Most brokers pay you nothing for the capital locked up in an open position. Weltrade runs two programmes that work the other way round: Weltrade Interest on Margin, which pays a weekly return on the margin your open trades are using, and a Welcome Bonus on the first deposit into each account type. This review looks only at those two — what the published rates are, how the payouts are calculated, and what has to happen before the money is yours.
What Weltrade Interest on Margin actually pays for
The programme rewards a very specific thing: margin that stays committed overnight. Weltrade describes the mechanic in three steps on its own page — activate the programme, keep your opened positions overnight, and earn weekly. Nothing is paid on idle cash sitting in the account, and nothing is paid on a position that is opened and closed inside the same day.
The calculation is published in full. Interest accrues daily at 00:00 server time and is paid weekly, on Mondays, straight into the real trading account. The broker gives the formula as: daily interest = annual interest ÷ 365 × used margin, where used margin is the total amount allocated to open positions on that account. The weekly credit is simply the sum of the seven daily figures.
The published rate for each account type
Weltrade lists one annual rate per account. The spread between the cheapest and the most generous is a full ten percentage points, so the account you choose matters as much as the size of the position you hold.
| Account | Annual interest rate |
| Micro | 10% |
| Cent | 10% |
| Premium | 20% |
| Pro | 15% |
| Raw Spread | 15% |
| SyntX | 20% |
Two notes sit directly under that table on the broker’s own page, and both are worth reading before you plan around a number. The first: some account types may be unavailable depending on the client’s region. The second: the programme does not apply to Copy Trading accounts or to swap-free accounts. If either of those describes your setup, the rate in the table is not available to you.
Traders who want to see which rate their own region and account type qualify for can check the live figures when they open a Weltrade account and activate the programme from the client area.
Weltrade’s own worked example
Rather than leave the maths abstract, the broker publishes a scenario with real numbers. It is the clearest way to see the scale of the payout.
- A 2-lot sell trade on EURUSD, held on a Pro account and still open at 00:00 server time.
- The anticipated margin for that trade is quoted as 2,135.14 USD — Weltrade notes this is an estimate and points traders to its trader’s calculator for the exact figure.
- Applying an annual rate of 20% over 365 days: 20% ÷ 365 × 2,135.14 = 1.17 USD for that day.
- On top of that, the example shows a positive swap of 2.00 USD on the same open position — swap values differ by instrument, so this part will not be the same on every trade.
One detail to note for accuracy: the worked example is labelled as a Pro account but applies a 20% rate, while the rate table above lists Pro at 15% and reserves 20% for Premium and SyntX. Treat the table as the reference for your own account and the example as an illustration of the method rather than of a specific rate.
Held for two consecutive days, the interest is counted twice — the broker confirms that a trade open at 00:00 on day one and still open at 00:00 on day two accrues on both. The minimum payout credited to an account is one cent, so even very small accruals are not rounded away.
Who qualifies, in three steps
Enrolment is not automatic. Weltrade lists the requirements in order:
- Verify your phone number.
- Activate the programme from the client area.
- Hold a real Micro, Premium, Pro, Raw Spread or SyntX account (Cent is also listed in the eligibility note on the FAQ).
The eligibility answer on the same page is more precise than the headline: interest is calculated for real Micro, Cent, Premium, Pro, Raw Spread and SyntX accounts that do not participate in copy trading and have swaps enabled. There is one further condition that matters if you are combining programmes — no interest is paid when a client trades with bonus funds only, without real money in the account.
The second cash boost: the Welcome Bonus
The other way Weltrade adds to a balance is a first-deposit bonus. It is not a loyalty scheme and not a rebate; it is a one-off credit applied with a promo code at the moment of the first deposit into a given account type.
| Promo code | Account | Bonus | Trading cost to unlock |
| MICRO100 | Micro | 100%, up to $500 | Spread = 2× the bonus (1:2) |
| CENT100 | Cent | 100%, up to $500 | Spread = bonus (1:1) |
| RAW100 | Raw Spread | 100%, up to $500 | Spread + commissions = bonus (1:1) |
| PRO100 | Pro | 100%, up to $500 | Spread = bonus (1:1) |
| SYNTX50 | SyntX | 50%, up to $200 | Spread = bonus (1:1) |
The minimum deposit is $25 for every code except PRO100, which needs $100. The bonus is credited immediately once the deposit completes with the code applied.
What “unlocking” the bonus means
This is the part worth reading twice, because it decides what you can actually withdraw. Weltrade states it plainly on the page: the bonus itself cannot be withdrawn. Your own deposit can be withdrawn at any time without restriction. The profits earned while trading with the bonus become withdrawable once the trading cost requirement for your account type is met.
