Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: low
GKFX / GKEurope
We opened the file on GKFX / GKEurope the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since , with no head office we were able to confirm from a primary source, and carrying 2 licence entries on the public record, 0 of them tier-1.
What the two desk scores say
Both are out of 10 and both are computed, not felt.
| Cost score | Priced off the spread basis below, not off a headline rate card. | not verified |
|---|---|---|
| Safety score | Weighted on licence tier and on how many of the entries we could re-read at source. | not verified |
| Cost per 10 lots | Ten round-turn EUR/USD lots priced at the spread basis, commission excluded. | $not verified |
Spread basis. . Nothing on this page is a live quote; a spread printed on a Tuesday afternoon is not the spread you get thirty seconds after a non-farm payroll release.
Licence entries, one row per entity
Every row links to the document we read it from.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Jurisdiction | Tier | Licensed entity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFSA | Malta | T2 | AKFX Financial Services Ltd | mfsa.mt | |
| FCA | 501320 | United Kingdom | T1no longer active | Trive Financial Services UK Limited (formerly GKFX Financial Services Ltd) | register.fca.org.uk |
Which entity actually holds your money is decided at signup, by the country on your application — not by the strongest licence in this table. Read the client agreement you are handed, then match the entity name against the row above.
What we were able to confirm
Confirmed at source
- The MFSA's clone warning (dated 21 April 2022 in search indexing) states that 'GKFX Trading Account' (gkfxtradingaccount.com) was making unauthorised use of the details of the MFSA-licensed company AKFX Financial Services Ltd.
- GKFX Financial Services Ltd (UK) was renamed Trive Financial Services UK Limited; the FCA register (FRN 501320) records it as 'No longer authorised' — 'this firm can no longer provide regulated activities and products'.
- FX News Group reported that Global Kapital Group transferred ownership of GKFX and GKPro to Trive, with EU retail operations housed in AKFX Financial Services Ltd (Malta).
- The gkeurope.com domain served a GoDaddy parking page when checked on 2026-09-02.
Not verified
The following could not be traced to a primary source at the time of filing. We publish the gap rather than a number that would look tidier:
- AKFX Financial Services Ltd MFSA licence number not verified on any primary page (MFSA register not machine-readable here) — the MFSA clone-warning page confirms only that AKFX is an MFSA-licensed company
- founded year not verified (directories claim 2013)
- hq not verified — no current official GKFX/GKEurope site located (gkeurope.com is parked)
- minDeposit, maxLeverage, spreadEurusd, platforms, accountTypes and instruments not verifiable — no current own legal pages
- segregatedFunds and negativeBalanceProtection not verifiable
- AKFX current licence status on the MFSA register not verified
| Founded | |
| Head office | not verified |
| Minimum deposit | not verified |
| Leverage cap | |
| EUR/USD | not verified pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 0 |
| Record confidence | low |
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CFDs are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. A desk file is a record of what the public register said on the day we read it, not a recommendation to open an account.