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Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd Review 2026: cTrader, CySEC Status & Funding Terms

🟢 Tier 1 Regulated

We rebuilt this page around ShineTrades' official site and the CySEC register. The reviewed public material confirms CySEC regulation, the former Triumph name, cTrader, published funding methods, and withdrawal terms.

Updated May 2026
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Reviewed by Oliver Clarke · Fact-checked by Oliver Clarke · Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Verdict first

The short version on Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited)

Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited) is workable if you specifically want its regulation and trust, but this is not a no-brainer default pick.

Best for / not for

Best for

  • Retail traders who want a balanced broker without obvious weak spots

Not for

  • Copy or social traders who want that feature native out of the box
  • MT5-only traders who do not want to compromise on platform choice

Quick Facts

Founded
Not publicly disclosed on the official pages reviewed
Headquarters
Lophitis International Center, 2nd Floor, Corner of Soteri Michaelidi and 28th October Street, CY-3035 Limassol, Cyprus
Regulation
CySEC
Min Deposit
$100
Max Leverage
Not publicly disclosed on the official pages reviewed
Spreads From
0 pips
Platforms
cTrader
Support
Phone and email support

Pros

  • CySEC licence 293/16 and the former Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited name are verified from official sources
  • The reviewed official pages clearly reference cTrader and variable spreads as low as 0 pips
  • Official deposit-and-withdrawal pages disclose payment methods, processing times, and intermediary-bank-charge wording

Cons

  • The reviewed official pages did not clearly publish a maximum leverage figure
  • Named account types were not clearly disclosed on the reviewed official public pages
  • Withdrawals are stated to be processed via wire transfer only, even though multiple deposit methods are publicly listed

Decision snapshots

Fees, platforms, markets, funding, and risk — without the fluff

Fees snapshot

0 pips spreads from · 7.5/10 trading-cost score

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Platforms snapshot

cTrader · 7.5/10 platform score

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Markets snapshot

Market coverage is solid, but not the headline edge · 7.0/10 product-range score

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Funding snapshot

$100 min deposit · Bank wire transfer, Skrill / Moneybookers, Neteller · 7.0/10 funding score

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Risk snapshot

CySEC · Not publicly disclosed on the official pages reviewed · Tier 1 trust profile

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Hands-on testing

How we tested Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited)

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.

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Step 1

Account opening

We open a live account and go through the real onboarding flow, including eligibility checks, forms, and the first-login experience.

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Step 2

Identity verification

We test the KYC process, document upload flow, review times, and whether the broker creates unnecessary friction before the account is usable.

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Step 3

Deposit test

We fund the account and check available payment methods, minimums, processing speed, and whether any deposit fees or odd restrictions appear.

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Step 4

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.

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Step 5

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.

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Step 6

Support checks

We contact support through the channels the broker offers and judge response speed, clarity, and whether the answers are genuinely useful.

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Step 7

Withdrawal test

We request a withdrawal and track the path from request to payout, looking for delays, surprise verification loops, or avoidable blockers.

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Step 8

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 Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited) 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

Verified

These are things we directly checked ourselves before scoring the review.

Published fees, leverage limits, and payment-method availability

Broker-stated

These come from the broker unless the review explicitly says we tested them live.

Regulator records and legal-entity checks

Third-party

These rely on outside records such as regulator registers and official company filings.

Missing, stale, or conflicting details

Unknown

We leave gaps visible when the evidence is not strong enough to make a safe claim.

Verified

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.

Broker-stated

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.

Third-party

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.

Unknown

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.

  1. Rebuilt the page around verified ShineTrades disclosures

    Logged update

    Removed the fake MT4/MT5 scaffold and replaced it with the cTrader, regulation, and funding facts that ShineTrades actually publishes.

    • Verified CySEC licence 293/16, company registration number 335393, and the former Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited naming.
    • Added the official cTrader reference, spreads-as-low-as-0-pips wording, and the published deposit/withdrawal details.
    • Replaced unsupported leverage and account-type placeholders with explicit non-disclosure wording.

Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd Overview

The old scaffold was the usual made-up-broker soup. The reviewed official pages are much more specific than that.

ShineTrades publicly presents a CySEC-regulated CFD provider with cTrader, variable spreads, and clearly posted deposit-and-withdrawal terms.

What We Verified

From ShineTrades’ official pages and the CySEC register, I verified:

  • Legal entity: Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd
  • Former names in CySEC register: Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited and G.S.E Golden Sky Europe Ltd
  • Approved trade name: Shine Trades (CY)
  • Regulator: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
  • Licence number: 293/16
  • Licence date: 22/01/2016
  • Company registration number: 335393 / H335393 on the official site
  • Headquarters wording on official site: Lophitis International Center, 2nd Floor, Corner of Soteri Michaelidi and 28th October Street, CY-3035 Limassol
  • CySEC-listed address: Γωνία Σωτήρη Μιχαηλίδη και 28ης Οκτωβρίου, Lophitis International Center, 3035 Λεμεσός
  • Telephone: +357 25 030 337
  • CySEC-listed email: compliance@shinetrades.com

Platform and Trading Conditions

The reviewed official content supports the following:

  • Platform: cTrader
  • Execution wording: ShineTrades says it pioneered a no re-quotes and no rejection of orders policy on the cTrader platform since 2010
  • Order types mentioned: market, limit, stop, and trailing stop orders
  • Spread wording: spreads as low as 0 pips
  • Spread model: variable spreads
  • Commission wording: the trading-conditions page says the same tight spreads are offered without charging extra fees or commissions

I did not verify a clear maximum leverage figure from the reviewed official public pages, so I did not keep the old 1:500 placeholder.

