{ "source": "Clarytrade licence-evidence log", "publisher": "https://clarytrade.com", "humanReadable": "https://clarytrade.com/regulation", "license": "Free to cite and reuse with attribution to Clarytrade (clarytrade.com).", "disclaimer": "Point-in-time register checks, not live regulator data. Licence status, entities and numbers change — verify with the official regulator before relying on any record. Informational only; not financial or legal advice. No accusation of wrongdoing is implied by any status.", "method": { "verified": "A regulator-authored source (official register entry, regulator notice or publication) naming the entity and licence was read first-hand on the date shown.", "corrected": "A claim we previously published was wrong and has been fixed: the corrected value is what the site now shows, and the correction stays on record publicly. A 'corrected' record is awaiting re-verification — the fix is published, the confirming register read is outstanding — until `reVerified` is set.", "pending": "Not yet confirmed against a regulator-authored source — typically because the register blocks automated reading or publishes no licence numbers; the number shown is the broker's own disclosure.", "unknown": "No usable regulator-authored source located yet.", "reVerified": "A previously corrected record whose corrected value has since been read again on the register. It keeps status 'corrected' for the public corrections log and counts as verified in the site's figures (see counts.note).", "note": "Some registers structurally never publish licence numbers (e.g. Seychelles FSA, FSC Belize, SCB Bahamas) — entities can be confirmed there, numbers cannot. A verified licence proves the entity holds that authorisation; it does NOT establish that the entity onboards retail clients in any given country. Eligibility is a separate check." }, "counts": { "byDisplayStatus": { "verified": 61, "pending": 27, "unknown": 1, "corrected": 11 }, "byRecordStatus": { "verified": 55, "corrected": 17, "pending": 27, "unknown": 1 }, "note": "byDisplayStatus is what the site shows: it re-counts a corrected record as verified once `reVerified` is set. byRecordStatus is the raw `status` field on the records below, and is the number to quote for how many records have EVER needed correction. The difference is exactly the number of corrected-then-re-verified records. A record counted as 'corrected' already carries its corrected value and is awaiting re-verification, not awaiting a fix." }, "summary": { "verified": 61, "pending": 27, "unknown": 1, "corrected": 11 }, "recordCount": 100, "records": [ { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "684312", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000nQHG2AAO", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the FCA Financial Services Register: 'Pepperstone Limited', Reference number 684312 — 'This firm is authorised for specific activities and product types.' Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/684312): 'Pepperstone Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone EU Limited", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "388/20", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/88151/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read on official CySEC register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Group Limited", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "414530", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-14", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-14 on ASIC Professional Registers Search (search term 414530): 'PEPPERSTONE GROUP LIMITED', register 'Australian financial services licensees', status 'Current' (former name '* PEPPERSTONE FINANCIAL PTY LTD' also shown as Current). Earlier corroboration: ASIC Report 828 (20 Jan 2026) Appendix 1 lists the entity as an active retail CFD issuer.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F004356", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/pepperstone-financial-services-difc-limited", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read on DFSA public register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "128", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/", "dateChecked": "2026-07-01", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read on the CMA Kenya licensees register (Licence No. 128); matches Pepperstone's own regulatory disclosure.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness KE Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "162", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register 2026-08-22: licence No. 162 held by Exness KE Limited.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fp-markets", "legalEntity": "FP Markets Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "193", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register 2026-08-22: licence No. 193 held by FP Markets Limited.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ic-markets", "legalEntity": "IC Markets (KE) Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "199", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register 2026-08-22: licence No. 199 held by IC Markets (KE) Limited.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xm", "legalEntity": "TPXMGLOBAL Kenya Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "233", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register 2026-08-22: licence No. 233 held by TPXMGLOBAL Kenya Limited.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone GmbH", "regulator": "BaFin", "licenceNo": "151148", "registerUrl": "https://portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/institutDetails.do?cmd=loadInstitutAction&institutId=151148", "dateChecked": "2026-09-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "Re-read 2026-09-19: same company, BAK 151148, BaFin-ID 10151148 and WpIG permissions; register data dated 17 Sep 2026. First read 2026-09-14 on BaFin's company database (data as of 13 Sep 2026): 'Pepperstone GmbH', Wertpapierinstitut (securities institution), Neubrückstraße 1, 40213 Düsseldorf; BaFin-ID 10151148, BAK-Nr. 151148 (the number we publish); WpIG permits — investment brokerage (§ 2 para. 2 no. 3), closing brokerage (§ 2 para. 2 no. 5), proprietary trading (§ 2 para. 2 no. 10) — in force since 26 June 2021 (earlier KWG permits from 4 Aug 2020 ended 25 June 2021 on entry into force of the WpIG).", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Markets Limited", "regulator": "SCB", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SIA-Firms-as-at-31-August-2026-1.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-14", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity read first-hand 2026-09-14 in SCB's 'Registrants as at 31 August 2026' list (Securities Industry Act, 2024): 'Pepperstone Markets Limited', Pineapple House, Old Fort Bay, Western Road, Nassau; categories 1. dealing in capital market instruments as agent or principal, 2. arranging deals, 3. managing capital market instruments and trading CFDs. The list prints no SIA-F registration number — entity verified, number stays broker-disclosed.