Countries Restricted and Supported

Who Can Trade with Us?

If you live in a restricted country, you cannot purchase, obtain funding, or receive rewards through Elite Trader Funding. Eligibility is based on your country of residence, not your citizenship. Please check the list of restricted countries below regularly, as it can change with regulatory updates and restrictions from our brokerage and clearing partners.

Live Broker, FCMs, and Clearing Firms: Please be aware that citizens or residents of countries listed on OFAC's Sanctioned Countries list cannot receive approval for an account with our live broker, therefore you are unable to purchase, obtain funding, or receive rewards from ETF. Due to the dynamic nature of sanctions, additional countries not listed below may be restricted from joining the LIVE Elite program.

Countries and Payment Services: Elite Trader Funding uses Rise and Stripe to process payments. In order to trade with ETF, your country must be supported by both Rise and Stripe.

Identity verification: To receive rewards, you'll complete KYC and sign up with Rise. The name, email address, and personal details on your ETF account must match what you give Rise and our KYC provider.

• Countries Supported and Restricted by Rise: Refer to Rise’s official list of supported and restricted countries for payments.
• Countries Supported Through Stripe: Stripe provides payment services in various countries. Check Stripe’s official website for a complete list of supported regions.
• Countries Restricted by Live Broker but Supported by Rise and Stripe: Since we cannot transition you to LIVE Elite through our live broker, you will receive a partial refund for your Elite Sim-Funded accounts.

Note: As the user/trader, you are responsible for understanding and adhering to the laws of your country.

Last verified against Rise and Stripe on 2026-07-30. This section is refreshed automatically every week.

Countries restricted by Rise (reward provider):

Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen.

Unsupported States and Territories in the US:

Guam, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands.

Countries supported by Stripe (payments):

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States.

Available through Stripe with limitations (extended network / preview): Canada, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa.

If your country appears on Rise's restricted list, or is not serviceable by our payment partners, you cannot purchase, obtain funding, or receive rewards through Elite Trader Funding.