diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
index 48ae8bb40..51a48c246 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
@@ -222,16 +222,16 @@ class LocalTrade():
     fee_close: float = 0.0
     fee_close_cost: Optional[float] = None
     fee_close_currency: str = ''
-    open_rate: float
+    open_rate: float = 0.0
     open_rate_requested: Optional[float] = None
     # open_trade_value - calculated via _calc_open_trade_value
-    open_trade_value: float
+    open_trade_value: float = 0.0
     close_rate: Optional[float] = None
     close_rate_requested: Optional[float] = None
     close_profit: Optional[float] = None
     close_profit_abs: Optional[float] = None
-    stake_amount: float
-    amount: float
+    stake_amount: float = 0.0
+    amount: float = 0.0
     amount_requested: Optional[float] = None
     open_date: datetime
     close_date: Optional[datetime] = None
diff --git a/tests/test_persistence.py b/tests/test_persistence.py
index 1fced3e16..18a377ca3 100644
--- a/tests/test_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/test_persistence.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, C0103
+from types import FunctionType
 import logging
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import arrow
 import pytest
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.sql.schema import Column
 
 from freqtrade import constants
 from freqtrade.exceptions import DependencyException, OperationalException
-from freqtrade.persistence import Order, Trade, clean_dry_run_db, init_db
+from freqtrade.persistence import LocalTrade, Order, Trade, clean_dry_run_db, init_db
 from tests.conftest import create_mock_trades, log_has, log_has_re
 
 
@@ -1176,3 +1178,25 @@ def test_select_order(fee):
     assert order.ft_order_side == 'stoploss'
     order = trades[4].select_order('sell', False)
     assert order is None
+
+
+def test_Trade_object_idem():
+
+    assert issubclass(Trade, LocalTrade)
+
+    trade = vars(Trade)
+    localtrade = vars(LocalTrade)
+
+    # Parent (LocalTrade) should have the same attributes
+    for item in trade:
+        # Exclude private attributes and open_date (as it's not assigned a default)
+        if (not item.startswith('_')
+                and item not in ('delete', 'session', 'query', 'open_date')):
+            assert item in localtrade
+
+    # Fails if only a column is added without corresponding parent field
+    for item in localtrade:
+        if (not item.startswith('__')
+                and item not in ('trades', )
+                and type(getattr(LocalTrade, item)) not in (property, FunctionType)):
+            assert item in trade