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "pepperstone", "legalEntity": "Pepperstone Financial Services LLC", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-14", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity read first-hand 2026-09-14 on the UAE Capital Market Authority (formerly SCA) 'Licensed Companies' register: 'PEPPERSTONE FINANCIAL SERVICES L.L.C', Status 'Active', Emaar Square Building 3, Dubai, establish date 06-Feb-2025. Category-5 arrangement/advice licence (introduction + financial consultations) per Pepperstone's Dec-2025 announcement — marketing/advisory only, not client dealing. The licence number (reported as 20200000358 by an AI read of the same register) sits in a section not yet screenshotted, so the number is not published until read first-hand.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ic-markets", "legalEntity": "International Capital Markets Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "335692", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://download.asic.gov.au/media/4508598/ic-markets-cp291-submission.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-14", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-14 on ASIC Professional Registers Search Details: 'INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS PTY. LTD.', status CURRENT, licence number 335692, commenced 02/07/2009, ABN 12 123 289 109, ACN 123 289 109, principal place of business Sydney NSW 2000, register 'Australian financial services licensees'. Earlier corroboration: the entity's CP291 submission hosted on download.asic.gov.au.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ic-markets", "legalEntity": "IC Markets (EU) Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "362/18", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "On CySEC Cypriot investment-firms register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ic-markets", "legalEntity": "Raw Trading Ltd (IC Markets Global)", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD018", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-14", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity read first-hand 2026-09-14 on the Seychelles FSA 'Search Business' register: 'Raw Trading Ltd', Type 'Securities Dealer', trade names 'IC Markets Global' and 'IC MARKETS (SC)', website icmarkets.sc (alternate icmarkets.com), Eden House, Eden Island, Mahe. The register prints no licence number — entity and licence type verified; SD018 stays broker-disclosed.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xm", "legalEntity": "Trading.com Markets Pty Ltd (formerly Trading Point of Financial Instruments Pty Ltd)", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "443670", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2015-releases/15-233mr-two-overseas-entities-agree-to-stop-providing-unlicensed-fx-services/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-09-15", "notes": "CORRECTED 2026-09-15 after a first-hand read of ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 443670): the licensee is now 'TRADING.COM MARKETS PTY LTD (formerly known as TRADING POINT OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS PTY LTD)', status Current, AFSL 443670, commenced 23/12/2013, ABN 32 164 367 113, WeWork L13 333-339 George St Sydney. We had published the former name. This also explains the entity's absence under its old name from ASIC Report 828's list of active retail CFD issuers. Whether XM-branded retail services are offered in Australia under this AFSL still needs XM's own Australian disclosure.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xm", "legalEntity": "Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "120/10", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37582/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xm", "legalEntity": "Trading Point MENA Limited", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F003484", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/trading-point-mena-limited", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "F003484 is XM's (not XTB's).", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xm", "legalEntity": "XM Global Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "000261", "registerUrl": "https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/registered-individuals-companies/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "XM Global Limited read first-hand as Active on the FSC Belize register (reg. period Jan–Dec 2026); the register publishes no licence-number field, so 000261 remains broker-stated (annual suffix dropped).", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "fp-markets", "legalEntity": "First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "286354", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://download.asic.gov.au/media/5643314/cp322-submission-first-prudential-markets.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search: 'FIRST PRUDENTIAL MARKETS PTY LTD (formerly known as FIRST PRUDENTIAL PTY. LTD.)', status Current, AFSL 286354, commenced 31/05/2005, ABN 16 112 600 281, L5 10 Bridge St Sydney. Earlier corroboration: the CP322 submission and ASIC 14-345MR.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fp-markets", "legalEntity": "First Prudential Markets Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "371/18", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fp-markets", "legalEntity": "FP Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 50926", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "notes": "FSP 50926 = FP Markets (not StarTrader). FSCA register was down.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "vantage-markets", "legalEntity": "Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "428901", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search: 'VANTAGE GLOBAL PRIME PTY LTD (formerly known as MXT GLOBAL PTY. LTD.)', status Current, AFSL 428901, commenced 21/12/2012, ABN 32 157 768 566, L12 15 Castlereagh St Sydney. ASIC Report 828 (20 Jan 2026) also lists the entity as an active retail CFD issuer.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "vantage-markets", "legalEntity": "Vantage Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 51268", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "notes": "FSCA register down.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "vantage-markets", "legalEntity": "Vantage International Group Limited", "regulator": "CIMA", "licenceNo": "1383491", "registerUrl": "https://www.cima.ky/upimages/commonfiles/QuarterlyListofSecuritiesInvestmentBusinessLicensees-31December2025_1770039293.