MetroTrade
Low-cost US micro futures broker with proprietary platform
Score breakdown
What makes up this score
- 1 independent review sources
- 5 third-party reviews counted
- 2 answer engines measured
- cross-model consistency 0.82
- 7 web authority signals
- average citing-domain authority 35
- 100% of the category rubric covered
- No approved user reviews yet
Explanation
Why MetroTrade ranks #8
MetroTrade ranks #8 of 8 futures brokers with a TOP SCORE of 41.
The category leader scores 53, a gap of 13 points.
That is 6 points below the category average of 46.
Its strongest component is External Reputation at 70; its weakest is AI Authority at 7.
No usable evidence was found for TOP10 User Score, so that weight was redistributed across the components that are evidenced.
Generated from the recorded evidence behind this score, not from editorial opinion. How scoring works.
Score history
How the score has moved
54 → 41 ↓12.8
External reputation
What third-party sources publish
| Source | Published | Normalised | Reviews | Last checked | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot ↗ | 4/5 | 80 | 5 | 31 Aug 2026 | permitted crawl |
AI visibility
How answer engines treat this platform
| Engine | Mention | Recommendation | Citation | Avg position | Queries | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude grounded | 5% | 0% | 30% | 4.0 | 20 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| claude parametric | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 20 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| claude grounded | 0% | 0% | 45% | — | 20 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| claude parametric | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 20 | 31 Aug 2026 |
Web authority
Citations and independent coverage
- Trustpilot31 Aug 2026
- Apple App Store31 Aug 2026
- Google Play31 Aug 2026
- Better Business Bureau31 Aug 2026
- Business Wire31 Aug 2026
- FX News Group31 Aug 2026
- Silicon UK31 Aug 2026
TOP10 users
What our users report
No published reviews yet. Reviews are moderated before they appear and are never removed at a business's request.
Company information
The facts on file
- Description
- MetroTrade is a Chicago-based futures broker registered with the CFTC as an introducing broker and a member of the NFA, offering its own MetroTrader web and mobile platform. It publishes a single flat commission model ($0.29 per side on micros, $1.09 on e-minis and full-size contracts) with no platform fee and free real-time CME Level 1 data. It is aimed at small-account retail traders trading micro contracts, with a recommended $100 starting balance and intraday margins from $50.
- Category
- Futures Brokers
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Products
- MetroTrader web trading platform, MetroTrader mobile app (iOS and Android, built on Devexperts dxMarket), Demo trading environment, Futures brokerage account (equity index, energy, metals, crypto, agricultural, currency, treasury), Futures options trading, Foreign introducing broker partnership programme
- Markets
- Retail traders, Small-account / micro-contract traders, Foreign introducing brokers
- Countries
- United States
- Integrations
- Devexperts dxMarket (mobile app technology), CME Group market data (Level 1 real-time), Third-party FCM clearing partners for clearing, settlement and cashiering
- Pricing
- $0.29 per side on micro contracts (USD, per contract per side) · free tier: None as a trading account, but a demo trading environment is offered; platform fee and Level 1 CME market data are $0/month pricing page ↗
- Regulatory
- MetroTrade LLC is registered with the CFTC as an introducing broker and is a member of the NFA (announced April 2024). It is not a clearing FCM — clearing, settlement and segregation of customer funds run through third-party FCM partners on a fully disclosed basis, and the FCM partner was not verified in this session. BBB accredited since 18 July 2025. Standard NFA disclaimer applies: NFA membership does not extend oversight to underlying spot virtual currency products, relevant given crypto futures are offered.
- Official website
- https://www.metrotrade.com/ ↗
- Last verified
- 31 Aug 2026
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Head to head
Category context
- This platform41
- Category leader53
- Category average46
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