Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: medium
Gulf Brokers
We opened the file on Gulf Brokers the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since , run out of Mahe, Seychelles, and carrying 1 licence entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSA Seychelles | SD013 | Seychelles | T3 | Octrado Ltd (formerly Gulf Brokers Ltd) | fsaseychelles.sc |
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
- Gulf Brokers Ltd states it is regulated as a Securities Dealer by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles under licence number SD013 in accordance with the Seychelles Securities Act 2007.
- A related company, Gulf Brokers DMCC, is based in Dubai; the retail client-facing licence disclosed on the website is the Seychelles one.
- The Seychelles FSA securities dealer licence is an offshore authorisation and does not carry FCA, ASIC or CFTC/NFA-level investor protections.
- The FSA Seychelles register lists the SD013 securities-dealer licensee as 'Octrado Ltd' with trade names Alpho and Octrado and websites alpho.com, gulfbrokers.com and octrado.com; the Gulf Brokers brand now operates as Octrado (https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets).
- Octrado's Client Agreement (clause 1.3) gives the company's registered address as Office 2, Suite C2, Orion Mall, Palm Street Avenue, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles (https://octrado.com/document/client_agreement).
- Octrado's current account structure is seven deposit-tiered levels from USD 1,000 (Level 1) to USD 1,000,000 (Level 7), all with leverage up to 1:500 (https://octrado.com/en/trading-levels).
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:
- founding year
- headquarters
- UAE licence number for Gulf Brokers DMCC
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
- founded — no primary source gives a founding year; the broker's own homepage states only 'over 9 years of market expertise'.
- spreadEurusd — the current Octrado site publishes no typical EURUSD spread; the pre-rebrand Gulf Brokers account page advertised only 'Lowest spread from 0.0125' (a premium-account raw floor).
- minDeposit — recorded as USD 1,000 (Level 1 entry) from the current Octrado account page; the pre-rebrand Gulf Brokers account structure (Silver/Gold/Platinum/Diamond from USD 20,000) differs, reflecting the rebrand.
| Founded | |
| Head office | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Minimum deposit | $1,000 |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:500 |
| EUR/USD | not verified pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 0 |
| Record confidence | medium |
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