Vanilla trading platform shrouded in secrecy


Qtrade fails to offer company possession and government info on its web site.

In an try to look respectable, Qtrade represents it’s integrated as Qtrade Restricted in St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines is a dodgy jurisdiction within the Caribbean. MLM corporations sometimes incorporate in dodgy jurisdictions to keep away from regulators.

Any MLM firm representing it’s integrated in St. Vincent & the Grenadines raises an computerized purple flag.

Elevating additional questions is Qtrade’s official FaceBook web page, which is managed from two areas in Jordan.

Jordan isn’t on the identical tier as St. Vincent and the Grenadines, nevertheless it isn’t a jurisdiction identified for lively MLM regulation.

Qtrade has an official YouTube channel on which advertising movies that includes Jad Natour are uploaded.

Natour’s final Qtrade advertising video is dated December 2021.

On LinkedIn Natour cites himself as a Monetary Analyst for Qtrade.

On this profile Natour is purportedly from Lebanon, Qtrade relies out of Dubai (the MLM rip-off capital of the world), and he’s hashtagged Jordan in a shared publish.

On Twitter Jad Natour represents he’s based mostly out of Saudi Arabia:

On FaceBook Natour not too long ago posted a photograph geotagged in Jordan:

I’m going to exit on a limb right here and counsel Natour is operating Qtrade out of Jordan. Whether or not he’s working alone or with others is unknown.

Qtrade’s web site area (“qtradeltd.com”), was privately registered on January fifth, 2021.

As at all times, if an MLM firm will not be brazenly upfront about who’s operating or owns it, assume lengthy and laborious about becoming a member of and/or handing over any cash.

Qtrade’s Merchandise

Qtrade gives entry to a foreign currency trading platform.

With over 120+ devices reminiscent of FX pairs, Indices, Commodities and Share CFDs, commerce your means with Qtrade.

Qtrade’s supplied accounts are cut up into minimal deposit quantities:

No different particulars concerning the accounts are given.

Qtrade’s Compensation Plan

Qtrade’s compensation plan is geared round buying and selling quantity by referred prospects and recruited associates.

Qtrade pays commissions on margin vary quantity down three ranges of recruitment (unilevel):

Fee charges are decided by downline buying and selling quantity:

  • generate $5000 in margin vary quantity = 100% fee fee on degree 1, 35% on degree 2 and 10% on degree 3
  • generate $5001 to $15,000 in margin vary quantity = 110% fee fee on degree 1, 56% on degree 2 and 20% on degree 3
  • generate $15,001 to $50,000 in margin vary quantity = 120% fee fee on degree 1, 77% on degree 2 and 35% on degree 3
  • generate $50,001 to $130,000 in margin vary quantity = 140% fee fee on degree 1, 98% on degree 2 and 53% on degree 3
  • generate $130,001 to $400,000 in margin vary quantity = 160% fee fee on degree 1, 115% on degree 2 and 68% on degree 3
  • generate $400,001 to $1,050,000 in margin vary quantity = 190% fee fee on degree 1, 133% on degree 2 and 78% on degree 3
  • generate $1,050,001 to $2,500,000 in margin vary quantity = 230% fee fee on degree 1, 147% on degree 2 and 88% on degree 3
  • generate $2,500,001 to $5,000,000 in margin vary quantity = 280% fee fee on degree 1, 161% on degree 2 and 95% on degree 3
  • generate $5,000,001 or extra in margin vary quantity = 350% fee fee on degree 1, 175% on degree 2 and 100% on degree 3

Margin vary refers to buying and selling with funds successfully borrowed from a dealer, which on this case can be Qtrade.

For the aim of fee fee calculation, margin vary quantity is tracked during the last ninety days.

The usual fee supplied in Qtrade’s compensation materials is $15.

The Normal Fee (the bottom worth utilized in calculating companion fee): 2.4 pips (5-decimal pricing) per commerce in an STP account and 15% of the Qtrade fee for a commerce carried out in an ECN or a Crypto account.

It’s this quantity that the odds above are calculated in opposition to. E.g. 100% = $15, $230% = $34.50 and so forth.

Notice that Qtrade caps most each day commissions earned at $100 per commerce order, $1000 a day in complete commissions and $10,000 per referral over any time.

Additionally notice that greater fee charges can be found for Qtrade associates who “appeal to many referrals with massive commerce volumes”. No specifics are supplied.

Becoming a member of Qtrade

Qtrade affiliate membership seems to be free.

Qtrade Conclusion

There’s nothing significantly offensive about Qtrade’s MLM providing. You’ve received a regular buying and selling platform and, so far as I can see, no computerized buying and selling functionality.

This sees Qtrade keep away from securities fraud considerations and function legally.

The MLM aspect of the enterprise is tied to margin buying and selling, which is one thing you undoubtedly wish to learn up on when you’re not conversant in it.

One factor to notice is whereas fee charges are assorted, the each day cap would possibly damage a heavy promoter. Additionally the $10,000 cap per referral (retail or recruited affiliate), takes a chunk out of Qtrade’s long-term viability.

The place Qtrade falls aside is the shadiness behind firm possession. Jad Natour seems to be operating the present however that’s not confirmed on Qtrade’s web site.

Shell incorporation in St. Vincent & the Grenadines is one other purple flag that shouldn’t be ignored.

Given how large the foreign exchange area is and normal availability, Qtrade’s purple flags drastically cut back attraction from a buying and selling perspective.

When you weren’t an affiliate selling Qtrade, why would you utilize it over the bajillion different platforms on the market?

As a dealer I’d really feel rather more snug going with a platform that wasn’t integrated in a tax haven, and I might confirm firm possession particulars of. Particularly once we’re speaking $5000 and $10,000 minimal deposit ranges.

Qtrade has been round for simply over a 12 months however that’s no indication of long-term stability.

Strategy with warning.