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ForexMart in South Africa — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no reviews
- Round-turn cost20%75
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%94.2
- Track record10%55
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Offshore Tradomart SV Ltd
- Founded
- 2015
- Retail leverage
- 500ZA
- Round turn
- 10 USDZA
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP. No ZAR base account verified at review (min shown as ~R240/USD 15).
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with ForexMartThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards South Africa residents
- Offshore Tradomart SV Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore only (SVG FSA); no local FSCA oversight or protections.
- Licence as the register states it
- No FSCA authorisation; not an FSCA-licensed FSP.
- Leverage for this entity
- Offshore up to 1:500 (1:200 Zero Spread); marketed up to 1:3000. No local cap.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2015; Tradomart SV Ltd, Saint Vincent; EU arm under CySEC 266/15; InstaForex-family lineage.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore SVG; withdrawal-delay/blocked complaints; transparency/ownership concerns; broker-favourable T&C; low-to-medium trust.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards South African residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore only (SVG FSA); no local FSCA oversight or protections.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against South Africa market median(priced from 80 of 103)
Medians run over the 80 of 103 brokers that publish a price for South Africa, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Classic/Standard, Cent, Zero Spread, Swap-Free, demo. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where ForexMart sits in the South Africa base(103 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (80 of 103 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 1-20 · this broker 10 USD · 23 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (49 of 103 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 15 USD · 54 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (72 of 103 with a South Africa figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:500 · 31 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (103 brokers)
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (6 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, wire, local bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, crypto.
- Cards
- Wire
- Local bank transfer
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Crypto
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP. No ZAR base account verified at review (min shown as ~R240/USD 15).
- Fee declared
- 6 of 6 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(5 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(2 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
| Class | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | 1 | 500ZA |
| MT5 | 1 | 500ZA |
184 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: IC Markets Raw Spread MT4/MT5, IC Markets Raw Spread cTrader, Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard and 178 more.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 2.3 | 5, 9 |
Share of reviewers in South Africa: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Min deposit 15 USD, under the South Africa median 50
- Withdrawal in 7 h, one of 86 of 103 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Payouts 94 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- Round turn 10 USD on the standard basis, over the South Africa median 7
- No South Africa authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- The published 1:500 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the South Africa one
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in South Africa(6 of 103 scored in South Africa)
- Round turn, USD
- 10ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupZA
- Leverage
- 2000 group
- Rank in this country
- #64
- Round turn, USD
- 8ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 100ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #40
- Round turn, USD
- 11ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 250ZA
- Leverage
- 1000ZA
- Rank in this country
- #63
- Round turn, USD
- 7ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #24
- Round turn, USD
- 6ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #34
- Round turn, USD
- 9ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupZA
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #27
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a South Africa score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ForexMart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | — |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 75 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 94 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 55 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does ForexMart accept residents of South Africa?
- No. Offshore only (SVG FSA); no local FSCA oversight or protections. Onboarding entity: Offshore Tradomart SV Ltd
- Is ForexMart licensed to serve clients in South Africa?
- No FSCA authorisation; not an FSCA-licensed FSP. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ForexMart?
- About 10.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for South Africa is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does ForexMart offer to retail clients in South Africa?
- Up to 1:500. Offshore up to 1:500 (1:200 Zero Spread); marketed up to 1:3000. No local cap.
- Which trading platforms does ForexMart support?
- MT4, MT5. Instruments: FX, metals, indices, commodities, crypto CFDs, shares.
- How can I withdraw money from ForexMart in South Africa?
- Cards, wire, local bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller, crypto.
- What account types does ForexMart offer?
- Classic/Standard, Cent, Zero Spread, Swap-Free; demo.
- Does ForexMart offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ForexMart offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to South Africa residents.
Taxes for a South African resident(1 rule)
- SARS taxes residents on worldwide income.https://forexmart.com/about-us
Not tax advice. Check with SARS.