Accounts and headline costs
Sections ↑STG Markets offers three USD accounts for its Mauritius MT5 retail service. Classic has the lowest advertised deposit and spread-only pricing; Zero and VIP exchange higher starting deposits for a zero-pip spread headline plus a stated per-lot commission. The June 2026 Terms identify ST Global Markets (Mauritius) Limited as the customer’s counterparty. The following figures concern that route and eligible countries.[3][2]
Published account comparison
| Account | Minimum deposit | Spread headline | Commission headline | Maximum advertised FX leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic STG | USD 50 | From 1.5 pips | USD 0 per lot | 1:500Source 3 |
| Zero STG | USD 2,500 | From 0 pips | USD 10 per lot; charging side is not defined | 1:500Source 3 |
| VIP STG | USD 10,000 | From 0 pips | USD 8 per lot; charging side is not defined | 1:500Source 3 |
Account conditions
| Feature | Current published position |
|---|---|
| Base currency | USD is listed for all three accounts. Acceptance of a deposit in another currency does not create a separate currency wallet.Source 3Source 2 |
| Support inclusion | All three cards list a personal account assistant. The contract remains execution-only and excludes personal investment advice.Source 3Source 2 |
| Retail classification | Retail is the default. Professional classification requires the relevant sophisticated-investor criteria and the company’s written agreement.Source 2 |
| Availability | Account names, charges and eligibility may change. The Terms allow account offers restricted to a particular introducing broker or affiliate.Source 2 |
Products and platforms
Sections ↑Markets and the applicable contract
| Market | Evidence for the Mauritius service |
|---|---|
| Foreign exchange | Margined FX and FX CFDs are in the Terms. The Forex page advertises more than 80 currency pairs, including G10 and emerging-market currencies.Source 2Source 5 |
| Metals | Metal CFDs are expressly included in the agreement. The public material reviewed does not provide a current symbol-by-symbol metal specification table.Source 2Source 8 |
| Commodities and energy | Commodity CFDs are included; the partner market list separately names metals and energies.Source 2Source 11 |
| Indices | Index CFDs are included in the operative instrument list.Source 2Source 8 |
| Cryptocurrencies | Cryptocurrency CFDs are included. They provide price exposure without delivery of coins or tokens.Source 2Source 8 |
| Stock CFDs | The CFD and partner pages advertise stocks. The June 2026 Terms list FX, metals, commodities, indices and crypto but omit shares; obtain the applicable stock schedule and enabled symbols before relying on that offer.Source 4Source 11Source 2 |
Transactions are OTC contracts with STG and do not deliver the underlying asset. The site uses different instrument totals—more than 200 on its MT5/CFD pages and more than 1,000 in wider company marketing—so neither is treated here as a verified live symbol count. General homepage references to direct stocks, futures and options do not establish that those are available under this retail CFD agreement.[2][4][6][13][1]
Platform access and persistence
| Platform or function | What is documented |
|---|---|
| MetaTrader 5 | The current agreement and execution policy specify MT5 hosted on the company’s server. The site advertises desktop, web and mobile access.Source 2Source 7Source 3 |
| Analysis and automation | STG lists algorithmic trading, custom charts, indicators, technical/fundamental analysis and an integrated economic calendar. Hedging and scalping are advertised subject to the trading restrictions below.Source 6Source 2 |
| Trailing stops | MetaQuotes documents that trailing adjustments run in the terminal. If that terminal is off, they stop updating; the last server-held Stop Loss remains. This is platform behaviour, not evidence of STG-provided VPS hosting.Source 14 |
| Other advertised platforms | The CFD page still calls STGM Trader “coming soon”; the Forex page mentions cTrader. Current contractual platform evidence is MT5, so confirm any alternative platform’s live account and terms separately.Source 4Source 5Source 2 |
Fees and holding costs
Sections ↑Trading and account charges
| Charge | Amount or rule | Scope and trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Spread and dealing commission | Classic: from 1.5 pips and USD 0 per lot. Zero/VIP: from 0 pips plus USD 10/8 per lot. | Commission charging side and symbol-specific average spreads are not established by the account cards.Source 3 |
