Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · Reference 586466 1
Authorised Verified on register, 4 Oct 2026
Darwinex
Darwinex is a broker and asset manager that lets traders build track records and attract investor capital. UK clients deal with Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited (FCA), EU clients with Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA (CNMV) and international clients with Tradeslide Global Ltd (Seychelles FSA).
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Verified licences
| Regulator | Licence | Legal entity | Register status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | 586466 | Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited | Authorised Checked 4 Oct 2026 | Register entry for Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited (opens in a new tab) 1 |
| Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) | 311 | Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA | Authorised Checked 5 Oct 2026 | Register entry for Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA (opens in a new tab) 2 |
| Financial Services Authority Seychelles (FSA) | SD171 | Tradeslide Global Ltd | Authorised Checked 4 Oct 2026 | Register entry for Tradeslide Global Ltd (opens in a new tab) 3 |
Each licence was matched on the regulator’s own register on the date shown. Unverified claims are listed under Regulation and legal entities.
Assessment summary
All three Darwinex companies are on their regulators’ registers and we found no enforcement actions or alert-list entries. Darwinex explains clearly what each company offers: UK and EU clients get segregated client money, negative balance protection, 30:1 retail leverage and a compensation scheme, while international clients of the Seychelles company get leverage of up to 200:1 with no compensation scheme or negative balance protection. The UK company is owned by Tradeslide Ventures Limited, which reports no individual with significant control. We could not find its client agreements, execution policy or complaints procedure on the pages we could read, so those are not determined.
Key positives
- Client-facing entities appear on the regulator’s register 1234
We matched each company Darwinex names on its regulator’s register: Tradeslide Trading Tech on the FCA’s list, Sapiens Markets EU on the CNMV’s register and Tradeslide Global on the Seychelles FSA’s list.
- Regulatory claims on the website are accurate 1234
The licences Darwinex lists match the registers.
- Clients can tell which regulated entity serves them 45
Darwinex names each company with its regulator, licence and registration number, and explains which clients and protections each one covers.
- Client money segregation is disclosed 8
Client money is held in segregated accounts; UK client money is reconciled daily under the FCA’s CASS rules.
- Authorisations are current and unrestricted 123
All three licences are current, with no suspension or restriction shown.
Key concerns
- Complaint data is disclosed 13
Not met We found no complaint statistics published by Darwinex, and its UK company is below the thresholds for the FCA’s and the ombudsman’s tables.
- Ultimate ownership can be identified 67
Partly met Companies House shows Tradeslide Ventures Limited owns the UK company, but that holding company reports no person with significant control and we found no record of its shareholders.
- Permissions cover the services offered 123
Partly met The CNMV registers the Spanish company as a securities firm and the FSA lists the Seychelles company as a securities dealer. The FCA’s published list does not show the UK company’s permissions.
- An investor compensation scheme applies 489
Partly met UK clients are covered by the FSCS (up to £85,000) and EU clients by FOGAIN (up to EUR 100,000), but clients of the global company have no compensation scheme.
- Retail clients have negative balance protection 45
Partly met EU and UK retail clients have negative balance protection, but clients of the global company do not, nor do futures, stocks and ETFs traded through Interactive Brokers.
Breakdown by dimension
Each dimension is scored from its criteria, then weighted. Dimensions without enough evidence are left out and the remaining weights are rescaled. Open a dimension to see every criterion, our rationale and the sources.
Regulatory status and licence verification 26% of score Whether the firm’s licences exist, are current and cover what it offers.
- Met
- Met
- Partly met
- Met
- Met
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Corporate transparency and ownership 13% of score Whether you can find out who owns and runs the firm.
- Met
- Partly met
- Met
- Partly met
- Partly met
Financial statements are available 6
The UK company files accounts at Companies House, most recently for 2024. We found no financial statements for the Spanish or Seychelles companies.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Client fund protections and disclosed safeguards 13% of score What protects client money if something goes wrong.
- Met
Client money segregation is disclosed 8
Client money is held in segregated accounts; UK client money is reconciled daily under the FCA’s CASS rules.
