Go to FxPro
T4Trade in Kenya — review, licence and costs
Cost calculator (median of 36 priced of 55)
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%75
- Round-turn cost20%35
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%60
- Track record10%25
- Platforms10%40
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Tradeco Ltd
- Founded
- 2021
- Retail leverage
- 1000KE
- Round turn
- 18 USDKE
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP; KES account not verified at review.
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Open an account with T4TradeThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Kenya residents
- Tradeco Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore, unregulated locally. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific CMA Kenya alert verified at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- Seychelles FSA SD029 only; no CMA (Capital Markets Authority) licence. CMA licence required for local non-dealing/dealing FX brokers.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:1000.
- The firm behind it
- Tradeco Ltd, Seychelles; T4Trade brand launched ~2021; fast-growing MENA/Africa/Asia, IB-led.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore Tier-3; UK FCA scam warning; withdrawal complaints; aggressive bonus/IB model.
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.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore, unregulated locally. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific CMA Kenya alert verified at review.
- 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 Kenya market median(priced from 36 of 55)
Medians run over the 36 of 55 brokers that publish a price for Kenya, 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: Standard, Premium, Privilege, Cent, min deposit ~USD 50 (cent from a few USD). 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
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 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://t4trade.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Kenya Revenue Authority.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (5 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Crypto
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP; KES account not verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(6 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)
- MetaTrader 4
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 | — | 1.8 | 1000KE |
| All instruments | 300+ | — | 1000KE |
71 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 65 more.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | 204 |
Share of reviewers in Kenya: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(2 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Swap-free account available
- Reviews 75 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- Round turn 18 USD on the standard basis, over the Kenya median 7
- No Kenya authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- Min deposit 50 USD, over the Kenya median 25
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in Kenya(6 of 55 scored in Kenya)
- Round turn, USD
- 13.6KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupKE
- Leverage
- 200KE
- Rank in this country
- #35
- Round turn, USD
- 14KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5KE
- Leverage
- 5000KE
- Rank in this country
- #30
- Round turn, USD
- 9KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 25 groupKE
- Leverage
- 1000KE
- Rank in this country
- #17
- Round turn, USD
- 3KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50KE
- Leverage
- 1000KE
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 5KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50KE
- Leverage
- 500KE
- Rank in this country
- #9
- Round turn, USD
- 23KE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10KE
- Leverage
- 400KE
- Rank in this country
- #26
"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 | T4Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 35 |
| 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 | 60 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 25 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 40 |
Where T4Trade sits in the Kenya base(55 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 55 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-23 · this broker 18 USD · 19 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (27 of 55 priced)
Median 25 USD · range 0-2500 · this broker 50 USD · 28 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (29 of 55 with a Kenya figure)
Median 1:500 · range 30-5000 · this broker 1:1000 · 26 of 55 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (55 brokers)
FAQ
- Does T4Trade accept residents of Kenya?
- No. Offshore, unregulated locally. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific CMA Kenya alert verified at review. Onboarding entity: Tradeco Ltd
- Is T4Trade licensed to serve clients in Kenya?
- Seychelles FSA SD029 only; no CMA (Capital Markets Authority) licence. CMA licence required for local non-dealing/dealing FX brokers. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at T4Trade?
- About 18.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Kenya is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does T4Trade offer to retail clients in Kenya?
- Up to 1:1000. leverageGeo: Up to 1:1000.
- Which trading platforms does T4Trade support?
- MetaTrader 4. Instruments: 300+ across 6 asset classes: FX, metals, indices, shares, commodities, crypto.
- How can I withdraw money from T4Trade in Kenya?
- Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto; M-Pesa support not verified at review.
- What account types does T4Trade offer?
- Standard, Premium, Privilege, Cent; min deposit ~USD 50 (cent from a few USD).
- Does T4Trade offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. T4Trade offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Kenya residents.