Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: medium
TradeStation Global
We opened the file on TradeStation Global the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since 2004, run out of London, United Kingdom, and carrying 1 licence entry on the public record, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 445531 | United Kingdom | T1 | TradeStation International 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
- TradeStation International Ltd states it is authorised and regulated by the FCA under registration number 445531.
- TradeStation Global is an introduced-account offering: TradeStation International Ltd acts as an introducer and the underlying brokerage account is held with an Interactive Brokers entity.
- TradeStation International markets access to more than 160 markets across 36 countries through the Interactive Brokers universal account.
- TradeStation Group is owned by Monex Group of Japan.
- TradeStation International Ltd is incorporated in England and Wales as company 05166374 (incorporated 30 June 2004; formerly TradeStation Europe Ltd until 21 November 2016), with registered office at The Old Powerstation, 121 Mortlake High Street, London (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05166374).
- TradeStation Global's terms of business (May 2025) state that both TradeStation International Ltd (FCA 445531) and Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Ltd are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and that the firm is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (https://www.tradestation-international.com/global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Terms-of-Business-and-Subscription-Agreement-TradeStation-International-IBUK-0525-secure.pdf).
- The broker's forex page publishes a representative EUR/USD total spread of 1.4 pips, composed of a 0.1 pip interbank quoted spread plus a 1.3 pip equivalent of its 0.6 basis point commission (https://www.tradestation-international.com/global/forex-trading/).
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 of the UK entity
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
- current status of the IBKR introducing arrangement
- founding year
- public listing status
- founded — recorded as the UK entity's Companies House incorporation date (30 June 2004); the TradeStation brand's platform lineage traces to Omega Research (founded 1982), which is not the incorporation date of any current UK entity
- maxLeverage — no leverage ratio published; margin requirements follow Interactive Brokers' policies (https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=24176); forex is available on a leveraged basis to qualified clients only
- negativeBalanceProtection — no negative-balance-protection statement published; TradeStation Global is a securities/futures/FX introducing-broker arrangement rather than a retail CFD provider
- minDeposit — the current FAQ answer on minimum deposit is truncated on the live site; the forex page states 'Initial funding minimum $1,000' and an archived FAQ (Oct 2022) stated 'the minimum initial funding deposit is $1000USD'
- segregatedFunds — sourced from Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Ltd documents because client accounts and money are held with IBUK; TradeStation International Ltd's own terms contain no segregation statement
| Founded | 2004 |
| Head office | London, United Kingdom |
| Minimum deposit | $1,000 |
| Leverage cap | |
| EUR/USD | 1.40 pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 1 |
| Record confidence | medium |
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