Smooth platform and pricing, but small hiccups on verification

Name: Smooth platform and pricing, but small hiccups on verification
Item: Skilling
Rating: 4
Author: Sanjay Patel

I’m Sanjay from Pune and I’ve been using Skilling for about six months mainly for EUR/USD and XAU/USD intraday. The web platform is clean and fast, and the order ticket is straightforward (easy to set SL/TP quickly). Spreads felt competitive during normal sessions and I didn’t notice anything unusual with fills for my position sizes. Deposits were generally instant for me and the dashboard makes it easy to track balance and margin. The only friction I had was during the initial KYC step—my address document got rejected once and I had to re-upload a clearer PDF. It got sorted, but it added a day. Withdrawals did go through, but not always as quickly as I expected. One withdrawal took longer than the earlier ones and I had to check in with support for a status update. Support was polite and gave me a clear explanation of the processing timeline. Overall, it’s been a solid experience for my style of trading, with room to improve on onboarding and making withdrawal ETA more transparent.

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

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Riya KapoorUnverified

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Clean app and smooth execution, but fees need clarity

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Layla QureshiUnverified

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Smooth platform, small friction on withdrawals

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Neha GuptaUnverified

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Clean app experience, but spreads vary more than I expected

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