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South Africa
1-2 yearsRegulated in South Africa
Financial Service
MT5 Full License
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Regulatory Index3.51
Business Index4.38
Risk Management Index0.00
Software Index9.02
License Index3.51
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Company Name
SOOLIKE CAPITAL MARKETS
Company Abbreviation
SOOLIKE
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South Africa
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Profit cannot be withdrawn. Normal trading is considered as violating platform rules, and the profitable portion is forcibly reclaimed.
The account manager promised a commission of 18 USD per lot for a gold and foreign exchange spread of 35 to 35 points. I traded more than 260 lots, so I should have received around 5000 USD in commission. However, I only received a little over 1300 USD in commission, and there is still more than 3000 USD missing. They unauthorizedly closed my agent account. During my trading process, I incurred a loss of 8800 USD. They did not fulfill their promise to return the commission and forcibly withheld my commission. When I contacted customer service, they refused to assist me. When I contacted the account manager, they kept insisting that I was engaging in fraudulent trading and refused to give me the commission. No one mentioned anything about fraudulent trading before, and I myself do not understand how to engage in full position trading, which resulted in the loss of 8800 USD. I will not seek compensation for my personal loss of 8800 USD from anyone, but they should fulfill their promise to return the commission. This is a typical scam platform that preys on inexperienced traders. Please help coordinate the return of the rightful commission.
The response time for opening and closing positions can be as long as half a minute. After the position account is profitable, the trading function is cancelled, and it is unable to open or close positions, set stop loss or take profit. After the profit reaches a certain amount, the account will be closed directly. After setting the account balance for withdrawal, all customer accounts will be closed. The general explanation given is that if there is a bonus in the account, it is considered as improper trading, and if there is no bonus, it is considered as a system exception. The account will be forcibly closed after the positions are liquidated.
After reading the rules of the bonus offer, I dared not participate in any bonus activities. The account manager communicated that trading in non-bonus accounts would not be restricted and withdrawals would not be subject to review. Consequently, I did not participate in any activities and made deposits for trading, yet my account was still closed while in a profitable position.
Profit is forcibly liquidated, and all profits are confiscated under the pretext of system abnormalities, even the principal is reset to zero.
The balance of account 300568 on the soolike platform on Friday, August 9th was $1265. I opened a long position of 0.1 lots of gold. On Monday, August 12th, I added another long position of 0.3 lots of gold. Around 22:00 Beijing time on the same day, I made a profit of over $1000. At that time, I planned to set a take profit at $2470 and take a rest. However, I found that I couldn't set it. So I tried to close the position, but I couldn't close it either. I predicted that the trading function of my account was restricted, so I contacted my account manager. The account manager was estimated to be off duty and did not reply. Then I contacted the platform customer service. The platform customer service replied that my account was closed due to abnormality, which was caused by a system error, specifically a conflict of backend system instructions. The platform forcibly closed the position and closed the account based on customer instructions. The remaining funds of $1814 in the account will be refunded to the bank account. I have repeatedly negotiated with the account manager to request the restoration of the account and to view the trading records and account balance, but to no avail. On Wednesday, August 14th, $1972 was returned to my account. I strongly condemn this unjustified suspension of my holding account and demand the restoration of the account to view the trading records and account balance, and to meet the bottom line requirement of replenishing my account balance. At present, I can forgive the platform for the expected high losses caused by the account closure.
The response time for opening and closing positions reaches up to half a minute. After the holding account shows a profit, the trading function is disabled, preventing any new positions from being opened or closed, and stop loss and take profit settings are inaccessible. Once profits reach a certain threshold, the account is directly closed. The platform autonomously decides to close all customer accounts after the account balance is withdrawn. Common explanations provided are: if the account has bonus funds, it's considered illegitimate trading; if there's no bonus, it's attributed to a 'system anomaly,' followed by forced closure of the account after positions are closed.
Be wary of participating in bonus programs; excessive profits may lead to your account becoming non-functional. Carefully read the rules of any bonus program to determine if there's a chance your trading could be deemed improper before deciding to participate. Even if not participating in a bonus program, be cautious as reaching certain profit levels might still result in your account functionalities being disabled (often attributed to "system anomalies").
All transactions were normal, but after a $4k rollover, the platform directly deleted my account and forcibly confiscated it, refusing to allow withdrawals. That's really something.
On the evening of August 12th, there was significant movement in gold prices, so I executed a trade that resulted in a few hundred dollars in profit. I then placed another order around the price of 2470. By the early morning of August 13th, when I saw the trend was not favorable, I quickly closed the position for a small profit. Subsequently, I was unable to place any more orders. When I logged into the platform and contacted customer service, they accused me of high-frequency trading and scalping, which they claimed are not permitted on the platform, and proceeded to close my account. WTF! From August 12th to 13th, I only made two trades; the platform labeled this as high-frequency trading. Moreover, each of these trades lasted over five minutes. When I tried to log into my account again, it showed authorization failed and I couldn't access my account (see attached image). You can close my account if you must, but accusing me of high-frequency trading is something I cannot accept. Since the platform is acting unreasonably, I attempted to withdraw my funds, only to be informed by the platform that I could only withdraw my principal and not my profits. They also stated that it's up to the platform to determine the type of trading (see attached image), implying that if they label you as a high-frequency trader, then you are one—whether it’s true or not—thus no profits will be paid out. Throughout ongoing communications with customer service, all they say is that if the platform determines it's high-frequency trading, then it is considered such. If you can't handle it, then don't start.
