Research checked 2026-10-12 · Unknown fields require verification.
EU investment entity; retail clients explicitly in MFSA record and EU supplementary terms. Exact eligible residence list/current demo allocation still needs checking. Other Deriv subsidiaries are distinct entities.
Virtual funds: Not recorded
Current Malta-specific amount/currency not confirmed
Expiry: Not established
Current Malta-specific duration not confirmed; general group MT5 page says no expiry, but not assigned unqualified to Malta
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Account conditions
- Research checked
- 2026-10-12
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Recorded virtual amount
- Requires Verification
- Recorded currency
- Requires Verification
- Expiry category
- unknown
- Evidence category
- Some details unconfirmed
- Signup requirements
- Group instructions: free Deriv account, add MT5 demo in dashboard, set MT5 password; no deposit. Exact EU registration flow not tested.
- Notes and remaining checks
- Confirm current residence-routed EU demo balance, expiry/inactivity and exact signup entity before publishing detailed Malta offer. Do not import BVI/Labuan/global terms. Same brand may appear elsewhere as separate regulated entity.
- Record ID
- deriv-mt5-mt
- Broker
- Deriv
- Legal entity
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited
- Research region codes
- MT
- Research region code
- MT
- Research region
- Malta
- Research scope
- Malta
- Platform code
- mt5
- Platform
- Deriv MT5 (MetaTrader 5)
- Documented terms
- MFSA authorisation directly verified for retail currency derivatives and CFDs. EU entity's terms discuss MT5 and recommend testing EAs on demo. General group demo landing reached from research excludes Malta from retrieved footer; EU route redirected to global in web retrieval, so duration/funding/product claims are not assumed identical across entities.
- What the evidence establishes
- Official broker documentation; see scope and remaining checks. Signup and trading not tested.
- Supporting sources
- Official information source
- Deriv MT5 demo account
- Launch qualifications reviewed
- 2026-10-15
Official entry route
Signup route: Requires Verification. The entry link is withheld.
- Route type
- instructions
- Notes and remaining checks
- The EU link currently redirects to a global site covering other entities. A Malta/EEA demo route and residence assignment Requires Verification.
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- URL
- Requires Verification
- Route source
- https://deriv.com/eu
- Research checked
- 2026-10-15
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Route withheld
- Yes
Execution and demo realism
Contractual capacity and execution arrangement are separate. ECN/STP labels do not establish agency. Simulated fills do not verify live execution quality.
- Scope
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited, Malta; MT5 financial markets. Derived/synthetic products and Deriv Trader are excluded from the Forex conclusion.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Contractual role
- Finding
- Requires Verification
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- EU supplementary terms list MT5 venues but the reviewed provisions did not establish principal versus agent capacity for Forex. The sole-venue clause for derived MT5 products cannot be generalized to financial Forex.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Execution arrangement
- Finding
- Named external MT5 execution venues
- Evidence status
- Broker-reported
- Notes and remaining checks
- EU terms §8.1.1 list Deriv BVI, Deriv FX, MTG Liquidity and Safecap for MT5. Section 8.1.2's different sole-venue scope is confined to Deriv Trader and derived MT5 products.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Demo realism
- Finding
- Requires Verification
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- The group MT5 demo page does not establish EU-specific execution differences; the BVI additional terms are not transferred to this Malta entity.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Research review
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Review outcome
- Reviewed; supported findings in arrangement. Remaining uncertainty is recorded per field and scope.
- Remaining checks
- Read current EU Trading Terms and execution clauses for explicit financial-Forex principal or agency capacity.
- Obtain Malta MT5 demo execution, liquidity, charge and margin limitations and confirm applicability of group demo guidance.
Demo markets
- Scope
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited · Malta · Deriv MT5 (MetaTrader 5). Market coverage not yet reviewed.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Forex CFDs
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
- Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
API access
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Type
- Requires Verification
- Access route
- Not established for this offering
- Notes and remaining checks
- API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.
- Requirements
- Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Official documentation
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
- Testing status
- Not tested
Entity and regulatory research
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Legal entity
- Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited
- Regulator
- Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
- Finding
- Scope
- EU investment entity; retail clients explicitly in MFSA record and EU supplementary terms. Exact eligible residence list/current demo allocation still needs checking. Other Deriv subsidiaries are distinct entities.
Reading the evidence
Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance.
Official sources
Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited — Supplementary terms
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: Terms expressly apply to accounts with Malta entity; EU investment service and default retail classification. Sections8.1/8.2 cover Deriv MT5, EAs, and testing on a demo account; results may differ from backtests.
Source access note: Official PDF opened12Oct2026; document title versionE24|01|1, no reliable current effective date extracted. Used for entity/platform connection, not current licence verification.
Source ID: deriv-malta-2
Deriv MT5 demo account
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: General group page offers free MT5 Forex demo, no deposit, dashboard setup and says it does not expire. Retrieved footer lists non-Malta group entities.
Source access note: Opened12Oct2026; global/group evidence only. No unqualified assignment of its expiry or balance terms to Malta.
Source ID: deriv-malta-3
MFSA-listed Deriv EU website route
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: MFSA lists this as Malta entity website; web retrieval redirected to global Deriv homepage.
Source access note: Observed12Oct2026; redirect creates current EU demo-detail gap rather than proof of Malta offer withdrawal.
Source ID: deriv-malta-4
MFSA Financial Services Register — DERIV INVESTMENTS (EUROPE) LIMITED
Source owner: Regulator
Evidence category: Direct record C70156, BNRY, Investment Firm, Licence Authorised, issue19-05-2015, official website https://deriv.com/eu. Retail permissions include dealing on own account and executing orders in currency derivatives and CFDs.
Source access note: Rendered current Chrome record read12Oct2026. Search Deriv, select exact Malta entity Investment Firm. Detail URL transient; stable search retained. No dataset timestamp shown.
Source ID: deriv-malta-reg-1
Deriv Investments (Europe) Limited — Supplementary terms
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: Terms expressly apply to accounts with Malta entity; EU investment service and default retail classification. Sections8.1/8.2 cover Deriv MT5, EAs, and testing on a demo account; results may differ from backtests.
Source access note: Official PDF opened12Oct2026; document title versionE24|01|1, no reliable current effective date extracted. Used for entity/platform connection, not current licence verification.
Source ID: deriv-malta-reg-2
Deriv MT5 demo account
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: General group page offers free MT5 Forex demo, no deposit, dashboard setup and says it does not expire. Retrieved footer lists non-Malta group entities.
Source access note: Opened12Oct2026; global/group evidence only. No unqualified assignment of its expiry or balance terms to Malta.
Source ID: deriv-malta-reg-3
MFSA-listed Deriv EU website route
Source owner: Broker
Evidence category: MFSA lists this as Malta entity website; web retrieval redirected to global Deriv homepage.
Source access note: Observed12Oct2026; redirect creates current EU demo-detail gap rather than proof of Malta offer withdrawal.
Source ID: deriv-malta-reg-4
Deriv MT5 demo account
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Real-time charts/live conditions paragraph and MT5 demo FAQ; group page.
Source access note: Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13.
Source ID: ex-a-deriv-demo
Deriv Investments Europe supplementary terms
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Sections 1.1–1.2 and 8.1.1–8.1.4.
Source access note: Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13.
Source ID: ex-a-deriv-malta