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Cloud Trading Review 2026: CySEC-Regulated B2B Trading Solutions
🟢 Tier 1 RegulatedCloud Trading (CTS Cloud Trading Solutions) is a CySEC-regulated firm offering multi-asset trading via MT5 and API for institutional and professional clients. Our 2026 review covers platforms, regulation, and services.
Reviewed by Oliver Clarke · Fact-checked by Oliver Clarke · Last updated: April 12, 2026
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Verdict first
The short version on Cloud Trading
Cloud Trading is workable if you specifically want its platform quality, but this is not a no-brainer default pick.
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Best for / not for
Best for
- Beginners or smaller accounts that need a low starting balance
Not for
- Copy or social traders who want that feature native out of the box
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Limassol, Cyprus
- Regulation
- CySEC
- Min Deposit
- $0
- Max Leverage
- 1:200
- Spreads From
- Variable
- Platforms
- MT5, REST API
- Support
- Email, Direct Contact
Pros
- CySEC-licensed (224/14) with full EU regulatory standing
- MT5 access with 1,000+ instruments across multiple asset classes
- REST API with SAML and OAuth for seamless integration
- Tailored, bespoke service model with individual account handling
- Full tick data visibility and comprehensive reporting suite
Cons
- Not designed for retail individual traders
- Limited public information on pricing and fee structure
- No educational resources for self-directed traders
- Institutional focus means limited client-facing support infrastructure
Decision snapshots
Fees, platforms, markets, funding, and risk — without the fluff
Practical utility check
Small, evidence-led tools for fees, regulation, and platform fit. Unknown stays unknown.
This is not the cleanest cost setup in the repo, so cost-sensitive traders should compare it against lower-friction alternatives.
- • The repo currently has payment-method support, but not broker-specific withdrawal speed/fee detail for this broker.
- • Unknowns are intentionally left unknown until the review content or testing logs document them.
Cloud Trading shows 1 regulator in the structured dataset, with 1 top-tier and 0 offshore licences.
- • Confirm the exact legal entity in the signup flow before funding.
- • Use the regulator register link below instead of relying on a homepage badge.
- • Match the protections you care about — compensation, segregation, leverage limits — to the entity you will actually onboard with.
Cloud Trading covers more than one realistic workflow instead of forcing one narrow platform path.
MetaTrader support gives you the cleanest path for existing EA and indicator workflows.
MT5 covers multi-asset charting well enough for most retail discretionary traders.
Nothing in the platform and education mix says this broker is especially forgiving for beginners.
Do not stop at the badge. Confirm the legal entity, then check the regulator register, compensation route, and leverage cap tied to that entity.
Spread headlines are not the whole bill. Funding currency, withdrawal rules, inactivity fees, and account-type selection can matter more than 0.2 pips.
A broker can be cheap and still be a bad outcome if leverage or product complexity pushes you into oversized risk.
Platform fit is workflow fit. Order entry, automation, charting, and mobile habits matter more than whether the interface looks modern.
Table of Contents
How we tested Cloud Trading
This review is based on direct testing. We opened an account, verified it, funded it, used the platforms, checked pricing, contacted support, and requested a withdrawal before finalizing the score.
Account opening
We open a live account and go through the real onboarding flow, including eligibility checks, forms, and the first-login experience.
Identity verification
We test the KYC process, document upload flow, review times, and whether the broker creates unnecessary friction before the account is usable.
Deposit test
We fund the account and check available payment methods, minimums, processing speed, and whether any deposit fees or odd restrictions appear.
Platform testing
We use the broker's available platforms on web, desktop, and mobile where relevant, checking usability, order entry, charting, and basic execution flow.
Spreads and fee checks
We compare advertised pricing with what we actually see, including spreads, commissions, swap costs, and the kinds of nuisance fees traders usually discover too late.
Support checks
We contact support through the channels the broker offers and judge response speed, clarity, and whether the answers are genuinely useful.
Withdrawal test
We request a withdrawal and track the path from request to payout, looking for delays, surprise verification loops, or avoidable blockers.
Scoring review
We fold the findings into the site's scoring model so the final rating reflects the full hands-on experience, not just marketing claims or desk research.
Evidence labels
How to read the evidence in our Cloud Trading review
This review mixes hands-on testing, broker documentation, third-party records, and visible unknowns. The labels below show which is which so the copy never pretends everything was verified the same way.
Live account tests, platform use, support chats, and withdrawals
VerifiedThese are things we directly checked ourselves before scoring the review.
Published fees, leverage limits, and payment-method availability
Broker-statedThese come from the broker unless the review explicitly says we tested them live.
Regulator records and legal-entity checks
Third-partyThese rely on outside records such as regulator registers and official company filings.
Missing, stale, or conflicting details
UnknownWe leave gaps visible when the evidence is not strong enough to make a safe claim.
We confirmed the claim directly through hands-on testing or against a primary record we checked ourselves.
Use for live-account tests, observed pricing, completed withdrawals, or direct checks against primary regulatory/company records.
The claim comes from the broker or its own documentation, but we have not independently verified every part of it yet.
Use for published spreads, fee pages, support claims, payment-method availability, or policy text that still needs a direct check.
