The MFSA has restricted new clients and client-account transactions at Trive’s Malta firm and appointed Grant Thornton as Competent Person. Published tariffs below do not establish normal service availability.[1]
Current regulatory position of the Malta firm
| Effective date | MFSA measure |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | New-client onboarding stopped pending remediation of client-asset safeguarding and reconciliation deficiencies.Source 1 |
| 24 September 2026 | Incoming and outgoing client-account transactions stopped pending compliant counterparty transfers or a further MFSA decision.Source 1 |
| 7 October 2026 | Grant Thornton appointed with powers over assets and business; initial term one year, unless extended.Source 1 |
The firm operating trive.com is Trive Financial Services Europe Limited, incorporated in Malta as C60473. Its published regional scope is the EEA, with branches in Germany, Spain and Italy, excluding UK and US residents. The broader Trive Financial Holding group is based in the Netherlands and includes investment, credit, banking, wealth-management and insurance businesses.[3][4]
A separate MFSA decision on 2 October ordered Kasim Garipoglu to divest all direct or indirect qualifying Trive holdings within six months and prohibited new MFSA-approved positions for ten years. The notice records an order to divest, not a completed sale, and states that the decision may be appealed.[2]
Published EEA CFD tariff
Sections ↑Classic, Prime and Prime Plus commercial terms
| Feature | Classic | Prime | Prime Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit wording | No deposit limit | Minimum EUR 2,500 | Minimum EUR 15,000Source 5 |
| Advertised starting spread | 0.5 pips | 0.3 pips | 0.1 pipsSource 5 |
| Published commission | None | None | EUR 5 per lot; FX side basis unspecifiedSource 5Source 7 |
| Retail maximum leverage | 30:1 | 30:1 | 30:1Source 5 |
| Stop-out level | 50% | 50% | 50%Source 5 |
| FX trade-size range | 0.01–100 lots per position | 0.01–100 lots per position | 0.01–100 lots per positionSource 5 |
FX targets in the linked Prime schedule
Prime Plus’s FX schedule also quotes commission per lot without defining a round turn, while a separate gold footnote explicitly uses round-lot wording. That difference prevents treating every EUR 5 quotation as one uniform opening-and-closing charge.[7]
Similar market names can represent different exposure
Sections ↑Contract sizes in the EEA product pages
| Market | Cash or smaller symbol | Larger or futures-based symbol |
|---|---|---|
| German 40 index | GER40: EUR 1 per index point per lot | GER40 Futures: EUR 25 per point per lotSource 8 |
| S&P 500 index | SP500: USD 1 per index point per lot | US500 Futures: USD 50 per point per lotSource 8 |
| Gold | GOLD: 10 ounces per lot | XAUUSD: 100 ounces per lotSource 9 |
The lot label therefore does not represent a constant market exposure. A five-point move corresponds to EUR 5 per GER40 cash lot but EUR 125 per GER40 Futures lot, before costs. Trive’s linked schedules also describe futures-based contracts as expiring on settlement rather than rolling automatically into the next contract.[8][7]
The financing guide describes overnight rollover after 23:59 server time, shown as GMT+3, with triple charges on Wednesday or Friday according to the instrument. Its displayed numerical swap examples are explicitly dated 7 July 2025. They are historical illustrations; the guide identifies platform rates as binding. Financing is therefore separate from the spread and any commission.[10]
Stock investment has its own account and tariff
Sections ↑Trive Investor is presented as the stock-investment route, with more than 5,000 exchange-listed equities and fractional investment from USD 1. Its published tools include charts, watchlists, heatmaps, technical and fundamental data, alerts and market depth. This stock catalogue is separate from the CFD account menu.[12]
Published Investment Account charges
| Service | Tariff |
|---|---|
| Trading commission, handling, custody and clearing | EUR 0Source 11 |
| Account management and real-time data | No feeSource 11 |
| Portfolio transfer | Inbound EUR 0; outbound EUR 100Source 11 |
| Deposit | Bank transfer free; other methods 1.5%Source 11 |
| Withdrawal | Banks only; 0.5%, minimum EUR 10 and maximum EUR 50Source 11 |
| Currency conversion | 0.9%Source 11 |
| Inactivity | EUR 10 monthly after six months inactiveSource 11 |
The CFD account page separately lists bank, card and alternative payment routes, a 0.9% currency-conversion charge and EUR 10 monthly after six months of inactivity. Its local-bank fee column shows no charge. That bank-fee wording differs from the Investment Account’s percentage withdrawal tariff, so the two schedules should not be combined.[5][11]
Platform and research reference
Sections ↑Published platform roles
| Platform or service | Role | Features described |
|---|---|---|
| Trive Trader | Web and mobile CFD interface | TradingView charts, watchlists, custom alerts and one-click ordersSource 13 |
| TradingView connection | Broker-account connection to chart trading | Trive credentials connect the account to order entry in SuperchartsSource 14 |
| MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 | Alternative trading terminals | Desktop, browser and mobile access, charting and automated tradingSource 15Source 16 |
| Trading Central | Research service described for live accounts | Technical views, news, economic calendar and downloadable Alpha Generation indicatorsSource 17 |
The listed Malta office is Floor 5, The Penthouse, Lifestar, Testaferrata Street, Ta’ Xbiex XBX1403, and the broker publishes [email protected] as its contact address.[18]
The MFSA’s dedicated client-query telephone number is +356 2548 5500.[1]
Company background & evidence
Sections ↑- Headquarters
- Profiled Malta firm: Floor 5, The Penthouse, Lifestar, Testaferrata Street, Ta’ Xbiex XBX1403
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Trive Financial Services Europe Limited
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Malta Financial Services AuthorityCRES IF 5048 | Not verified | Checked 9 Oct 2026MFSA identifies a licence holder subject to restrictions and appointed control, without announcing suspension. The identifier is company-disclosed. Evidence status: the cited company disclosure does not constitute a retrieved current authority match; not_verified is not a finding that the company lacks authorisation.Source 3Source 1 |
Sources & further reading
- Regulatory action against Trive Financial Services Europe Limited — updated 7 October 2026 Malta Financial Services Authority · 24 Sep 2026 · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Regulatory action against Kasim Garipoglu Malta Financial Services Authority · 2 Oct 2026 · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive: legal entity and regulatory disclosure Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive Financial Holding: group structure Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- EEA trading account types and funding tariff Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Prime account: linked instrument schedule Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Prime Plus account: linked instrument schedule Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Index CFDs: spreads, symbols and lot sizes Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Commodity CFDs: symbols and lot sizes Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Swap rates and financing costs Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Investment account: commission, custody and transfer tariff Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive Investor: stocks and platform features Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive Trader: platform features Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive and TradingView account connection Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive MetaTrader 4: access and automation Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive MetaTrader 5: platform features Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trading Central: published access and tools Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Trive: Malta contact details Trive · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
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