MARKET TRADE

Market Trade, operating under the domain markettrade.live and branded as Markettrade, is a retail brokerage that provides leveraged trading across forex, indices, commodities, and Indian equity derivatives. The company is registered in Malta at Pjazza Mifsud Bonnici, Marsascala, with a secondary office in Mumbai, India. According to our records, the entity was registered on 18 March 2025, though the company’s website claims it was founded in 2018.

The broker is not regulated by any financial authority. No licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) or any other regulator is on file. This lack of regulatory oversight means that client funds are not protected under any compensation scheme, and the broker is not subject to standard conduct-of-business rules.

Despite its Maltese registration, Market Trade’s website is clearly tailored to Indian traders. The site prominently features the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), MCX, and provides customer support in multiple Indian languages. The Mumbai office address and Indian phone number (+91) further confirm this focus. Leverage is advertised as ‘500X in NSE & MCX Futures’, which is far beyond the limits allowed by Indian regulators (SEBI caps leverage at around 2-4X for retail traders).

This suggests that Market Trade is targeting Indian residents by offering unregulated, high-leverage trading outside the domestic regulatory framework. Traders should be aware that dealing with an unregulated entity may expose them to significant risks, including potential difficulty in withdrawing funds or resolving disputes.

Market Trade offers a multi-asset product range including forex pairs, commodity CFDs (COMEX metals, energies), stock index futures (NSE), and options. It also lists cryptocurrencies as an instrument, though details are sparse. The advertised leverage tiers are: 500:1 on NSE and MCX futures, 200:1 on COMEX and currency pairs, and 10:1 on options. Such high leverage is a hallmark of offshore, unregulated brokers and can lead to substantial losses.

The platform provides margin trading, allowing clients to control larger positions with less capital. No specific account tiers (e.g., silver, gold, VIP) are mentioned; all accounts appear to have access to the same leverage tiers.

Prospective clients can open a real account via the online registration form, which requests name, email, password, and an optional referral code. A free demo account is also available for practice, accessible from the website. The registration page includes a dropdown for country code (suggesting international reach) and supports multiple languages.

No minimum deposit is stated, and payment methods are not detailed beyond a claim of 99% on-time deposits and withdrawals. The site does not list accepted funding methods such as bank transfer, credit card, or e-wallets, which is a red flag for transparency.

Market Trade’s website includes a referral program (the registration form has a ‘Referral’ field) and an endorsement from ‘Arbaaz Approved’, though the nature of this approval is unclear. The site also provides educational content on margin trading, forex, and commodities, but no details on trading platforms (e.g., MetaTrader 4/5, cTrader) or execution practices.

Overall, the broker presents as a high-leverage, unregulated platform with a strong Indian marketing slant. Without regulatory oversight, trader protections are minimal. Our research indicates that the broker has no independent user reviews at this time, and its recent registration (2025) means it has limited operating history.