Trade Capital Holding

What Trade Capital Holding does

Trade Capital Holding (TCH) Limited is a London-headquartered financial services group whose primary operating subsidiary is Trade Capital Markets (TCM) Limited, a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) incorporated in 2013 and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under license number 227/14. TCM operates from its registered office at 148 Strovolos Avenue, Nicosia, Cyprus, and serves retail and professional clients primarily across the European Economic Area, having passported its investment services into more than 25 EEA jurisdictions.

The group's core business is the provision of Contracts for Difference (CFD) trading products — including leveraged exposure to forex, commodities, indices, and equities — delivered through two brand-fronted online platforms, Trade.com and Heromarkets.com. The platforms are described as built on "cutting edge technology and innovation" with strong liquidity provision, though the underlying technology stack, any proprietary engine, and third-party platform dependencies (e.g., MetaTrader, Bridge) are not disclosed in available sources. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis, principally through spreads and overnight financing on leveraged CFD positions, with retail pricing not publicly itemized. The firm's own risk warning discloses that 72% of retail investor accounts lose money, reflecting the leveraged, speculative character of the product set.

Distribution is primarily direct-to-client through the two owned trading platforms, supplemented by tied-agent arrangements for regional coverage — most notably Spade Media s.r.o. in Slovakia, onboarded in November 2019 and unable to hold client funds. The group is barred from onboarding residents of Japan, Canada, Spain, Belgium, and the United States. The parent has historically also been referenced under the name Leadcapital Markets in Estonian regulator records. Headcount is reported in the 101–250 range; no funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership roster, or named institutional clients are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Trade Capital Holding

Legal name

Trade Capital Markets (TCM) Limited

Website

https://tradecapitalmarkets.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Trade Capital Holding is a London-based financial group whose CySEC-regulated subsidiary operates Trade.com and Heromarkets.com, offering leveraged CFD trading on forex, commodities, indices, and equities to retail and professional clients across more than 25 EEA countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Brokerage and CFD Trading

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail FX/CFD Broker Trading Venues (FSAFADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clearing Broker / Carrying Broker (FCM & Clearing) (FSAEACAF)

Keywords

• CFD trading services
• Retail brokerage
• Forex and commodities
• Investment firm
• Fintech trading

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CFD Trading Revenue: Revenue generated from spreads and leverage fees on Contracts for Difference (CFDs) traded by retail and professional clients on financial markets including forex, commodities, indices, and equities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Trade Capital Holding operates as a financial services group providing CFD (Contract for Difference) trading on forex, commodities, indices, and equities to retail and professional clients worldwide. Services are delivered through two branded online platforms, Trade.com and Heromarkets.com, both powered by the CySEC-regulated Cyprus Investment Firm Trade Capital Markets (TCM) Limited under license 227/14. The group offers leveraged trading access with spreads, overnight funding fees, and margin-based products, supported by cross-border passporting across 25+ EEA jurisdictions.

Product overview

Trade Capital Holding operates as a financial services group offering CFD (Contract for Difference) trading products through two primary brands: Trade.com and Heromarkets.com. The unified platform is powered by Trade Capital Markets (TCM) Limited, a CySEC-regulated Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) established in 2013. The company provides liquidity and secure access to trading platforms and investment products based on cutting-edge technology and innovation, serving both professional and retail clients globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Capital Markets (TCM) Platform
• Trade.com CFD Trading Service
• Heromarkets.com CFD Trading Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Spade Media s.r.o.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2019Spade Media s.r.o. is a tied agent of Trade Capital Markets operating in Slovakia since November 2019. Located at Osadná 2, 831 03 Bratislava – Nové Mesto, Slovakia, the agent is authorized for investment activities under the National Bank of Slovakia but cannot hold client assets or funds.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• XTB: Publicly listed Poland-headquartered retail broker offering CFDs on forex, indices, commodities, equities, and crypto across Europe. Closely comparable in product set, customer segment, and EEA-wide CySEC/Polish regulator footprint.
• Plus500: Publicly listed retail-focused CFD broker offering leveraged trading on forex, commodities, indices, equities, and crypto via its proprietary platform. Closely comparable to Trade Capital Markets on product mix, customer segment, and CFD-led transaction-fee revenue model.
• eToro: Multi-regulated retail trading platform offering CFDs alongside real-asset trading, with significant CySEC and FCA authorization. Direct competitor in the European retail CFD space with similar brand-led, multi-jurisdiction acquisition strategy.
• Admiral Markets (Admirals): CySEC-regulated retail broker offering CFDs on forex, commodities, indices, equities, and bonds across Europe. Comparable to Trade Capital Markets in product mix, EEA passporting architecture, and mid-tier retail positioning.
• AvaTrade: Multi-jurisdiction retail CFD and forex broker regulated across EU, Australia, Japan, and South Africa. Comparable in product scope (forex, commodities, indices, equities CFDs), brand-led distribution, and CySEC authorization.

Broad incumbents

• Interactive Brokers: Global multi-asset broker offering CFDs as part of a much broader product suite to retail and institutional clients. Comparable in offering CFDs across forex, commodities, indices, and equities, but operates at materially larger scale with global rather than EEA-centric distribution.
• CMC Markets: Established UK-listed retail and institutional CFD provider with comparable multi-asset coverage and European regulatory footprint. A broader incumbent that competes head-to-head with TCM in the same EEA retail CFD pool.
• IG Group: Large, publicly listed multi-asset broker with a strong retail and professional CFD and spread-betting offering across Europe. Comparable in product breadth and EEA footprint, but materially larger scale and more diversified than Trade Capital Markets.
• Saxo Bank: Denmark-headquartered multi-asset broker offering CFDs alongside FX, equities, and funds to retail and professional clients across Europe. A broader incumbent that competes in the same professional/retail CFD category across the same EEA geographies.

Emerging players

• RoboForex: CySEC-regulated retail broker offering CFDs on forex, stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto to European clients. Comparable in CySEC authorization, retail CFD product set, and EEA-targeted distribution, though operating at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trade-capital-markets-ltd/about

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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