I was enticed to deposit and trade gold with the promise of an $18 commission per lot. I incurred a loss of $8,800, trading approximately 268 lots, which should have earned me over $4,800 in commissions. However, I only received about $1,300 in rebates. From April 2024 until a few days ago, they never provided me with the commission account login details. Only recently when I asked customer service, they told me that the account had been canceled long ago and that they had informed the account manager. However, the manager kept this hidden from me. When I asked him to help retrieve my transactions and check the fees, he kept making excuses and claimed he was checking with finance; months passed without any resolution. They deliberately delayed and hid the truth because they did not want to pay me and encouraged me to keep trading and incurring more losses. Only after persistent questioning did they recently register a new commission account for me and transferred $1,300. They still owe me $3,500, which seems unlikely to be paid back. Please help me get justice and warn others not to fall for such scams.
I have traded a total of 2 orders, but the platform has determined that I am engaged in high-frequency trading and refuses to provide profits. It's a scam platform. Everyone must not register on this platform, take this as a warning. I asked customer service why I could only trade 2 orders, and the platform said that I was engaged in high-frequency trading, so my account was suspended. I can't believe it. I traded one order on August 12th and another on the 13th, making a profit of several hundred US dollars, but they still determined it as high-frequency trading. Your ugly face really disgusts people. 😡😡😡
There are orders for two weeks, and if I make a profit, they say I am scalping. The delay is high, and it takes 30 seconds to open and close an order. The account manager blocked my WeChat and the platform closed the backend.
Introduced by a friend, I opened an account and deposited funds for trading on the SOOLIKE platform, which coincidentally had a bonus promotion at the time. I deposited $500 and gradually made some profits. However, when I tried to withdraw, my withdrawal request was rejected within minutes, with the reason being that it was an arbitrage account and I needed to trade 3 lots after deducting the bonus before I could withdraw. I was puzzled as it only took a few minutes without a proper review to claim there was an issue with my account. Seeing that the requirement was only 3 lots, which wasn't strict, I decided to continue trading until reaching three lots before attempting another withdrawal. However, when I met the 3-lot trading volume, my withdrawal request was still denied on the grounds of insufficient trading volume. When I asked customer service, they claimed I had only traded 0.3 lots. Thinking maybe the system hadn't updated, I continued to trade another 3 lots, but the result was the same; no matter if I emailed or asked online customer service, they kept saying I had only done 0.3 lots. After trading more than 10 lots and realizing that no matter how much I traded, the platform would still claim 0.3 lots, something seemed off—it might have been deliberate. Only then did the account manager say that arbitrage accounts could only withdraw principal and that I also needed to record a video and write an agreement by hand to withdraw my principal. With no other choice, I reluctantly agreed just to get my principal out. For SOOLIKE's behavior of deducting profits without any evidence and constantly manipulating customers in various ways, I cannot tolerate it! I hope to seek justice and recover my deducted profits. Also, I hope all investors will be vigilant and recognize the true nature of such scam platforms! Stay away from scam platforms!
SOOLIKEReview Summary | |
Founded | 2010 |
Registered Country/Region | Regulated |
Regulation | South Africa |
Market Instruments | ForexPrecious metalsCommoditiesEnergiesIndicesStocks CFDCryptocurrency |
Demo Account | ✅ |
Leverage | Up to 1:500 |
Spread | From 0.0 pip |
Trading Platform | MT5 |
Min Deposit | $100 |
Customer Support | Phone: +27 10143 1654 |
Email: support@soolike.com | |
Online Chat: 24/7 | |
Physical Address: Atrium on 5th, 9th Floor, 5th Street, Sandton, Johannes burg, 2196, South Africa | |
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin |
SOOLIKE is a South African-registered brokerage established in 2010 and regulated by the FSCA. It enables traders to trade various products, including forex currency pairs, commodities, futures, indices and stocks via the MetaTrader 5 trading platform. There are also 4 types of accounts that support spreads starting from 0.0pip.
Pros | Cons |
Well regulated | |
275+ instruments | |
The spread starts at 0.0 pip | |
Support MT5 |
Regulated Region | Regulated Authority | Regulated Entity | License Type | License Number | Current Status |
FSCA | SOOLIKE CAPITAL MARKETS (PTY) LTD | Financial Service | 53244 | Regulated |
SOOLIKE says it supports 275+ instruments, including trading forex pairs, such as GBPUSD, EURUSD, USDJPY, etc. It also has Stock CFDs; Ftse 100, Germany 40, Wall Street and other indexes; Precious metals are gold, silver and so on; Trading commodities, including metals, energy and agricultural markets; It is also possible to trade more than a dozen cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin.
Tradable Instruments | Supported |
Forex | ✔ |
Precious metals | ✔ |
Commodities | ✔ |
Energies | ✔ |
Indices | ✔ |
Stocks CFD | ✔ |
Cryptocurrency | ✔ |
Bonds | ❌ |
ETF | ❌ |
SOOLIKE has four types of accounts: Standard Account, Premium Account, Micro Account and ECN Account.
They have a uniform leverage of 1:500, with minimum deposits from $100 to $10,000.
The spread of the 4 accounts ranges from 0pip to 1.8pip with no commission. In addition, all four types of accounts charge swap fees.
SOOLIKE enables traders to use MT5 on desktop, mobile and web.
Trading Platform | Supported | Available Devices | Suitable for |
MT5 | ✔ | Desktop, Mobile, Web | Skilled traders |
MT4 | ❌ |
SOOLIKE supports payment methods such as VISA, BANK TRANSFER, Bitcoin, Perfect Money, wire transfer and mastercard.
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