WH SelfInvest at a glance
WH SelfInvest is a Luxembourg-based broker offering CFDs, forex, futures, stocks, options, ETFs and bonds through its NanoTrader platform, MT4 and TradingView.
WH SelfInvest reports a founding year of 1998 and a head office in Bertrange, Luxembourg. It lists 3 regulators and 8 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
WH SelfInvest (W.H. SelfInvest S.A.) is an established European multi-asset broker and futures specialist regulated by the CSSF in Luxembourg (B00000012) with passported branches under BaFin and ACPR. Providing uncompressed tick-by-tick market data, professional order types, and advanced automated strategy tools via its proprietary NanoTrader suite, it is well suited for active day traders, futures scalpers, and systematic European investors.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
WH SelfInvest operates through 3 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
WH SelfInvest states that it accepts clients from European Union, Switzerland, and selected international jurisdictions (strictly excludes US residents and FATF-sanctioned countries). Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Known restrictions flagged in our review: Account funding is restricted to bank wires without credit card or instant retail e-wallet support.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Futures (CME, Eurex, Euronext), CFDs, Forex, Global Equities, ETFs, Options, Commodities, Structured Warrants. Platforms: NanoTrader Free, NanoTrader Full, WHS Mobile Trading App, TradingView, MetaTrader 4, ATAS, VolFix, NinjaTrader. Account types: Futures Account, CFD-Forex Account, Multi-Market Account, Corporate Account, Joint Account.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Futures Trading, Day Trading, Scalping, Algorithmic Trading, NanoTrader, Tick-by-Tick Data, European Broker, Trading Strategies.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is €500 (CFD/Forex Mini); €2,500 (Standard). Spreads start from From 0.8 pips and commission is None on standard · applies on raw. Maximum leverage is 1:30, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Wire Transfer (EUR, USD, CHF, GBP). Withdrawal methods: Bank Wire Transfer.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
None of the recorded entities holds an active licence to keep client accounts, so no regulator's client-money rules can be assumed.
Not covered: WH SelfInvest S.A. (CSSF); W.H. SelfInvest S.A. (Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt am Main) (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin Germany)); W.H. SelfInvest S.A. (Succursale de Paris) (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR / Banque de France)). This licence covers a different activity (such as securities, wealth or payments), so its client-money rules do not apply to a forex or CFD account.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: complaints@whselfinvest.com. Phone: +352 42 80 42 80. Grievances must be submitted first to the Compliance Department of W.H. SelfInvest S.A. Unresolved disputes can be formally escalated to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg through its out-of-court complaint resolution mechanism. Client funds are kept in segregated client trust accounts with top-tier custodian institutions (including Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État - BCEE in Luxembourg and Postbank in Germany) and are covered by the Luxembourg investor compensation scheme (Système d'Indemnisation des Investisseurs Luxembourg - SIIL) up to €20,000 per eligible claimant.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Long operational history since 1998 with established CSSF (Luxembourg) and BaFin (Germany) oversight
- Strength: Specialist execution infrastructure for futures and scalpers with uncompressed tick-by-tick price data
- Strength: Award-winning proprietary NanoTrader platform with visual strategy building and automated execution
- Strength: Client funds held segregated across prime European custodian banks (such as BCEE Luxembourg and Postbank)
- Limitation: Minimum deposit requirements (€500 for CFDs / €5,000 for Futures) are higher than casual retail neo-brokers
- Limitation: NanoTrader Full version and specialized real-time exchange data feeds carry monthly platform fees
- Limitation: Outbound bank wire withdrawals may incur standard banking fees if exceeding free transfer allocations
- Limitation: Account funding is restricted to bank wires without credit card or instant retail e-wallet support
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
WH SelfInvest is most relevant to traders looking for: Futures Trading, Day Trading, Scalping, Algorithmic Trading, NanoTrader, Tick-by-Tick Data, European Broker, Trading Strategies.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
WH SelfInvest change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for WH SelfInvest yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about WH SelfInvest
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, WH SelfInvest KID; contact page; broker pages, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-09-28. External ratings: Trustpilot (whselfinvest.de) 4.8/5; Google Play Store (WHS - Trading) 3.8/5; BrokersView / SAShares Verified Aggregator 4.3/5; WikiFX 2.15/10; Forex Peace Army 4.5/5; TradingView 3.8/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We may receive a referral fee if you open an account with WH SelfInvest through our links; this never affects scores or verification. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.