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House file

VT Markets

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 1 register lines are on this file, spread across not examined legal entities in 1 jurisdiction, none of them with a top-tier regulator.


On the wire

2 items · 1 notices

Commercial figures are the firm's advertised terms; register rows are attributed to their named sources. Missing facts remain unexamined.

Notices and actions

  • 01
    event

    The UK Financial Conduct Authority published a warning notice for 'VT Markets / www.vtmarkets.com' on 21 June 2023, last updated 2 September 2025, stating the firm is not authorised by the FCA and may be targeting people in the UK

    Source: fca.org.uk

Register entries as filed

  • 01
    register entry

    Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa) · entity not examined · 50865 · authorised · 2026-09

    Source: www2.fsca.co.za

Entity by entity

1 lines
Register lines on file for VT Markets. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
RegulatorJurisdictionEntity as registeredNumberTierSource
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa)ZAentity not examined50865T2www2.fsca.co.za

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open$50 (as advertised by VT Markets, 2026-10 · source)
EUR/USD spread as publishednot verified
Leverage as advertisednot verified
PlatformsMetaTrader 4 · MetaTrader 5 · TradingView
Account booksStandard STP · RAW ECN · Cent (Standard STP) · Swap Free · Demo

What the record says

VT Markets states it holds insurance cover of up to $1,000,000 through Lloyd's in addition to segregation of client funds.

VT Markets: deposit as advertised by the firm, 2026-10 (vtmarkets.com)

VT Markets: software as advertised by the firm, 2026-10 (vtmarkets.com)

Not verified

4 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.

  • hq
  • negativeBalanceProtection
  • publiclyListed
  • negative balance protection

Other open files

The whole desk
  1. head office n/v1 lines

    ATFX

    not examined entities in 1 jurisdiction · filed under multi-entity structure

  2. head office n/v7 lines

    Deriv

    7 entities in 7 jurisdictions · filed under multi-entity structure

  3. head office n/v4 lines

    Eightcap

    not examined entities in 4 jurisdictions · filed under multi-entity structure

  4. head office n/v3 lines

    HF Markets (SV) Ltd

    not examined entities in 3 jurisdictions · filed under multi-entity structure

  5. London, UK7 lines

    IG Group

    7 entities in 6 jurisdictions · filed under multi-entity structure

  6. head office n/v3 lines

    Pepperstone Markets Limited

    not examined entities in 3 jurisdictions · filed under multi-entity structure

This file reports what regulators and the firm have published. It is not a review, not a rating and not advice to open or close an account anywhere.