Has Anyone Tried TradeCentrum Recently

Honestly the whole extra verification thing wouldn't bother me that much if it was consistent. like if they told everyone upfront "hey we need these documents and it takes 5 days" then at least you know what you're signing up for. but the fact that some people get their money fast and others get stuck in document limbo for weeks?? that's weird. either their internal systems are a complete mess or they're picking and choosing who gets paid quickly. neither option is good. and when you actually need that money for something, not knowing if it'll take 3 days or 3 weeks is stressful af. feels like they're making it up as they go along honestly.
 
So i was digging around and found this broker checking site that shows TradeCentrum's info. according to this, they're registered in cyprus but have zero valid forex regulation. like literally a 0.00 score for regulation. and it says "suspicious regulatory license" which doesn't sound great. The overall score is like 1.57 out of 10 and there's a big warning saying low score please stay away, also says no forex trading license found. they've been around 5-10 years apparently but that doesn't mean much without proper oversight. Just thought i'd share since we've all been trying to figure out what's really going on with them. makes the withdrawal delays and everything make more sense tbh.


msedge_KHN95s7hML.webp
 
Thanks for finding that. 1.57 out of 10 is brutal lol!! I knew something felt off but seeing it laid out like that with actual numbers is different. the suspicious license thing is wild. how can you have a license but it's suspicious?? either you're regulated or you're not.
 
Wait so they're in cyprus but not actually regulated there? i thought cyprus had pretty strict rules for forex brokers. if they're operating from there without a real license that's actually kinda bold. surprised they haven't been shut down yet.
 
Yeah exactly. People see cyprus and automatically think cyprus securities and exchange commission, strict rules, investor protection, all that good stuff. but registering a company there is totally different from being regulated there. anyone can pay a few hundred bucks and register a company in cyprus. it takes like a day. that just gives you a mailing address and a registration number. it doesn't mean you're allowed to offer forex trading to anyone. Getting an actual cyprus forex license is a whole different game. it takes months, costs a ton, requires real capital, and comes with ongoing oversight. these guys clearly didn't do that part. They just did the cheap easy registration so they could say they're based in cyprus and hope people don't look closer. It's a super common trick in this industry honestly. The address sounds legit but means nothing without the actual license to back it up.
 
Honestly that 0.00 regulation score is all I needed to see. been going back and forth reading this and trying to make up my mind and that one number just settled it for me. Not worth the headache. There are plenty of properly regulated brokers out there to choose from without messing with something that scores 1.57 overall. that's basically failing by any standard lol.
 
Exactly my thinking. Even if some people here have had okay experiences so far, why would anyone gamble with their money when the regulatory score is literally zero? that's not some confusing situation where you can argue both sides. that's pretty clear. zero means none. nothing. not a single regulator watching what they do. And honestly everything we've been talking about makes so much more sense now. The random withdrawal delays, the extra document requests that come out of nowhere, the inconsistent support responses, the weird leverage offers all of it clicks into place when you realize there's no regulator holding them accountable, they can literally do whatever they want because who's going to stop them? if they feel like slowing down withdrawals, they just do it. If they want to ask for the same documents ten times, nothing stops them. If they decide one day that you can't have your money at all, what's your next step? you can't complain to anyone because no one has authority over them. That's the part that scares me most honestly. not the delays themselves but the complete lack of any backup plan if things go really wrong. with a regulated broker, if they mess up you have somewhere to go. you can file complaints, there are people who can help, there might even be protection funds that cover some of your losses. with this? you're just hoping they feel like being fair. and hoping is not a strategy i want to use with my savings. so yeah, zero regulation score means zero interest from me. plenty of other options out there that won't leave me completely exposed.
 
I want to know about that suspicious license. Like what makes it suspicious? is it expired? fake? copied from someone else? would love to know the details behind that. but either way, if a checking site is telling people to stay away, that's probably good advice.
 
Yeah that's exactly what it usually means. They'll use words like licensed or registered but when you actually check, the license isn't for forex at all. maybe it's just a basic business license that any store or restaurant would have. nothing to do with handling people's money or trading. They're really careful with how they word things too. they might say based in cyprus or registered in cyprus and let people assume that means they're regulated there. but being registered is just having a piece of paper saying you exist as a company. being regulated means someone is watching what you do with client money. totally different things. I've seen this trick before. They'll put a license number on their website and most people won't bother looking it up. if you do look, you might find it's from some place with no real rules where you just pay a fee and get a license in the mail. or it's an old license that expired years ago. it's all meant to confuse people who don't know how to check. by the time you realize the truth, your money is already with them and it's too late.
 
This is exactly the kind of info we needed, the mixed experiences make way more sense now. it's not that some people are lucky and some aren't. it's that there's no real structure or oversight so everything depends on random factors like who handles your request that day or how much you're trying to withdraw. This tells the inconsistency perfectly.
 
They don't have real license, no regulation, no risk controls. and that broker checking site score basically telling people to stay away. The warning on there is about as direct as it gets. Still curious though if anyone here is actually going to withdraw what they have or just leave it sitting. Like what about the people who already put money in?
 
Curious if the withdrawal issues are happening to everyone or just certain cases. if a small withdrawal goes smooth vs getting stuck tells us something too.
 
The fact that they've been around 5-10 years with zero real regulation is kinda crazy tbh. like how are they still standing?? you'd think somebody would've shut it down by now 😅 but honestly it's probably just a numbers game. most people throw in small amounts and either lose it trading or eventually get their money back after waiting forever. the ones who complain loud enough might get paid just to stfu. the people with real money stuck? yeah those stories usually don't end well.
 
Right. That whole balancing act works fine until one day it just doesn't, there's gonna be a point where too many people want their money out and not enough new deposits are coming in. That's when everything falls apart. Could be next month, could be next year. nobody really knows. The scary part is when that day comes, there's nothing stopping them from just locking everyone out. no regulation means no one's coming to help. all those people with money still inside? yeah that's just gone. that's the risk everyone sitting with funds in there is taking right now. some people might get out in time, some won't. it's basically a game of musical chairs at this point.
 
Someone I know just requested their withdrawal. Support said 3-5 business days for processing but who knows how that'll go. Curious if it'll be smooth or if they'll come back asking for extra stuff.
 
Honestly even if withdrawals go smoothly for some of us, that doesn't change the fact that no regulation means nothing stops them from changing the rules tomorrow. what works today might not work next month that's the part people forget. Just because you got your money out once doesn't mean the platform is safe. it just means you got lucky that time.
 
Even if someone gets their money out fine this time, doesn't mean they should ever deposit again. Too many safer options out there to mess with something that has that low of a score and a warning telling people to run. that's not nothing.
 
Withdrawals from them seem to be a common problem. lots of people mention requests just sitting there with no movement. support says things like under review but nothing actually happens. no extra documents asked for, no explanation given, just endless waiting that leads nowhere. the pattern is pretty clear at this point.
 
Back
Top