TradeLocker has launched a free demo account that any retail trader can open without first signing up to a partner broker or prop firm, a move the platform provider says will create a shared acquisition funnel for the firms on its network.
Traders can now register a TradeLocker profile, receive $100,000 in virtual funds, and try the interface before deciding where to deposit real money.
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Demo accounts themselves are not new. CFD brokers have offered free demo environments for two decades, and MetaQuotes built broker-side demo onboarding into the MT5 web terminal years ago.
However, what TradeLocker is pitching is structural: a single trader profile that sits at the platform level, before any broker selection, and that follows the trader into any partner on the network.
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The platform, owned by Deus X Capital and run by former IG Group regional technology head Dom Bradley, declares more than 60 partner brokers and prop firms.
"We've made it significantly easier for traders to access TradeLocker and start trading," Bradley said in the announcement, adding that traders can "explore the platform, use our tools, and build confidence before choosing a broker."
The Platform-Level Funnel Pitch
The company describes the launch as the most significant change to its trading journey since the platform's 2023 debut, claiming traders who arrive at a broker through the demo will be better prepared and less likely to churn.
Alex Skolar, TradeLocker's chief product officer, framed the launch in infrastructural terms: "What we have built is not just a demo account. It is a platform-level onboarding layer for the entire industry."
Whether platform-level demos meaningfully reduce churn compared with broker-level demos is an open question.
The novelty here is the shared profile and the in-platform comparison layer, called TradeLocker Hub, where users can review partner brokers, prop firms, fees, and spreads before connecting.
How the Competition Has Approached the Same Problem
TradeLocker is moving into territory rivals have already mapped. Spotware introduced dedicated demo accounts for prop firms on cTrader in October 2025, with FTMO, Instant Funding, and Vision Trade adopting them for time-limited trials and competitions.
cTrader's broker and prop firm client base passed 300 earlier this year, according to Spotware.
Free demos at native prop firms have also produced visible traction. TTT Markets, the brokerage arm of The Trading Pit, said in March that it drew more than 200 sign-ups across 15 countries within 24 hours of launching a free MT5 trial.
The differentiator TradeLocker is pushing is the comparison hub that follows the demo. The Hub functions as a marketplace and places partner offers in front of traders at what the company calls the moment of highest intent.
Where Converted Traders Actually Land
The composition of TradeLocker's partner network tilts the demo-to-live conversion story. The platform lists Alpha Capital Group, Blueberry Funded, and Top One Trader among its prop firm partners, and Eightcap, GatesFX, and HeroFX among its brokers.
Eightcap, regulated in Australia, the UK, and Cyprus, became the first major regulated CFD broker to add TradeLocker in early 2026. The rest of the broker list draws largely from smaller offshore-licensed firms.
That mix matters because the funnel will channel traders not only into regulated CFD environments but also into prop firms and prop-firm-owned brokerages.
The trend of prop firms launching their own broker entities for regulatory and platform control has accelerated over the past 18 months, with The5ers' CySEC-licensed TSG. and The Trading Pit's Seychelles-regulated TTP Markets among the recent additions.
TradeLocker has historically built most of its momentum on the prop side. The platform gained significant share among prop firms following the MetaQuotes regulatory crackdown in February 2024, with US-based Top Tier Trader fully migrating off MetaTrader onto TradeLocker the same month.
FunderPro, owned by the same parent group as TradeLocker, has been a steady source of integrations.
TradeLocker has not disclosed conversion data, cost-per-acquisition figures, or churn metrics from earlier partner-level demos. The company said additional features will roll out on the platform in the coming months, without specifying which.
