Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Your capital is at risk.
High Risk Investment Notice: Trading Forex/CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. The products are intended for retail, professional, and eligible counterparty clients. Retail clients who maintain account(s) with Stratos Markets Limited (“Tradu”) could sustain a total loss of deposited funds but are not subject to subsequent payment obligations beyond the deposited funds but professional clients and eligible counterparty clients could sustain losses in excess of deposits. Tradu may provide general commentary, which is not intended as investment advice and must not be construed as such. Seek advice from a separate financial advisor. Read and understand the Terms and Conditions on Tradu’s website prior to taking further action.
Stratos Markets Limited is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registration number 217689. Registered in England and Wales with Companies House company number 04072877. Registered address: 125 Old Broad Street, 9th Floor, London EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom.
Important Information: Tradu offers spread betting exclusively to UK residents. Spread betting is not intended for distribution to, or use by any person in any country and jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation.
Tradu pays you interest on unused funds (usable margin) in your Spread Bet or CFD account, and on the Eligible Cash Balance in your Listed Stocks account. Interest is calculated daily, while the total interest is rounded down to the nearest pence for simplicity, and credited monthly within 15 days after the end of the relevant calendar month.
No. ATM or Bank Branch Deposits are typically received by Tradu without any information with regard to the account or individual from whom the payment originated. If such deposits are received, Tradu will require additional documents for proof of ownership or the funds will be returned. Please note that Tradu can neither guarantee the receipt, nor the return of such payments.
Domestic wire transfers generally arrive within 1-2 business days. International wire transfers are usually received within 3-5 business days. A wire transfer is considered domestic if your bank account is located in the same country as Tradu’s bank account (indicated in ‘Bank’ section on the wire funding instructions on the Tradu app).
No. Third Party deposits violate Tradu’s Anti-Money Laundering policies and as such Tradu cannot accept any payments via a third party. Should third party funds be received, Tradu may ask for supporting documentation such as a Wire Confirmation and/or Bank statement in order to prove ownership.
Deposits received from an account in a different name and/or held by someone other than the trading account holder constitutes a third party deposit. This also applies to corporate funds received for an individual account and similar scenarios.
We can neither guarantee the receipt nor the return of such payments. Examples:
Funds will typically be credited into your trading account within one day of receipt on business days, but usually within 15 minutes.
Yes, as long as the name on the card(s) match the name on your Tradu account. When you withdraw funds, the amount deposited from each card will be returned to each card.
Yes. If the bank receives funds in a currency other than the currency of the bank account listed on the deposit details, the deposit will be automatically converted at an exchange rate specified by the bank. The rate chosen may or may not be in your favor.
Yes. In order to initiate the transfer, please send Tradu’s wire instructions to your current broker. You may also need to provide them with your Tradu account number.
No. Tradu does not allow pre-paid credit or debit cards as a form of deposit. These cards do not allow us to verify the origin of the funds and are therefore unacceptable. For this same reason we do not accept Maestro cards.
In order to be fair to all of our clients, deposits are processed in the order that they are received.
No, Tradu does not accept deposits from net banking. We do have a number of easy deposit methods, such as Wire or Card.
Please visit our support page for information on how to contact a Tradu account specialist.
If you also have an open account, the funds will be credited to your open account.
If you do not have an open account, we will place your deposit on hold and email you a request for a new application.
Please visit the Deposit Funds page in the Tradu app for bank wire details.
Cash and cash equivalents cannot be accepted as we are unable to verify the origin of these funds. They will be returned upon receipt. Instead, you can use any of our other deposit methods available in the Tradu app.
