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Equiti in India — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%35
- Round-turn cost20%90
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%no data
- Track record10%no data
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- No Indian entity; not SEBI-registered. Any service would be via offshore licences.
- Founded
- 2008
- Retail leverage
- 2000 group
- Round turn
- 7 USDIN
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP; no INR account.
- Swap-free account
- yes
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Licence check
Open an account with EquitiThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards India residents
- No Indian entity; not SEBI-registered. Any service would be via offshore licences.
- Local standing
- Not locally regulated in India; residents face regulatory restriction on offshore FX CFDs.
- Licence as the register states it
- No SEBI/RBI registration. Offshore FX/CFD trading to Indian residents is restricted under FEMA/RBI; only exchange-traded INR pairs via SEBI brokers are legal.
- Leverage for this entity
- N/A locally; offshore leverage not applicable to compliant Indian retail access.
- The firm behind it
- Equiti Group, founded 2008, HQ Amman (Jordan) & Dubai; MENA/Africa focus; multi-entity: FCA UK (Equiti Capital, FRN 528328), JSC Jordan (local), CMA Kenya (local, EGM Securities), UAE SCA, Seychelles FSA, CySEC.
- What we hold against it
- No India presence/registration; offshore FX CFDs restricted for Indian residents. Equiti not on any SEBI list. Restriction status: effectively not served/restricted.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Indian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youNot locally regulated in India; residents face regulatory restriction on offshore FX CFDs.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against India market median(priced from 65 of 90)
Medians run over the 65 of 90 brokers that publish a price for India, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Not offered under any Indian entity, offshore Classic/Standard/Premier only. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where Equiti sits in the India base(90 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (65 of 90 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-18 · this broker 7 USD · 25 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 90 priced)
Median 15 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 0 USD · 74 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (49 of 90 with a India figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:2000 · 41 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (90 brokers)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
No India-specific local rails verified;
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP; no INR account.
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(12 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(5 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- Equiti Trader app
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 1.4 |
| MT5 | — | 1.4 |
| Equiti Trader app | — | 1.4 |
| Forex pairs | 60 | — |
| Shares | 300 | — |
138 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 132 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 2000 IN.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 3.7 | 260 |
Share of reviewers in India: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the India median 15
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 90 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 3 platforms: MT4, MT5, Equiti Trader app
- No India authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- Withdrawal in 120 h, over the India median 48
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in India(6 of 90 scored in India)
- Round turn, USD
- 7IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupIN
- Leverage
- 200IN
- Rank in this country
- #19
- Round turn, USD
- 6IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10IN
- Leverage
- 3000IN
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 7IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupIN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #24
- Round turn, USD
- 6IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupIN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #15
- Round turn, USD
- 9IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 10IN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #13
- Round turn, USD
- 4IN
- Rank in this country
- #4
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a India score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Equiti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 35 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 0 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 90 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Equiti accept residents of India?
- No. Not locally regulated in India; residents face regulatory restriction on offshore FX CFDs. Onboarding entity: No Indian entity; not SEBI-registered. Any service would be via offshore licences.
- Is Equiti licensed to serve clients in India?
- No SEBI/RBI registration. Offshore FX/CFD trading to Indian residents is restricted under FEMA/RBI; only exchange-traded INR pairs via SEBI brokers are legal. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Equiti?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for India is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Equiti offer to retail clients in India?
- Up to 1:2000. All your online trading needs in one hi-tech dashboard Costs kept low $0 platform fees, leverage up to 1:2000 and spreads from 0.0 pips*.
- Which trading platforms does Equiti support?
- MT4, MT5, Equiti Trader app. Instruments: FX, indices, commodities, shares (CFDs) — offshore only.
- How can I withdraw money from Equiti in India?
- No India-specific local rails verified; INR deposits to offshore FX restricted.
- What account types does Equiti offer?
- Not offered under any Indian entity; offshore Classic/Standard/Premier only.
- Does Equiti offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Equiti offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to India residents.
Cost calculator (median of 65 priced of 90)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a INR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.