STECS

STECS locked my account without warning and demanded documents I had already submitted. since I retired last year later I still do not have access to my funds. Their compliance team does not respond to emails. I am considering legal action.

After using STECS since mid-2025, I decided to move my account elsewhere. The platform was unreliable, withdrawals took an unreasonable amount of time, and I could never get a straight answer from customer service. Frustrating experience overall.

I invested $5,000 with STECS after seeing their professional-looking website. At first, everything seemed fine - they showed me impressive returns on my dashboard. But when I tried to withdraw, they kept making excuses. First it was "processing time," then "verification needed," then "you need to pay a tax fee first." I never got my money back. I have since reported them to Securities and Exchange Commission.

Where do I even begin with STECS? for about ten months of broken promises, unanswered tickets, and a platform that feels like it was built in 2010. They spend more on marketing than on actually improving their service. Stay away from this company.

After for about eight months with STECS I requested to close my account and withdraw. They said I had to complete a 30-day cooling-off period. Then they said there was a minimum holding period for my last deposit. They make it as hard as possible to leave.

What really bothers me about STECS is the disconnect between their marketing and reality. They position themselves as a premium service but deliver a below-average experience. Found them from a blog post comparing services and I fell for the polished exterior. Never again.

The so-called education at STECS is just marketing. Every webinar ends with a push to deposit more. The market analysis is generic and often wrong. If you want real education go elsewhere. I wasted for about eight months thinking they would help me learn.

The only good thing about STECS is that they remind you why regulation matters. I found them based on a colleague's recommendation. They are regulated in a jurisdiction with weak consumer protection. When things went wrong I had nowhere to turn. Stick to well-regulated brokers.

I found STECS from a blog post comparing services and the initial impression was positive. But for over a year later, I have encountered so many issues that I cannot recommend them. Trades failing, charts not loading, and support tickets going unanswered for days at a time.

STECS seems more interested in acquiring new customers than taking care of existing ones. The marketing is aggressive but the product is mediocre. Once you are past the honeymoon period, the cracks in their service become very apparent.