Reason for this visit

Seychelles boasts a relatively small scale forex market, with the primary currency rate - US dollar to Seychelles Rupee. In the developing forex market of Seychelles, there are a certain number of brokers providing the local and offshore customers with forex trading and remittance services. In terms of forex regulation, the Central Bank of Seychelles is the prime regulator, requesting the brokers to report the great amount of transaction in line with the international anti-money laundering regulations and standards. Recent years witness an ever-increasing trading volume in forex market of Seychelles, as the tourism and offshore financial industry gain steam. With the development of economy and financial industry and improvement of related regulation, a growing number of global brokers pay attention to the market with potential growth in Seychelles. In an attempt to help investors better understand the current forex brokers in Seychelles, WikiFX survey team decides to go to the country for on-site visits to local companies.

On-site visit

In this issue, the survey team went to Seychelles to visit forex broker T4Trade as planned according to its regulatory address that Waterside Building, Office 203, Eden Island, Mahe, Seychelles.

On October 17, 2023, the investigators came to Waterside Building in Eden Island of Mahe, the largest island of Seychelles. The modern 3-story commercial building is located near a dock. There is an open-mall and plenty of restaurants on the ground floor.

Without security at the entrance of the building, people weren‘t allowed to go upstairs without an access card. There was no directory in the lobby. For further investigation, the survey personnel arrived at the 2nd floor by the stairs, spotted some company’s office when walking through the long corridor. Most of the offices just showed company name, rather than room number. At the end of the corridor, the team found a room with company name “T4Trade” printed on an A4 paper which was stuck on the door.

Based on the on-site investigation, it is confirmed that T4Trade has a physical presence at the place.

Conclusion

The survey team went to Seychelles to visit forex broker T4Trade as scheduled, and found the name of the company at its regulatory address. This suggests that the broker has a physical business office at the location. Meanwhile, investors are advised to make an informed decision following an overall consideration.

Disclaimer

The content is for informational purpose only, and shall not be taken as a final order for making a choice.