A worked case from the broker: deposit $100 on a Micro account, receive a $100 bonus, and the total spread you pay must reach $200 before profit withdrawals open up. On Cent, Pro, Raw Spread and SyntX the same $100 bonus requires $100 of trading cost instead. Progress is not hidden — the remaining requirement is shown in the account details section, and any funds on hold appear on the withdrawal or transfer page.
Four further conditions are published in the FAQ, and they are the ones most likely to catch someone out:
- The code works on the first-ever deposit for a given account type only. If that account type has already been funded, the code cannot be applied afterwards.
- Opening a second account of the same type does not reset the offer.
- A transfer from Safe to a trading account does not count — the code only applies to a direct deposit.
- The bonus does not expire, but if the account stays inactive for 30 days after activation the bonus amount may be removed.
The two offers on the first deposit are mutually exclusive as well: once you pick one, the other is no longer available on that deposit. It is worth deciding which suits your account before funding it rather than after.
The two programmes side by side
| Interest on Margin | Welcome Bonus | |
| What it rewards | Margin committed to positions held overnight | The first deposit into an account type |
| How often | Accrues daily, paid every Monday | Once, credited immediately |
| Size | 10–20% a year on used margin | 50–100% of the deposit, capped at $500 |
| Withdrawable | Paid as real funds into the account | Bonus no; profits yes, after the trading cost target |
| Excluded | Copy trading, swap-free, bonus-only trading | Repeat deposits, transfers from Safe, same-type second accounts |
| Repeatable | Yes, for as long as positions stay open | No — first deposit only |
They are designed to stack in a specific order: the bonus enlarges the balance you start with, and the interest programme then pays on the margin that balance supports — provided real funds, not bonus funds alone, are behind the position. Traders comparing the two against their own strategy can review the current terms on the official Weltrade site before committing a deposit.
Activation takes a minute from inside the client area, and it is the only step that stands between an eligible account and the weekly credit — traders can activate Weltrade Interest on Margin once the phone number on the profile is verified.
Company information and licensing
Weltrade operates through more than one entity, and the group states this openly:
- Weltrade Ltd. — an International Business Company registered in Saint Lucia, registration number 2023-00055.
- Weltrade SA (PTY) Ltd — registration number 2019/334947/07, authorised by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority as FSP 50691, Category I – Intermediary Services in derivative instruments.
- Danoa Enterprises LTD — Cyprus, registration number HE489250, acting as payment agent.
Read that structure for what it is: the FSCA authorisation covers the South African entity and the intermediary services it provides, while accounts opened under the Saint Lucia company sit outside a tier-one regime such as the FCA, ASIC or CySEC — which is why retail leverage caps do not apply. Traders should confirm which entity their own account is opened with before funding it.
Risk warning and restricted countries
Weltrade publishes this risk warning, quoted in full: “CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. A substantial majority of retail traders lose money when trading CFDs with providers.” Interest payments and bonus credit do not offset market losses, and leverage magnifies both directions.
The broker does not accept clients from: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia, Belarus, India, Iran and North Korea, along with jurisdictions covered by international sanctions and FATF restrictions. Eligibility for individual account types also varies by region, which is why some of the rates above may not be offered where you live.
The verdict
| Category | Assessment |
| Transparency of terms | 4.6 / 5 — rates, formula, payout day and exclusions are all published |
| Interest rates offered | 4.4 / 5 — 10–20% a year on used margin, highest on Premium and SyntX |
| Payout mechanics | 4.3 / 5 — daily accrual, weekly credit, 1 cent minimum |
| Bonus value | 4.2 / 5 — 100% up to $500, but first deposit only |
| Ease of qualifying | 4.0 / 5 — phone verification plus manual activation; copy trading and swap-free excluded |
| Overall | 4.3 / 5 — two clearly documented ways to add to a balance, with the conditions stated up front |
Interest on Margin is the more durable of the two. It repeats for as long as positions stay open, it pays into the real account in cash, and the formula is simple enough to model before you place a trade. The Welcome Bonus is larger in one hit but one-off, and its value depends entirely on whether your trading volume realistically reaches the cost target. Anyone weighing them up should read the full terms and conditions on the Weltrade promotions pages first.
Disclaimer
This review is for information only and is not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to trade. All figures, rates, promo codes and terms were taken from Weltrade’s official website in September 2026 and can change without notice — always verify them on the broker’s own pages before acting. Trading CFDs and leveraged products carries a high risk of losing money rapidly, and you may lose more than your initial investment. This article contains affiliate links; we may earn a commission if you open an account through them, at no extra cost to you.
