Introduction to STARTRADER

Founded in 2011, STARTRADER is headquartered in Cyprus and has offices in a number of countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and Seychelles.

The broker, formerly known as IV Markets Ivy, changed its name to be approved by the FSA, registered with the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA) (licence number: SD049) and regulated by regulators such as the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

As a world-renowned forex and contract for difference (CFD) broker, STARTRADER is committed to providing high-quality trading services and solutions for traders, whether novice or professional traders, can enjoy a first-class trading experience and timely trading support.

Account Type

STARTRADER offers traders two types of standard accounts (STP accounts) and ECN accounts, a transparent trading environment and negative balance protection to meet the needs of traders of different trading styles and levels.

• Standard account spread 1.3, the transaction can be executed quickly and without trader intervention, except for the index, the transaction is free of fees.
• ECN account spreads as low as 0.0 points, the transaction can be executed quickly under the premise of in-depth market analysis, the transaction fee is $7 per lot.

	STP Account	ECN Account
Platform	MT4, MT5, WebTrader, APP	MT4, MT5, WebTrader, APP
Point difference	Down to 1.3 points	Down to 0.0 point
Minimum Trading Volume	0.01 Hands	0.01 Hands
Order Execution Type	Market Price List	Market Price List
Maximum number of pending orders / open positions	No upper limit	No upper limit
Account Currency Type	AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, USD, NZD	AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, USD, NZD
Payment Method	Visa / Mastercard, e-wallet, international bank wire transfer	Visa / Mastercard, e-wallet, international bank wire transfer
Trading products	50 + currency pairs, 400 + stocks, 10 + commodities, 20 + indices	50 + currency pairs, 400 + stocks, 10 + commodities, 20 + indices

In addition to the contents of the table, STP accounts and ECN accounts provide a variety of functions such as mobile trading, one-click trading, lock positions, expert advisors (EA), 24h trading, 1-to-1 account managers, real accounts and demo accounts.

In summary, traders can choose different accounts according to their trading style and needs.

Trading products

Forex: In this largest and most liquid market, STARTRADER offers more than 50 currency pair CFDs to choose from, enjoying quick execution, up to 1: 500 leverage and as low as 0.Spread of 0.

Commodities: At STARTRADER, traders can trade commodities such as agricultural, energy spot and futures commodities, enjoying quick execution, up to 1: 500 leverage and as low as 0.Spread of 7.

Stock Indices: STARTRADER offers trading options for global index (spot / futures) CFDs with spreads as low as 0.4, leverage up to 1: 500.

Stocks: At STARTRADER, you can trade CFDs on the world's most popular large corporate stocks, enjoy rapid execution and highly competitive trading conditions, and even buy and sell stocks without buying the underlying stock.

Precious Metals: STARTRADER Tradable Metals (Common Metals / Precious Metals) CFDs (e.g. Gold, Silver and Copper) with spreads as low as 1.0 points, leverage up to 1: 500.

Trading platform

MT4

The MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform offers powerful technical analysis tools with multi-graphic combinations and customized technical indicators, making it one of the most trusted and popular trading platforms for traders.

At STARTRADER, traders can access the platform from any device, equipped with 50 + built-in technical indicators and 24 analytical tools, as well as 3 chart types and 9 time periods, and also support intelligent trading (EA) algorithmic trading, adding custom EA and indicators.

MT5

Similar to MT4, the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform is available on a variety of devices, providing traders with advanced automated trading systems, technical tools, documentary trading, an optimized EA trading environment, and superior execution across multiple asset classes.

At STARTRADER, MT5 can transfer funds between accounts, equipped with 38 built-in technical indicators and 44 analytical charting tools, as well as 3 chart types and 21 time periods, and also supports one-click trading and EA functions, as well as built-in MT5 and MQL5 user guides. In addition, the following functions have been added:

• Additional pending order types (sell stop & buy stop)
• Trailing Stop
• Transaction history information
• Support micro-hand trading
• DOM (Depth of Market)

WebTrader

WebTrader allows traders to buy and sell assets in seconds, make informed decisions based on real-time market sentiment, utilize a variety of research and indicators, and do not need to download any software.

This network platform does not require downloading, can be traded directly in the browser, is compatible with any operating system, is equipped with 30 technical analysis indicators and 9 time periods, and provides a market quotation function, supporting all types of trading operations.

CopyTrade

On STARTRADER's follow-up trading platform, traders can select the best performers and automatically copy their trades in real time: they can follow professional trader orders to make the necessary adjustments and synchronize their assets with theirs. The platform enables simplified portfolio management, reduces the effort to observe the market in real time, and provides opportunities for expert investors in five asset classes: FX, equities, precious metals, indices and commodities.

Policy Provider:

• Additional income: In addition to trading profits, you can also act as a follow-up person to obtain additional performance fees from the follow-up transaction.
• Self-setting performance fees: Performance fees can be set on demand to help you become a more competitive strategy provider.
• Simple operation: no need to download additional software, easy to operate in the MT4 platform, just simple settings, you can start to become a policy provider.
• High transaction transparency: investment benefits, profitability, performance fees can be viewed in the platform, real-time data and statistics can help you reduce risk and increase compensation.

Documentary Trader:

• Easy trading: easy to operate, a few simple steps can be documentary trading.
• High flexibility of documentary: many high-quality strategy providers are free to choose, and support a variety of documentary mode to meet various investment needs.
• No charge until profit: no performance fee to the strategy provider if the transaction is not profitable.
• Novice friendly: no need for advanced foreign exchange knowledge, trading novices can easily get started.

Customer Support

STARTRADER is committed to providing customers with high-quality service and support, with a multilingual customer service team, providing 24 / 5 customer support, customers can get inquiries, consultation and feedback services with the customer service team through telephone, email and online chat.

Education and Training

• Knowledge Center
• Webinars
• Financial Calendar
• Market Analysis

Security

Segregated accounts: Ensuring that users' funds are only used for transactions.

Negative balance protection: losses will not exceed the account balance, but not for professional traders.

SSL Cryptography: 256-bit standard SSL encryption makes trading environments reliable.

VPS Service

With VPS, you can experience better privacy and execution speed through virtual private servers, with the following specific benefits:

• Reduced latency: VPS acts as a powerful transaction server for faster execution.
• 24 / 5 trading: EA can run 24 hours even if the device is turned off.
• Accessibility: The platform can be accessed from any device and any location.
• Extremely stable: Resolves issues related to local network limitations, such as poor network quality, network connection failures, etc.
• Strong Compatibility: Highly compatible with multiple operating systems - Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Private server: A server dedicated to EA trading that prevents other applications from running at the same time.