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Darwinex
FCA and CNMV broker that turns a track record into an investable DARWIN
Best for: Systematic traders who want to monetise a verified track record through investor capital and DarwinIA seed allocations
Minimum deposit
€500 · €1,000 equity to create a DARWIN
EUR/USD
0.2–0.3 + $2.5 per lot
Max leverage
1:30 retail (FCA, CNMV) · up to 1:200 professional
Withdrawal time
1–3 business days
Conditions verified on the broker's website on 8 September 2026. Always check the live figures before funding.
About the broker
Darwinex is the trading name of Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd (London, 2012; FCA-authorised since 2014) and Sapiens Markets EU (CNMV, Madrid, 2022), operating as both a broker and a regulated asset manager. A DARWIN wraps a trader's strategy as a risk-managed investable index: investors pay 1.2% management and 20% performance fees, of which 15% goes to the trader. The platform reports 3,000+ DARWINs, around $580M invested and clients in 80+ countries. It is where NUUK systems are packaged for third-party investor capital.
Trading conditions
- Regulator
- FCA · CNMV · FSA Seychelles
- Licence
- FCA 586466 · CNMV 311 · FSA SD171
- Founded
- 2012, London
- Platforms
- MT4 · MT5 · TradingView · DXtrade · FIX / DARWIN API · Interactive Brokers TWS
- Commission
- FX $2.50 per lot per order · indices $2.75 per contract · commodities 0.0025% · stock CFDs $0.02 per share · rebates up to 40%
- Funding
- Bank transfer · Visa / Mastercard · Skrill
- Islamic account
- No
- Support
- Mon–Thu 08:00–17:00 UTC, email and phone · site in EN, ES, FR, DE, ZH · no Turkish
Typical spreads
EUR/USD
0.2–0.3 + $2.5 per lot
XAU/USD
~0.4 + 0.0025%
US500
~0.6 + $0.275 per contract
Strengths
- Dual FCA and CNMV regulation with FSCS (£85k) and FOGAIN (€100k) protection, funds in segregated tier-1 accounts
- Earn 15% performance fees on investor capital without holding your own asset-management licence
- DarwinIA seeds top strategies with €30k to €500k a month; more than €11.5M paid to traders so far
- Raw interbank pricing, EUR/USD around 0.2–0.3 pips plus $2.50 per lot, with talent and volume rebates up to 40%
- MT4, MT5, TradingView, DXtrade, FIX and DARWIN APIs, plus stocks, futures and ETFs through Interactive Brokers
Watch out for
- No swap-free account, no Turkish support, and support runs Mon–Thu 08:00–17:00 UTC only
- €500 minimum deposit, €1,000 equity to create a DARWIN, lifetime caps on card and Skrill deposits
- Retail leverage capped at 1:30; professional status lifts it but forfeits FSCS cover
Common questions
What is a DARWIN?+
A DARWIN is a trading strategy packaged by Darwinex as a managed index with its own ticker and a quote starting at 100. It replicates the trader's entries and exits under an independent risk engine (3.25–6.5% monthly VaR target) without disclosing open trades, so investors can buy it and the trader earns performance fees under Darwinex's asset-management licence.
What is the difference between Darwinex Zero and a Darwinex live account?+
Darwinex Zero is a subscription (€45/month, €35/month yearly, €30/month on a 3-year plan; €50 for futures) that gives a virtual-capital MT4/MT5 account to build a verified track record and take part in DarwinIA for 15% real performance fees, with no trading capital at risk. A Darwinex live account has no subscription, uses your own money (€500 minimum), and gives investor capital access from day one; a Zero track record can be migrated to live.
What fees do investors pay and how is the performance fee split?+
Investors pay a 1.2% p.a. management fee to Darwinex and a 20% performance fee on net profits calculated quarterly on a high-water mark. Of the 20%, 15% is paid to the DARWIN provider (trader) and 5% is retained by Darwinex. DarwinIA seed allocations also pay the trader 15% of the profits generated.
What is the minimum deposit?+
The first deposit is €/$/£500 for individual and joint accounts and 10,000 for corporate accounts; subsequent deposits are 100 minimum (500 by bank wire). Creating a DARWIN requires €1,000 equity and DarwinIA participation requires $1,000 equity maintained throughout the month. Investors can start from €200 (€10,000 for the Darwinex INDX).
How is Darwinex regulated?+
Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd is authorised and regulated by the UK FCA (FRN 586466, company no. 08061368) as a broker and asset manager, with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA is regulated by Spain's CNMV (no. 311) with FOGAIN cover up to €100,000. Tradeslide Global Ltd holds a Seychelles FSA licence (SD171). Client funds are held in segregated accounts at Tier-1 UK banks.
How to open an account
Accounts with Darwinex are opened through NUUK under our partnership agreement. Contact us and we will guide you through the onboarding; the steps below show what the broker will ask for.
- 1
Register at darwinex.com/register with username, email, password and country of tax residence
- 2
Complete the MiFID onboarding: personal-details questionnaire and financial-knowledge/solvency questionnaire
- 3
Upload identity and address documents; application status is emailed within 1 business day
- 4
Fund your Darwinex Wallet (min €/$/£500 by bank transfer, card or Skrill) and transfer at least 500 to a live trading account
- 5
Trade on MT4/MT5, TradingView, DXtrade or IBKR; after about a month (or instantly with an imported track record) create your DARWIN and enter DarwinIA
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