Kudo: accounts, CFD markets, gold contracts and funding terms

Both account pages advertise the same maximum leverage of 1:500, with lower instrument limits described below. Pro is an account-pricing name; it does not by itself establish a change in the client’s regulatory classification. The deposit minimum is also distinct from the margin needed for an actual order. A demo route is available from the account menu.[2][3][1]

Country acceptance is restricted. The currently linked policy includes the United States, Canada, Russia and Ukraine among its exclusions and applies screening during onboarding. That document is version 1.1, reviewed in May 2026 with an August review scheduled; the scheduled date is not proof that a new version was issued. Its company restriction list is not treated as an independently verified current list of sanctioned countries.[24][1]

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Kudo announced XAUUSD247 on 15 October 2026. Ten lots of that symbol represent 10 ounces, while 0.10 lot of the regular 100-ounce XAUUSD contract represents the same quantity. The announcement warns that weekend liquidity, pricing and execution can differ. Continuous availability therefore does not establish identical terms across the two symbols or guarantee an uninterrupted market.[18]

Standard’s spread-only pricing and Pro’s separate round-turn commission are published account terms, not measured average costs. The website’s quote widgets expressly say their prices are illustrative and not live, so their displayed bid/ask values are not used as observed spread evidence. A minimum spread and a commission component cannot establish a typical total trading cost without compatible symbol and holding-period inputs.[2][3][4]

The execution policy makes Kudo the principal counterparty and sole contractual execution venue, even when liquidity providers are used. Market gaps can lead to a fill at the next available price. Its abnormal-market provisions allow requotes and declined orders, despite the account pages’ no-requote and sub-20-millisecond marketing. These are published claims and contractual conditions, not results from an execution test.[21][2][5]

The agreement permits day orders expiring at 22:00 GMT and good-till-cancelled instructions. The execution policy applies a 50-point distance restriction to specified pending orders on certain account types; the account scope is not fully listed. Once the trigger price is reached, amendment or cancellation may no longer be possible. A stop-loss does not guarantee its requested execution price.[20][21]

The current help article and agreement use a 50% stop-out level. Margin-call language differs inside the agreement: section 7.3 uses an 80% alert, while section 14.2 describes margin-call mode below 100%. The document also gives inconsistent wording for which position closes first; the current help says the largest floating loss. Confirm the platform’s operative settings rather than treating every quoted threshold or ordering rule as interchangeable.[20][47]

The Pro and MT5 pages promote algorithms and scalping, while the agreement’s default and suspicious-trading provisions include scalping, price-error exploitation and software that manipulates or unfairly exploits quotations. Those provisions can lead to action against orders or balances. The marketing language is not unrestricted permission for every high-frequency strategy; establish the permitted strategy and account conditions before relying on automation.[3][11][20]

The new crypto feature concerns automated withdrawal processing, not the first evidence of any crypto payment option: the June help already listed conditional crypto withdrawals. The 19 October announcement describes eligible requests processed in seconds with typical arrival in minutes, subject to verification and network conditions. A fee-free crypto withdrawal is not a blanket zero-fee statement for every payment method.[19][32]

The help centre’s FIFO rules concern returning money to funding sources: card principal may be refunded to the original card before profits or excess funds use another approved route. They are not a rule requiring the oldest trading position to close first. Withdrawals can be blocked by insufficient free margin, incomplete verification or method restrictions. The help acknowledges a withdrawal minimum without giving a universal numeric amount.[31][34][35]

Pending withdrawal requests can be cancelled in the portal’s Requests area; an approved, processed or transmitted payment may no longer be reversible. Use its actual status before submitting another request. The contract also permits withholding where margin, identity/source-of-funds checks, fraud concerns or legal obligations require it.[33][20]

The June help lists USD, EUR, GBP, AED and CHF as possible account currencies, subject to availability, whereas agreement section 5.3 expressly lists only USD, GBP and EUR. The agreement converts payments and realised results into the account currency using applicable spot rates and says Kudo levies no separate conversion fee. That does not establish an identical bank rate or support for every currency in every account; confirm the selected currency and applicable terms at opening.[25][20]

The current legal hub assigns all trading accounts opened through kudo.com to its Mauritius company and distinguishes the UAE introduction business. The company’s current licence claim is recorded with that scope; an independent live firm-level FSC entry was not retrieved in this review. An introduction licence in another country is not treated as the permission governing the execution of these trades.[13][15]