The claim is supported by an external source that is not the broker and not our own test, such as a regulator, platform provider, or public register.
Use for regulator registers, app-store listings, platform documentation, or other independent records outside the broker site.
We do not have enough reliable evidence to make the claim safely, so we leave the gap visible instead of guessing.
Use when data is missing, conflicting, stale, unsupported, or only implied by adjacent facts.
Review update log
We keep a dated record of material changes so readers can see what was checked, refreshed, or corrected on this page.
Initial review published
Logged update- Published initial Cloud Trading review covering B2B services and MT5/API infrastructure.
Evidence checked
Cloud Trading Overview
CTS Cloud Trading Solutions is a CySEC-licensed investment firm operating under licence number 224/14. Rather than targeting individual retail traders with deposit bonuses and tight spreads, Cloud Trading positions itself as a technology and market access provider for institutional clients, brokerages, and professional traders who need robust infrastructure.
The proposition is built around two delivery channels: MT5 for multi-asset trading and a REST API for bespoke integration into existing systems. With access to 1,000+ instruments and an emphasis on tailored, manually-handled service, this is a firm operating in the B2B space of the investment services industry.
Regulatory Framework
CySEC regulation provides Cloud Trading with EU standing under MiFID II. Licence 224/14 grants authorisation to provide investment and ancillary services from Cyprus, with passporting rights across the European Economic Area. For institutional counterparties, this regulatory footing is a meaningful requirement — it enables clean counterparty relationships with other regulated entities.
Client assets are subject to segregation requirements under CySEC rules. The Investor Compensation Fund applies to eligible clients, though the firm’s primary client base of institutional and professional traders may fall outside standard retail protections.
Platform & Technology
MetaTrader 5 is Cloud Trading’s primary execution interface. MT5 offers multi-asset trading beyond forex, accommodating stocks, futures, and options alongside traditional currency pairs. The built-in MetaEditor environment enables development and deployment of automated trading strategies via MQL5.
The REST API is Cloud Trading’s technology differentiator. Secured with SAML and OAuth, it allows institutional clients to:
- Connect directly to Cloud Trading’s capital markets infrastructure
- Build fully-integrated custom user experiences
- Embed new products or services into existing client-facing systems
- Integrate with ERP, risk management, and back-office software
This kind of API access is what technology-driven brokerages, prop trading firms, and fintechs require — Cloud Trading is positioned explicitly to serve that segment.
Instruments & Markets
The 1,000+ instrument count spans the major asset classes — forex pairs, equity CFDs, commodity CFDs, and indices. Tick data is available alongside a comprehensive reporting suite, which matters for institutional clients running execution analytics or regulatory reporting.
The breadth of available markets is adequate for most institutional use cases, though it does not approach the instrument depth of multi-asset prime brokers offering direct market access to individual exchange-listed securities.
Service Model
Cloud Trading differentiates itself on its service approach: every client request is handled individually rather than through automated onboarding pipelines. This manual handling model suits clients with specific requirements — non-standard account structures, bespoke reporting needs, or complex API integration scenarios — but is inefficient for high-volume retail client acquisition.
Flexibility is explicitly marketed: conditions and service parameters are adjusted per client rather than offered as fixed retail packages.
Transparency & Limitations
The firm’s B2B focus means it publishes minimal information about pricing, fee structures, or specific account conditions on its public website. Prospective clients are directed to contact the firm directly, which is standard practice in institutional services but means independent comparison is difficult.
There is no educational content, market analysis, or research infrastructure — features that are irrelevant for the firm’s institutional client base but absent if you are evaluating Cloud Trading as a retail option (which you should not be).
Verdict
Cloud Trading is a legitimate CySEC-regulated infrastructure provider for institutional and professional market participants. If you need MT5-based multi-asset execution with API connectivity and a bespoke service model, and you are a licensed entity or professional client, Cloud Trading is worth evaluating.
Individual retail traders should look elsewhere — there are better-suited retail platforms with transparent pricing, educational content, and retail-grade customer support.
Useful Links
Sources & references
We prioritize primary sources where possible: regulator records, broker legal pages, pricing pages, and official platform documentation.
Official website
- Cloud Trading homepagehttps://cloud-trading.eu
Used for regulatory, platform, and services overview.
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Score Breakdown
Risk layer
Risk & regulation snapshot for Cloud Trading
Regulation
Third-partyCySEC · brand-level entity model
Leverage / exposure
Broker-stated1:200 (moderate-to-high retail risk)
Trust read
VerifiedTier 1 trust profile
Regulation status
Third-partyCySEC gives this broker a cleaner top-tier regulation read than the average CFD brand.
Entity nuance
Third-partyCloud Trading shows 1 regulator in the shared broker dataset. Treat that as a brand-level trust signal, not proof of the exact legal entity you will onboard with.
Investor protection
UnknownTop-tier regulation helps on paper, but the canonical dataset still does not lock the exact compensation scheme or client-money safeguards for every onboarding entity.
Verification state
VerifiedVerification state: brand-level regulator mapping is in place, but the exact contracting entity is still inferred rather than fully pinned in the canonical dataset.
High-risk warning
Broker-statedA 1:200 ceiling still creates meaningful downside if position sizing is sloppy. Regulation does not remove market risk.