| Overnight financing | Swap/rollover can be charged according to instrument and account. | The Terms direct customers to current trading conditions and contract specifications; no numerical swap schedule was established in the reviewed public pages.Source 2Source 8 |
| Inactivity | USD 30, or equivalent in account currency, per month may be charged. | No trading activity for a continuous 180 days. A transfer of funds does not reset trading activity.Source 2 |
| Overdue amounts | Bank of Mauritius Key Rate plus 4% per year, accruing daily. | Contractual interest on an amount owed but not paid when due; not a disclosed routine CFD financing rate.Source 2 |
| Funding charges | Payment, processing and cryptocurrency network charges can apply. | The agreement permits deduction from the account; no complete method-by-method tariff is established.Source 2Source 8 |
| Currency conversion | Company-determined rate with regard to prevailing market rates. | Applies when a payment or obligation must be converted. The quoted account currency is USD; the agreement also permits USD, EUR or another accepted payment currency.Source 2 |
The inactivity fee is separate from the six-year unclaimed-balance rule. After at least six years with no movement on the balance, and only where reasonable attempts to contact the customer have failed, STG may cease treating that balance as client money; it still promises to return a credit balance on request. The Terms do not equate the 180-day trading timer with automatic account closure.[2]
Execution and trading rules
Sections ↑Execution and order handling
| Feature | Current contractual rule |
|---|---|
| Counterparty and venue | STG is the sole OTC execution venue and contractual counterparty. It describes matched-principal STP: client trades at its own quotes, with corresponding back-to-back liquidity-provider hedges.Source 2Source 7 |
| Execution model evidence | No warehousing of client market risk and symmetric positive/negative slippage are company policy statements. They are not independently measured execution results.Source 7 |
| Market orders and fills | Market execution at the available price; generally no requote. Orders may fill at several prices or partially where liquidity is insufficient.Source 7 |
| Pending orders | Limit, stop and, where available, stop-limit/trailing-stop functions; Stop Loss and Take Profit instructions. Pending orders default to Good Till Cancelled unless specified otherwise.Source 7 |
| Trading sessions | Orders are accepted, monitored and executed during the relevant instrument’s published trading hours. An uncancelled order can remain executable.Source 2Source 7 |
| Gaps and protective orders | Requested stop levels are not guaranteed. Gaps can result in a materially different fill at the next available price.Source 2Source 7 |
| Order and symbol limits | The broker may refuse an unwanted order size or an order without adequate funds. A numerical count, minimum stop/freeze distance and complete per-symbol lot/step schedule were not established; check the live specification before submitting the trade.Source 2Source 7 |
Leverage, margin and liquidation
| Rule | Threshold or consequence |
|---|---|
| Advertised FX maximum | 1:500 on the account and CFD pages. The separate Forex page also says 1:200 on CFDs; actual instrument/account leverage should be confirmed in the accepted schedule.Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Margin changes | Normally five business days’ prior written notice. Force majeure or market disruption can allow an immediate change.Source 2 |
| Stop-out | At or below 30% equity-to-margin, MT5 automatically closes positions starting with the greatest loss until the ratio is restored.Source 2Source 8 |
| Margin-call warning | The company may make a margin call but is not obliged to contact the customer before liquidation.Source 2Source 8 |
| Abusive trading | Latency/error exploitation, manipulative or coordinated trading and excessive server requests can lead to voided trades, reversed profits and withdrawal limited to net principal after genuine losses, fees and debts. STG must notify the customer and provide a summary of its basis on request.Source 2 |
Deposits, withdrawals and transfers
Sections ↑Permitted payment routes
| Method | Deposit treatment | Withdrawal treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer | Cleared funds are credited within one business day after payment-provider confirmation. | Same named bank account so far as reasonably practicable; alternative arrangements require AML approval.Source 2 |