Funding and Withdrawal Terms We Could Verify

The official deposit-and-withdrawal page publicly lists:

  • Deposit methods shown: bank wire transfer, Skrill / Moneybookers, Neteller, and China Union Pay
  • Minimum deposit shown: 100 in the listed account currencies for the methods displayed
  • Deposit fee wording: no commission is shown for the listed methods on the reviewed page
  • Wire-deposit processing time: 2-3 business days after funds are sent
  • Withdrawal processing: 2-5 business days
  • Intermediary bank charges on withdrawals: USD 25 to USD 75 per transaction
  • Withdrawal restriction wording: ShineTrades says it will only process withdrawals via wire transfer and will not process withdrawal requests for e-currencies

That is a lot more useful than the old fake Neteller-plus-MT5 defaults.

Regulation and Safety

The regulatory trail is straightforward:

  • the official site says ShineTrades is authorised and regulated by CySEC under licence 293/16
  • the CySEC register independently lists the same licence number, company registration number, and former-name history

The official site also includes the retail-risk warning that 100% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

Final Verdict

Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd is one of the clearer pages in this batch because the official site actually publishes usable public details.

The strongest verified points are the CySEC licence 293/16, the former Triumph entity trail, the cTrader platform, the 0-pip spread claim, and the published deposit/withdrawal rules.

The main missing item from the reviewed public pages is a clearly disclosed maximum leverage figure and a clean named-account list.


Useful Tools & Resources

Sources & references

We prioritize primary sources where possible: regulator records, broker legal pages, pricing pages, and official platform documentation.

Official broker sources

  • ShineTrades legal documents page
    https://www.shinetrades.com/legal-documents/

    Used for the official regulation statement, registration number H335393, address, phone number, and legal-document menu.

  • ShineTrades trading platform page
    https://www.shinetrades.com/trading-platform/

    Used alongside page-source checks to verify the cTrader reference.

  • ShineTrades trading conditions page
    https://www.shinetrades.com/trading-conditions/

    Used for cTrader execution wording, variable-spread language, and spreads as low as 0 pips.

  • ShineTrades deposit and withdrawal page
    https://www.shinetrades.com/deposit-withdrawal/

    Used to verify payment methods, minimum deposit, withdrawal timing, and intermediary-bank-charge language.

  • ShineTrades contact page
    https://www.shinetrades.com/contact-us/

    Used to confirm the public address wording shown on the site.

Official regulator sources

  • CySEC register entry for Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd
    https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/77453/

    Used to verify licence 293/16, licence date 22/01/2016, company registration number 335393, former-name history, address, phone, and approved trade name.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd regulated?
Yes. The CySEC register lists Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited) under licence 293/16, and the official site repeats that same regulatory statement.
What platform does ShineTrades publicly list?
The reviewed official pages reference cTrader as the trading platform and say the firm has operated a no re-quotes / no rejection of orders policy on cTrader since 2010.
What is the minimum deposit at ShineTrades?
The reviewed official deposit page shows a minimum deposit of 100 in the listed account currencies for the payment methods shown on that page.

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7.6 / 10
Overall Score
Based on 8 categories
Trading Costs 7.5
Platforms & Tools 7.5
Regulation & Trust 8.4
Education 5.5
Customer Service 6.5
Research & Analysis 5.5
Deposit & Withdrawal 7.0
Product Range 7.0

Score Breakdown

Trading Costs
7.5
Platforms
7.5
Regulation
8.4
Education
5.5
Support
6.5
Research
5.5
Deposits
7.0
Products
7.0

Risk layer

Risk & regulation snapshot for Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited)

Regulation

Third-party

CySEC

Leverage / exposure

Broker-stated

Not publicly disclosed on the official pages reviewed

Trust read

Verified

Tier 1 trust profile

Regulation status

Third-party

CySEC gives this broker a cleaner top-tier regulation read than the average CFD brand.

Entity nuance

Third-party

Shine Trades Limited (CY) Ltd (ex. Triumph Int. (Cyprus) Limited) should be treated as a multi-entity broker until the exact onboarding entity is confirmed.

Investor protection

Unknown

Top-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

Verified

Verification state: regulator list is visible, but entity-level verification is still incomplete.

High-risk warning

Broker-stated

CFDs and leveraged forex are high-risk products. Regulation reduces counterparty risk; it does not stop trading losses.