The agreement describes segregated client accounts, but expressly says segregation does not eliminate loss risk. It distinguishes ordinary client money from money applied to contractual trading obligations and contains further counterparty-use provisions for specified wholesale clients. The applicable client classification therefore matters. The risk disclosure separately identifies broker, bank and payment-provider insolvency exposure.[20][22]

Negative-balance protection is conditional. The execution and risk policies limit it to normal-market circumstances and exclude force majeure, abnormal conditions and agreement breaches. Agreement section 14 provides for support notification and a discretionary review of qualifying deficits; other accounts can be offset before relief. This is not unconditional insurance against losses beyond a single account balance. No separately evidenced insurance policy or fixed compensation-scheme entitlement is established by the reviewed protection documents.[21][22][20]

Portal password recovery uses the registered email and can involve extra identity verification. MT5 credentials are reset separately through Account Settings → My Trading Accounts → Update TP Password. A portal password reset should not be confused with resetting a trading account or receiving permission to withdraw. The inspected help does not specify a fixed cash-withdrawal lock after a reset.[37][38]

The agreement permits Kudo, at its discretion, to accept telephone or email instructions and requires clients to arrange alternatives when online access fails. That is conditional dealing authority, not a guarantee that the general support line can execute every requested order. Supply the account/order details through an official channel and obtain execution confirmation; a sent email or unanswered call does not close a position.[20][16]

The complaints PDF requires acknowledgement within 24 hours unless a simple complaint is resolved within that period, plus an update if unresolved after three weeks. The contact page instead advertises acknowledgement within five business days. These published timeframes differ. The policy allows escalation to the Mauritius FSC’s relevant complaint mechanism after dissatisfaction with the broker’s outcome; it does not promise a compensation payout.[23][16]

The agreement provides electronic trade confirmations and daily/monthly statements, including emailed statements where applicable, with a 48-hour discrepancy-reporting period. The help identifies order details and P&L in MT5 history. Account closure requires positions closed, balance withdrawn and outstanding transactions, disputes or checks resolved before support confirms closure. Retain records before access ends; the broker’s seven-year retention provision is not a promise of continuing customer portal access or a prepared tax return.[20][45][39]

Kudo Copy Trader uses the Pelican network and places copied trades directly into the linked MT5 account. The help lists Fixed Size, Mirror Size, Mirror Risk by Equity and Mirror Risk by Balance as sizing choices. Providers’ trades can be skipped when margin, settings, linkage or subscription conditions prevent copying; an earlier provider position is not automatically included merely because a new subscription begins.[40][41][44]

Providers may set a displayed performance-fee percentage on realised copied-trade profits. The help’s 20% illustration is not a universal tariff, and its statement that Pelican charges no separate copying-platform fee does not remove brokerage trading costs. The website’s provider returns and rankings are expressly marked illustrative until a live feed is integrated; they are not independently verified manager records.[42][12]

Stopping copying ends new replication. The documented interface may let the client keep existing copied trades for manual management or close them, depending on the selected setting. Confirm that choice and any outstanding provider fee before withdrawing. The reviewed fee guide does not clearly settle fees on positions retained after disconnection, so stopping is not presented as an automatic flat account or immediate fee-free exit.[43][42]

MT5’s Expert Advisors are the published automation route. A public API with specified payment or withdrawal permissions was not established, and no managed AI trading service is inferred from algorithmic-platform marketing. The company timeline separately mentions Kudo Funded; a proprietary-trading challenge is a different service and does not turn this retail CFD deposit into broker-provided funding.[11][17][20]

Kudo dates its launch to 2024 and describes a 2026 transition from Kudotrade to kudo.com. The prior name is retained as an alias for this single broker profile. The timeline also records the copy-service launch and subsequent Dubai expansion; these are company-reported milestones, not independently verified customer or trading-volume statistics.[17]

The UAE company is described as handling promotion and introductions and expressly not holding trading funds or executing orders. Kudo Systems Ltd in Cyprus supports administration and payments; its company registration is not used as evidence of a CySEC brokerage permission. The legal hub tells clients to check the trading entity in the welcome email or the portal’s Account → User Settings → Profile area.[13][14][15][20]

Headquarters

Mauritius trading entity: Port Louis

Founded

2024