| Cryptocurrency transfer | Via a designated provider; accepted coins, networks and minimums must be checked before sending. Account credit uses the receipt/conversion exchange rate. | Normally to the originating wallet held in the customer’s name. Network and processing charges and exchange-rate risk remain with the customer.Source 2Source 8 |
| Cards and cash | The June Terms explicitly exclude debit-card, credit-card and cash deposits. | Do not infer card availability from a general broker-directory description.Source 2 |
Withdrawal amount, processing and closure
| Question | Published rule |
|---|---|
| What can be withdrawn? | No more than account equity minus required margin and amounts due to STG. Equity includes floating profit or loss, so an account balance alone is not the cash available for withdrawal.Source 2 |
| When does the processing clock start? | A valid request is processed within two to five business days of acceptance, subject to complete information, own-name destination, sufficient free funds and no regulatory/AML or force-majeure impediment. This is not a guaranteed bank or blockchain arrival time.Source 2 |
| Third-party funding | No payment from or to a third party or anonymous source. Deposits must come from the customer’s own named account or wallet.Source 2 |
| Verification and holds | Identity, address, source-of-funds/wealth and tax information can be required initially and later. Compliance issues may delay a deposit, withdrawal or transaction.Source 2 |
| Cross-account debts | STG may net and set off liabilities across a customer’s accounts, including across currencies.Source 2 |
| Closing the relationship | Either party can give at least 15 days’ written notice. Existing positions, pending settlement and accrued liabilities survive termination; the net balance is returned after applicable charges and set-off.Source 2 |
Protection and regulation
Sections ↑STG’s current contract publishes a Mauritius Global Business and Investment Dealer (Broker) licence, GB20025244. The FSC register entry point returned a challenge shell on 20 October 2026, so this profile records that licence as company-published and not independently verified. The legal protection described below is the Mauritius agreement’s protection for this account.[2][16]
Where client money may be held
| Holding arrangement | Published protection and exposure |
|---|---|
| Segregated bank accounts | The majority is described as held in designated client bank accounts, separate from company money and outside the company’s insolvency estate.Source 2Source 8 |
| Payment service provider | A portion may be held in USD to process payments. It is attributable to clients, but provider custody, credit and insolvency risks apply; bank-account protections may not apply in the same way.Source 2Source 8 |
| Liquidity-provider margin | A portion may be posted to liquidity providers to support STG’s hedges and held as collateral under their terms. STG remains responsible to the customer, while segregation protections may differ and provider failure can cause loss.Source 2Source 8 |
| Reconciliation and interest | Daily reconciliation is promised. The company pays no interest on client money.Source 2 |
Negative-balance protection
| Customer or circumstance | Contractual scope |
|---|---|
| Ordinary retail trading | After all positions have been closed, a trading-related negative balance is reset to zero under the company’s policy. The Terms apply the policy per customer across that customer’s trading accounts.Source 2 |
| Exceptions | The reset excludes abusive trading, fraud, market abuse, any agreement breach, a corrected manifest error/error quote, and conduct outside ordinary good-faith trading. Liability can remain.Source 2 |
| Professional clients | No negative-balance protection; losses may exceed deposited funds.Source 2Source 8 |
Opening an account and support
Sections ↑The Mauritius application route is membermauritius.stgmarkets.com. Expect identity and address evidence, source-of-funds information, possible source-of-wealth evidence, tax self-certification and politically exposed person checks. The site excludes citizens or residents of the United States, Bahamas, Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Libya, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo; other local-law restrictions also apply. The English contract prevails over translations.[1][2]
Published contact and account routes
Scope Current website-linked registration route; no application submitted.
Scope Designated in the Mauritius Privacy Policy for data matters; not evidenced as an emergency dealing address.
Scope Regulatory complaints, including Global Business licence holders; begin with the broker’s complaint procedure.