- Partly met
- Partly met
- Partly met
Banking and custody arrangements are disclosed 8
Darwinex names NatWest and Santander UK as the banks holding UK client money, but not the banks used by the EU and global companies.
- Partly met
Withdrawal terms are disclosed 10
Darwinex sets out withdrawal methods and passes withdrawal costs to clients, but gives no processing times.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Enforcement and substantiated adverse findings 13% of score Regulator warnings, enforcement actions and final legal findings on record.
Starts at 100 and loses points for each substantiated adverse finding by severity and age. Allegations, complaints and clone warnings never count. Total deducted: 0 points.
- Met
Warning lists and enforcement records have been searched 11
We searched FCA, CNMV, CySEC and CVM records and the Indian and Malaysian alert lists, and ran web searches. We found no enforcement actions or alert-list entries.
No published findings were on record at the review date.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Complaint handling and documented resolutions 8% of score How the firm handles complaints, and what independent records show.
- Not determined
A complaints procedure is published 5
We did not find Darwinex’s complaints procedure on the pages we could read.
- Partly met
- Not determined
Independent complaint outcomes show no adverse pattern 12
The ombudsman published no decisions about the UK company in three years.
- Not met
Complaint data is disclosed 13
We found no complaint statistics published by Darwinex, and its UK company is below the thresholds for the FCA’s and the ombudsman’s tables.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Trading terms and operational transparency 8% of score Whether costs, execution and risks are disclosed before you sign up.
- Partly met
- Not determined
An order execution policy is published 14
We did not find Darwinex’s order execution policy on the pages we could read.
- Not determined
The client agreement is available before sign-up 5
We did not find Darwinex’s client agreements on the pages we could read.
- Met
- Met
Risk warnings are clear and current 4
Pages warn that 53% of retail investor accounts lose money trading CFDs with this provider.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Public disclosures and communication 4% of score Whether public claims hold up and the firm communicates openly.
- Partly met
- Met
- Not determined
Material changes are communicated 5
We could not read Darwinex’s client terms to see how it gives notice of changes.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
On-site office verification 5% of score What our visit confirmed in person: a real, staffed office of the assessed entity, not a ghost address.
We have not checked this firm’s office in person, so this dimension scores zero. We check offices through our on-site verification programme.
- Not met
Real office at the stated address, not a ghost address
- Not met
Office of the assessed entity
- Not met
Staffed and operating
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
On-site assessment and platform testing 10% of score What our on-site checks and 30-day platform testing found.
We have not completed an on-site assessment of this firm, so this dimension does not count and its weight is shared among the others.
- Not determined
Company identity
- Not determined
Regulatory claims
- Not determined
Office visit
- Not determined
Account opening
- Not determined
Platform usability
- Not determined
Costs and disclosures
- Not determined
Customer support
- Not determined
Deposits and withdrawals
- Not determined
Trading functions
- Not determined
Complaints process
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Regulation and legal entities
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Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) · Reference 311 2
Securities firm (sociedad de valores)
Registered on 1 July 2022.
Authorised Verified on register, 5 Oct 2026
Tradeslide Global Ltd
Financial Services Authority Seychelles (FSA) · Reference SD171 3
Securities dealer
The register does not show licence numbers; SD171 is from Darwinex.
Authorised Verified on register, 4 Oct 2026
Tradeslide Ventures Limited
No licence recorded for this entity.
Dated findings
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No findings recorded
We have not recorded any warnings, enforcement actions, legal findings, allegations or complaint records for this firm. That means none are on our record; it does not mean none exist.
Company response
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Assessment history
| Review date | Result | Methodology | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Trust score 82 out of 100 Strong | 1.2 | Current |
Corrections and updates
No corrections have been made to this profile.
Sources
- 1 Financial Services Register: investment firms list (CSV), data as at 3 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Shows Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd (FRN 586466), first authorised 15 July 2013, with status Authorised.
- 2 CNMV register of Spanish investment firms: Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores, S.A. (opens in a new tab)
Lists Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores, S.A. as an investment firm with official register number 311, registered on 1 July 2022.
