Before opening an account or placing any trades with IST Markets, please review the legal documents that govern how we provide our services, how orders are executed, and the risks involved.
Important note (regional differences):
IST Markets operates through more than one legal entity, and the documents that apply to your account depend on the entity you register with. The applicable entity and document set will be made clear during the application process.
If you are onboarded under our Mauritius entity, the following applies:
If you are onboarded under our Saint Vincent entity, the following applies:
Some clients were onboarded under the Saint Vincent entity historically, while the Mauritius entity is a later regulated structure. Your contracting entity is the one shown in your application / account opening documents and confirmations.
What it covers: your trading agreement, order rules, margin, market gapping, fees, responsibilities, and key definitions.
Key definition you should know (“Our Quote”): prices can differ from the underlying market due to factors such as interest-rate costs, dividends, corporate actions, and other market conditions—this definition matters for how orders trigger and fill.
What it covers: leveraged trading risk, OTC/CFD risks, volatility, margin calls, counterparty risk, and the possibility of losses.
What it covers: how orders are processed, what “execution venue” means, and core execution definitions (including platform terminology such as “Instant Execution”).
What it covers: identity verification, due diligence, AML/CFT controls, monitoring, and compliance framework.
What it covers: what data we collect, why we collect it, how it may be shared with trusted partners for account operations, and how we protect it. It also includes cookie information and change notifications.
Your applicable documents depend on the entity you register with, and this is shown during the application process.
There can be regional differences. Always rely on the document set presented to you in onboarding / client portal.
“Our Quote” is the price used to trigger/execute orders on our platform and it may differ from the underlying market due to costs and market factors described in the Terms.
Download links are listed above under each document (Mauritius set).
