Legal company nameInstaFinance Ltd · Insta Service Ltd · Insta Global Ltd · Instant Trading EU Ltd
Year founded2007
Headquarters / registered countryDubai, United Arab Emirates
Websitewww.instaforex.com
Last checked08.10.2026
According to its official website, InstaForex is a forex and CFD brand founded in 2007 by the InstaFintech group of companies; the site presents its office opened in Dubai in 2024 as its global headquarters. The regulation page of instaforex.com, which serves international clients, states that InstaFinance Ltd (company no 1811672), registered in the British Virgin Islands, is licensed by the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) under number SIBA/L/14/1082; the footer also lists Insta Service Ltd and Insta Global Ltd, registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for which a company registration rather than a licence is given. EU clients are served via instaforex.eu by CySEC-licensed Instant Trading EU Ltd (licence 266/15, Limassol); this entity states that it does not accept clients residing in Turkey. The company offers currency pairs, US share CFDs, gold and silver, futures CFDs and cryptocurrency CFDs through Insta.Standard, Insta.Pro, Insta.Zero, Insta.Raw and Insta.Cent accounts on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader and mobile apps; PAMM, ForexCopy, bonus and contest programmes are also available. The minimum deposit is 1 USD on Insta.Standard and Insta.Cent accounts depending on the payment method, and 100 USD on the other accounts. Leverage is up to 1:5000 on instaforex.com accounts and 1:30 for EU retail clients. This information is the company's own statement.
PLATFORMSMetaTrader 4 · MetaTrader 5 · WebTrader · Mobile apps
PRODUCTSCurrency pairs · US share CFDs · Gold and silver · Futures CFDs · Cryptocurrency CFDs · IPO trading
LEVERAGEUp to 1:5000
Licences and regulation
CySEC (Republic of Cyprus)
Licence no.266/15
Licence holderInstant Trading EU Ltd
ScopeListed in the CySEC register of Cypriot investment firms under licence 266/15 dated 13 Jan 2015 (company no 266937). Operates instaforex.eu and serves EU clients; it does not accept clients residing in Turkey.
StatusVerified
FSC (British Virgin Islands)
Licence no.SIBA/L/14/1082
Licence holderInstaFinance Ltd
ScopeThe company states that InstaFinance Ltd, which serves international clients via instaforex.com, is licensed by the BVI Financial Services Commission under SIBA (SIBA/L/14/1082). The record could not be verified because the BVI FSC register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
User complaints
User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.
Period reviewed: February 2023 – October 2026
Withdrawal / payment: 56
Bonus / promotion: 54
Account / trading conditions: 36
Identity verification: 16
Other: 8
Customer support: 6
No. 35 for most complaints among 205 institutions.
The complaint distribution is based on the latest 1-star reviews on the InstaForex Trustpilot page (174) and WikiFX (2) records as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the InstaForex name are left out. Across the complaints, delayed or rejected withdrawals and deposits not credited to accounts, along with allegations of unpaid bonus and contest profits, profit deductions and blocked accounts, stand out.
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcesinstaforex.com — homepage and footer, Regulation, History, About us, Headquarters, Account types, Trading conditions, Key documents · instaforex.eu — footer, Regulation, Account types, Professional trader
Regulator recordsCySEC — Instant Trading EU Ltd, licence 266/15, 13 Jan 2015 (cysec.gov.cy)
Company registerThe site gives company numbers 1811672 (BVI) for InstaFinance Ltd, IBC22945 and IBC24321 (St. Vincent) for Insta Service Ltd and Insta Global Ltd, and HE266937 (Cyprus) for Instant Trading EU Ltd
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX