facing units branded SIA Real Trade in Latvia, plus related entities in Estonia and Lithuania.
The BVI license covered only the parent company. Review sites reported that its Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania units, the entities most retail clients actually dealt with, were never separately regulated. The BVI regime does not require member firms to hold minimum capital or join any compensation scheme.
Its Latvia domains are now dead: realtrader.lv returns a server error, and realtrade.lv redirects to an unrelated jobs site. The most detailed independent review of the broker dates to 2017 and 2018, with no coverage since, and no current source confirms it still accepts clients anywhere.
Min. Deposit
USD 20
Max Leverage
Was up to 1:500, per past independent reviews
Spreads From
Was fixed from 1 pip on EUR/USD, per past independent reviews
Platforms
Regulation, fund safety, track record
Spreads, execution, leverage
Platform quality, charting, features
Analysis, webinars, learning materials
Support quality, responsiveness
Mobile app quality, features
