Solid execution and pricing, onboarding was a bit paperwork-heavy

Name: Solid execution and pricing, onboarding was a bit paperwork-heavy
Item: Activtrades
Rating: 4
Author: Ahmed Khan

I’m Ahmed Khan from Ajman, UAE and I’ve been trading with ActivTrades for the past 6 months on a Standard account. Overall the trading experience has been smooth: orders fill reliably during normal market hours and spreads on the majors feel competitive for my style (mostly EURUSD/GBPUSD, occasional gold). The platform connection has been stable on my side and I haven’t had random disconnections. My only real negatives were around the account setup and verification. It wasn’t “bad,” just more back-and-forth than I expected, and it took a little time to get everything approved. Support did respond, but sometimes I had to follow up to keep it moving. Deposits went through without issues. Withdrawals arrived, but not as fast as I hoped—nothing alarming, just slower than the quickest brokers I’ve used. If they streamlined the onboarding and sped up withdrawals slightly, it would be an easy 5/5 for me.

Experience: 6 months
Country: United Arab Emirates
Account type: Standard
Deposit experience: 5/5
Withdrawal experience: 3/5
Support rating: 4/5

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Mostly smooth execution, minor withdrawal confusion

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