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ActivTrades in Nigeria — review, licence and costs
Cost calculator (median of 57 priced of 81)
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Nigeria residents
- Nigerian clients onboarded offshore under ActivTrades Corp (SCB Bahamas); no local entity.
- Local standing
- Offshore (Bahamas SCB); no local SEC Nigeria authorisation or compensation.
- Licence as the register states it
- SCB Bahamas; not registered with SEC Nigeria.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:200 on forex via SCB; not locally capped.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2001, London; FCA-regulated group with SCB/CSSF/CVM entities.
- What we hold against it
- Established broker; no SEC Nigeria warning verified at review.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Nigerian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore (Bahamas SCB); no local SEC Nigeria authorisation or compensation.
- 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 Nigeria market median(priced from 57 of 81)
Medians run over the 57 of 81 brokers that publish a price for Nigeria, 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: Individual (retail), Professional, Islamic, ~500+ instruments. 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 Nigerian resident(1 rule)
- Trading profits are taxable and must be declared to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS, formerly FIRS).https://activtrades.com
Not tax advice. Check with the FIRS.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (4 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, CHF; no NGN account, deposits convert.
- Fee declared
- 4 of 4 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(26 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(4 platforms)
- ActivTrader
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
Identical for every row: Min spread 0.5 · Leverage 200 NG.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | 104 |
Share of reviewers in Nigeria: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(6 for and 2 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 4.2 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the Nigeria median 6.5
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the Nigeria median 20
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 71 of 81 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: ActivTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView
- No Nigeria authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in Nigeria(5 of 81 scored in Nigeria)
- Round turn, USD
- 4.8NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 0NG
- Leverage
- 500NG
- Rank in this country
- #29
- Round turn, USD
- 5NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupNG
- Leverage
- 2000NG
- Rank in this country
- #38
- Round turn, USD
- 5.5NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 10NG
- Leverage
- 1000NG
- Rank in this country
- #36
- Round turn, USD
- 5NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupNG
- Leverage
- 2000NG
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 3.5NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupNG
- Leverage
- 2000NG
- Rank in this country
- #44
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 Nigeria score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ActivTrades |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 100 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 10 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 80 |
| 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 | 50 |
Where ActivTrades sits in the Nigeria base(81 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (57 of 81 priced)
Median 6.5 USD · range 3-20 · this broker 4.2 USD · 24 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (29 of 81 priced)
Median 20 USD · range 0-100 · this broker 0 USD · 52 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 81 with a Nigeria figure)
Median 1:500 · range 100-3000 · this broker 1:200 · 28 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (81 brokers)
FAQ
- Does ActivTrades accept residents of Nigeria?
- No. Offshore (Bahamas SCB); no local SEC Nigeria authorisation or compensation. Onboarding entity: Nigerian clients onboarded offshore under ActivTrades Corp (SCB Bahamas); no local entity.
- Is ActivTrades licensed to serve clients in Nigeria?
- SCB Bahamas; not registered with SEC Nigeria. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ActivTrades?
- About 4.2 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Nigeria is 6.5 USD.
- What leverage does ActivTrades offer to retail clients in Nigeria?
- Up to 1:200. Up to 1:200 on forex via SCB; not locally capped.
- Which trading platforms does ActivTrades support?
- ActivTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: Forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, bonds, crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from ActivTrades in Nigeria?
- Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller; no local NGN rails verified at review.
- What account types does ActivTrades offer?
- Individual (retail), Professional, Islamic; ~500+ instruments.
- Does ActivTrades offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ActivTrades offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Nigeria residents.