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SCS Trade in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: only 55% of the weight has data, need 55%
Key facts (4 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Standard Capital Securities (Pvt.) Ltd, operating the SCSTrade brand; Pakistani brokerage firm
- Founded
- 1990
- Currencies
- PKR
- Swap-free account
- conditional
Licence check
Open an account with SCS TradeThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Taxes for a Pakistani resident(1 rule)
- Forex/derivatives trading profit for residents is generally taxed as income;https://www.scstrade.com/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- Standard Capital Securities (Pvt.) Ltd, operating the SCSTrade brand; Pakistani brokerage firm
- Local standing
- SECP-regulated domestic brokerage / online-only broker
- Licence as the register states it
- SECP-licensed securities broker; PSX TREC holder; PMEX member
- Leverage for this entity
- margin financing (MTS) per SECP; futures (deliverable/cash-settled); no retail spot forex
- The firm behind it
- SCSTrade (Standard Capital Securities) is a self-service online broker with strong research/charting tools; has ranked among brokers with highest number of active investor accounts on PSX
- What we hold against it
- Known online/research broker; no SECP enforcement action verified at review
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Pakistani residents enters the score.
margin financing (MTS) per SECP; futures (deliverable/cash-settled); no retail spot forex
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSECP-regulated domestic brokerage / online-only broker
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: CDC sub-account + PSX trading account, online self-service account, Roshan Digital Account. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Payouts(1 method)
| Method | Deposit, h | Withdrawal, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer | 24 | — | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
bank transfer;
- Bank transfer
- Account currency
- PKR
- Fee declared
- 1 of 1 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(2 platforms)
- SCSTrade web platform
- SCSTrade PRO mobile app
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| SCSTrade web platform | —PK |
| SCSTrade PRO mobile app | —PK |
Pros and cons(4 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the Pakistan regulator in its own register
- Withdrawal in 0 h, one of 46 of 62 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Platforms 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews, round-turn cost: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Where SCS Trade sits in the Pakistan base(62 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 62 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-19 · 26 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 62 priced)
Median 7.5 USD · range 0-237.2 · 46 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (34 of 62 with a Pakistan figure)
Median 1:750 · range 50-5000 · 28 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (62 brokers)
Alternatives in Pakistan(6 of 62 scored in Pakistan)
- Round turn, USD
- 6.5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupPK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Leverage
- 1000PK
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10PK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupPK
- Leverage
- 400PK
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #6
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a Pakistan score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | SCS Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | — |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 100 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 100 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
FAQ
- Does SCS Trade accept residents of Pakistan?
- Yes. SECP-regulated domestic brokerage / online-only broker Onboarding entity: Standard Capital Securities (Pvt.) Ltd, operating the SCSTrade brand; Pakistani brokerage firm
- Is SCS Trade licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- SECP-licensed securities broker; PSX TREC holder; PMEX member Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does SCS Trade support?
- SCSTrade web platform, SCSTrade PRO mobile app. Instruments: PSX equities, futures, mutual funds; PMEX commodities; research/screening tools
- How can I withdraw money from SCS Trade in Pakistan?
- bank transfer; Raast/1LINK per onboarding (not individually verified at review)
- What account types does SCS Trade offer?
- CDC sub-account + PSX trading account; online self-service account; Roshan Digital Account
- Does SCS Trade offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Conditional.