- 3 FSA Seychelles capital markets register: securities dealers (opens in a new tab)
Lists Tradeslide Global Ltd among licensed securities dealers at Office No. A17D, Providence Complex, Providence, Mahe, with the trade name DARWINEX, the email info@darwinex.com and the website www.darwinex.com. The register does not show licence numbers.
- 4 Darwinex help centre: where and how is Darwinex regulated? (opens in a new tab)
Names Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd (FCA 586466, company 08061368), Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA (CNMV 311, CIF A10537348, Calle de Recoletos 19, Madrid) and Tradeslide Global Ltd (FSA Seychelles SD171, company 8433817-1, Providence, Mahe). Its table shows that the global company offers leverage of up to 200:1 with no deposit protection or negative balance protection, while the EU and UK companies offer 30:1 to retail clients, negative balance protection and cover from FOGAIN (up to EUR 100,000) and the FSCS (up to £85,000). Pages warn that 53% of retail investor accounts lose money trading CFDs with this provider.
- 5 Darwinex EU website terms of use (opens in a new tab)
Identifies Darwinex as the trade name of Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA, Calle Recoletos 19, Madrid, regulated by the CNMV under number 311, and warns that futures, stocks and ETFs traded through its Interactive Brokers integration have no negative balance protection.
- 6 Companies House: Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited (08061368) (opens in a new tab)
Registered office Acre House, 11-15 William Road, London NW1 3ER. Directors: Juan Colón Bolea, Javier Colón Bolea and Lars Gottwik. Tradeslide Ventures Limited (07998591) owns 75% or more of the shares and votes. Accounts are filed up to 31 December 2024.
- 7 Companies House: Tradeslide Ventures Limited (07998591) (opens in a new tab)
Directors include Juan Colón Bolea, Javier Colón Bolea, Ignacio Sanchez-Asiain Sanz, Stefan Andri Jaecklin and Jaime Ramon Astarloa Echevarrieta. The company states that it has no person or legal entity with significant control.
- 8 Darwinex help centre: is my money safe? (opens in a new tab)
Says client money is held in segregated accounts. UK client money is reconciled daily under the FCA’s CASS rules and held at NatWest and Santander UK, and covered by the FSCS up to £85,000. For the EU company it says investments qualify under “the Financial Services Compensation Scheme” up to EUR 100,000. Clients of the global company have no compensation scheme or deposit insurance.
- 9 FSCS: investments (opens in a new tab)
For investment firms that failed after 1 April 2019, the FSCS pays up to £85,000 per eligible person, per firm. The £120,000 limit, from December 2025, is for deposits.
- 10 Darwinex help centre: how do I deposit or withdraw funds? (opens in a new tab)
Sets minimum deposits, withdrawal methods and the rule that card and Skrill deposits are returned to their source; Darwinex covers most deposit charges, passes on a 0.5% Skrill fee and passes all withdrawal costs to clients. No processing times are given, apart from up to one business day to verify a bank account.
- 11 Searches of FCA, CNMV, CySEC and CVM records and the Indian and Malaysian alert lists for Darwinex companies (opens in a new tab)
On 5 October 2026 we searched the FCA’s list, CySEC’s 1,173 board decisions, the CVM’s declaratory acts, KNF’s lists and the Indian, Securities Commission Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia alert lists, and ran web searches for actions by the FCA, the CNMV and others. We found no enforcement actions or alert-list entries.
- 12 Ombudsman decisions: Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited, October 2023 to October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
The ombudsman published no decisions about Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited between 4 October 2023 and 4 October 2026.
- 13 FCA firm-level complaints data 2025 H2 and Financial Ombudsman business complaints data (July 2025 to March 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Neither dataset includes Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited; both publish firm-level figures only above minimum complaint volumes.
- 14 Darwinex help centre: what are the execution costs? (opens in a new tab)
Explains commissions, about 0.005% of nominal value on forex and commodities, spreads and other execution costs, and refers to a table of assets and spreads.
- 15 Darwinex help centre: margin call (opens in a new tab)
A margin call applies when equity reaches 100% of required margin, and positions are closed automatically at 50%.
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