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Suntra Investment Bank in Kenya — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%0
- Safety20%90
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%no data
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts
Licence check
Open an account with Suntra Investment BankThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Kenya residents
- Suntra Investments Ltd (Kenya), founded 1990 as Suntra Stocks Ltd
- Local standing
- CMA-regulated domestic stockbroker
- Licence as the register states it
- CMA-licensed stockbroker, license no. 022; NSE member; Central Depository Agent (CDA) of CDSC; KASIB member
- Leverage for this entity
- no retail forex; margin limited
- The firm behind it
- Founded 1990; 30+ years in Kenyan capital markets; CMA-licensed stockbroker, NSE member, CDSC agent, KASIB member
- What we hold against it
- not verified at review
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Kenyan residents enters the score.
no retail forex; margin limited
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youCMA-regulated domestic stockbroker
- 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.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: CDS account + trading/investment account for NSE securities. 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.
Payouts(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-Pesa | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Bank transfer | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Taxes for a Kenyan resident(1 rule)
- Forex/CFD profit treated as ordinary income for most retail traders (not capital gains), added to taxable income, taxed on graduated bands roughly 10% up to a top marginal rate of 35% (as of the review;https://suntra.co.ke/
Not tax advice. Check with the Kenya Revenue Authority.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 1 local)
M-Pesa, bank transfer (not verified at review for specifics)
- M-Pesalocal
- Bank transfer
- Account currency
- KES
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 0 | 3 |
Share of reviewers in Kenya: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(2 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Locally authorised, licence 022, read on 11.07.2026
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Withdrawal time not published
- Reviews 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in Kenya(6 of 55 scored in Kenya)
- Round turn, USD
- 8KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupKE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 6KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupKE
- Leverage
- 2000 group
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 7KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 20 groupKE
- Leverage
- 200KE
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 7KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10KE
- Leverage
- 400KE
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 7KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100KE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 6KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupKE
- Leverage
- 500KE
- Rank in this country
- #19
"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 Kenya score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Suntra Investment Bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 0 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
Where Suntra Investment Bank sits in the Kenya base(55 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 55 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-23 · 19 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (27 of 55 priced)
Median 25 USD · range 0-2500 · 28 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (29 of 55 with a Kenya figure)
Median 1:500 · range 30-5000 · 26 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (55 brokers)
FAQ
- Does Suntra Investment Bank accept residents of Kenya?
- Yes. CMA-regulated domestic stockbroker Onboarding entity: Suntra Investments Ltd (Kenya), founded 1990 as Suntra Stocks Ltd
- Is Suntra Investment Bank licensed to serve clients in Kenya?
- CMA-licensed stockbroker, license no. 022; NSE member; Central Depository Agent (CDA) of CDSC; KASIB member Checked on 11.07.2026.
- How can I withdraw money from Suntra Investment Bank in Kenya?
- M-Pesa, bank transfer (not verified at review for specifics)
- What account types does Suntra Investment Bank offer?
- CDS account + trading/investment account for NSE securities