The registered correspondence address is 3rd Floor, Block C, Nexera, Côte d’Or Technopole, Minissy, Moka, Mauritius. STG’s partner page advertises 24/5 live support in the customer’s local language; the current agreement says formal communications are in English.[2][11]
Outages, disputes and records
| Situation | Published instruction or entitlement |
|---|---|
| MT5 failure during usual trading hours | The contract allows closing orders by telephone or another live communication medium after identity verification. Opening orders may be refused. A specific emergency number and its staffing hours were not established in the inspected pages; obtain that route before relying on telephone closure.Source 2 |
| Delayed or uncertain instruction | The risk notice identifies duplicate-instruction and connectivity risks, particularly on mobile. Reconcile order state and confirmations with support rather than assume that a missing screen response means no trade exists.Source 8Source 2 |
| Transaction or statement dispute | Notify STG within five business days of the transaction or statement. The Terms refer to the website complaint form and customer support.Source 2 |
| Complaint timetable | Acknowledgement within five business days; aim for a final response within eight weeks. If delayed, STG must explain why and give an expected timeframe. An unresolved complaint may be referred to the FSC.Source 2Source 17 |
| Trade confirmations and statements | Executed trades are confirmed by the next business day. A transaction statement is made available for each month with activity.Source 2 |
| Exports and retained records | MetaQuotes documents desktop MT5 trading reports saved as HTML or PDF. STG keeps account and transaction records for at least seven years after termination; this does not establish continuing portal access or a jurisdiction-specific tax report.Source 15Source 2Source 9 |
Additional services
Sections ↑Copy trading and customer control
| Feature | Documented service |
|---|---|
| Getting started | Register and fund an STG account, create a live MT5 account, access the provider view and select a trader to copy. The broker advertises iOS and Android access.Source 10 |
| Selection and sizing | Provider profiles display history/statistics. The investor selects the strategy and controls the risk and capital allocated to copying. Performance claims are not verified results.Source 10 |
| Stopping the service | The page says copying can be stopped at any time. It does not explain whether existing copied positions and pending orders close or remain, or how exit-related fees are settled. Confirm those instructions; the general agreement leaves position monitoring with the customer.Source 10Source 2 |
| Provider role | Experienced traders can offer strategies, access reports and share in the broker’s revenue. A complete investor/provider fee formula was not established on the public page.Source 10 |
| Authority and risk | The core service is execution-only with no discretionary portfolio-management undertaking. Third-party signals, EAs and copy services carry their own execution and operational risks.Source 2Source 8 |
Other tools include the MT5 calendar, charting and indicators, plus the website’s TradingView-linked market calendar. The introducing-broker program pays referral commissions and provides member-area statistics; its current page still contains placeholder numerical rates, so a prospective partner needs the applicable written commercial schedule.[6][12][11]
Company background and evidence
Sections ↑The current agreement is with ST Global Markets (Mauritius) Limited, BRN C20170435, and became the basis for this profile through its June 2026 version 1.0 Terms and matching execution, risk and privacy policies. The website describes STG as a subsidiary of ST Holdings Ltd. Its references to decades of combined team experience do not establish the brand’s founding year or a customer-account migration.[2][7][8][9][13]
Material changes to the agreement normally require at least ten business days’ notice; immediate legal, regulatory or market changes are exceptions. A contractual assignment to another party also takes effect ten business days after deemed receipt of notice, with the assignee bound by the agreement. These are standing contractual powers, not evidence that a transfer is currently scheduled.[2]
Sources were checked on 20 October 2026. The profile distinguishes current company disclosures from observed regulator records and uses MetaQuotes only for the platform mechanics identified above. No funded account, live execution test or withdrawal test was performed.[2][3][16][14][15]
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
ST Global Markets (Mauritius) Limited
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services Commission, MauritiusGB20025244 | Not verified | Checked 20 Oct 2026Company-published Global Business and Investment Dealer (Broker) licence; BRN C20170435. The public register returned a challenge shell rather than a firm record on the check date.Source 2Source 16 |
Sources & further reading
- STG Markets: current Mauritius website STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Terms of Business, version 1.0, June 2026 STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Classic, Zero and VIP account types STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Trading CFDs on ST Global Markets STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Forex market STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- STG MetaTrader 5 STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Order Execution Policy, version 1.0, June 2026 STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Risk Disclosure and Warning Notice, June 2026 STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy, version 1.0, June 2026 STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- STG Copytrading STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Introducing Broker program STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Economic calendar STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- About STG Markets STG Markets · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- MetaTrader 5: trade orders and trailing-stop operation MetaQuotes · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- MetaTrader 5: Trading Report MetaQuotes · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- FSC Mauritius Online Public Register entry point Financial Services Commission, Mauritius · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- FSC Mauritius Online Complaints Portal Financial Services Commission, Mauritius · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
This profile reports dated public information, including broker-published services and terms. It does not independently test or guarantee execution, pricing or withdrawals. Inclusion is not an endorsement. Permissions and protections apply only to the named legal entity, service and client category; check the current official records and your contract.