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-07-10", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on CIMA's official quarterly Securities Investment Business Licensees list (period ended 31 Dec 2025): Licence #1383491, Vantage International Group Limited, Broker/Dealer, licence date 25-May-18.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fxtm", "legalEntity": "Exinity UK Ltd (fmr Forextime UK Limited)", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "777911", "registerUrl": "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/fx-time-fxtimeio-clone-fca-authorised-firm", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-09-09", "notes": "FCA Register API 2026-08-26: Exinity UK Ltd, status 'Authorised — applied to cancel' — the UK entity has APPLIED TO CANCEL its FCA authorisation. FXTM does not onboard UK clients via Clarytrade (GB excluded); do not present FCA as active oversight going forward. Earlier confirmation: FCA clone-warning page named the genuine firm. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/777911): 'Exinity UK Ltd', status 'Authorised - applied to cancel'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fxtm", "legalEntity": "Exinity Limited", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 50320", "registerUrl": "https://prod-entitysearchwebapplication.azurewebsites.net/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.forextime.com/s3-static/2025-02/crypto-leverage-and-margin-FXTM.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-09-09", "notes": "Was 'FSP 46614' under the name 'ForexTime Ltd' — a row that carried no source and no check date, and contradicted the broker's own disclosure. FXTM states FSP No. 50320 consistently on fxtm.com/en, fxtm.com/za and forextime.com/za, and its own crypto-leverage PDF names the holder: 'Exinity Limited ... is licensed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa, with FSP No. 50320 and is a licensed Over the Counter Derivative Provider.' 46614 is most likely the pre-rebrand ForexTime number. ENTITY CONFIRMED FIRST-HAND 2026-09-09 on the FSCA's own entity search (OTC Derivative Providers lookup, browser read): 'EXINITY LIMITED — Status: Approved, Public Company, 173 Oxford Rd, Rosebank, Non Bank, Foreign.' The same lookup returns 'FOREXTIME LTD — Status: Application Withdrawn' (35 Lamprou Konstantara, Kato Polemidia, Limassol, Cyprus) — i.e. the entity name we previously published against this licence has a WITHDRAWN FSCA application, which corroborates the correction. NUMBER STILL BROKER-DISCLOSED: the ODP register publishes no licence number and the FSCA's FSP-number search host is still 404 (checked 2026-09-09), so 'FSP 50320' remains Exinity's own disclosure while the ODP authorisation itself is now register-verified.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fxtm", "legalEntity": "Exinity Capital East Africa Limited", "regulator": "CMA", "licenceNo": "135", "registerUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-08-22", "notes": "Was wrongly '122' (source at the time: Exinity press release). Now confirmed first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register — licence No. 135 held by Exinity Capital East Africa Limited. Status stays 'corrected' so the original error remains in the public corrections log.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fxtm", "legalEntity": "ForexTime Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "185/12", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "CIF withdrawn 20 May 2024 — removed from data.ts.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "CentFX Global Pty Ltd (formerly VT Global Pty Ltd)", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "516246", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "corrected", "notes": "CORRECTED 2026-09-15 after a first-hand read of ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 516246): the licensee is 'CENTFX GLOBAL PTY LTD', status Current, with former names '* VT GLOBAL PTY LTD', '* VINALYTICS AU PTY LTD' and '* STARGAZER CAPITAL PTY LTD'. We had published the former name VT Global Pty Ltd (wholesale-only licensee; VT Markets Pty Ltd was its authorised representative). Whether VT Markets still operates in Australia under this AFSL, and under which name, must be read on VT Markets' own Australian disclosure before the number is presented as VT Markets' licence.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "VT Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 50865", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "VT Markets Ltd", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "GB23202269", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly GB23201266.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "roboforex", "legalEntity": "RoboForex Ltd", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "000138/7", "registerUrl": "https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/registered-individuals-companies/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "Roboforex Ltd read first-hand as Active on the FSC Belize register (reg. period Jan–Dec 2026, incl. dealing as principal/agent); the register publishes no licence-number field — 000138/7 remains unconfirmed and variant numbers circulate.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 52218", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly 51298; corrected to FSP 52218 (PU Prime (Pty) Ltd, 18 Cavendish St, Claremont, Cape Town).", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "(no Bahamas entity)", "regulator": "SCB", "licenceNo": "SIA-F216", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "SIA-F216 belongs to Trade Nation Ltd — removed; PU Prime has no Bahamas licence.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime Limited", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD050", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/", "dateChecked": "2026-07-02", "status": "verified", "notes": "FSA Seychelles register lists PU Prime Limited (trade name PU Prime), Securities Dealer SD050, company registration 8426654-1, CT House, Office 1A, Providence, Mahe. Broker site sometimes shows Office 9A; register + partner details show Office 1A — prefer the register address.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime Ltd", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "GB23202672", "dateChecked": "2026-07-02", "status": "pending", "notes": "Broker-disclosed / partner-provided (Suite 201 Level 2, The Catalyst Building, 40 Silicon Avenue, Cybercity, Ebene). Verify GBC licence GB23202672 on the official FSC Mauritius register.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime Financial Services LLC", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "licenceNo": "20200000388", "dateChecked": "2026-07-02", "status": "pending", "notes": "Broker-disclosed / partner-provided (The Prime Tower, Office 1209, Business Bay, Dubai). Licence 20200000388 is a Fifth Category: Arrangement and Advice authorisation (introduction, promotion, arrangement, advice) — NOT local trade execution, custody or full brokerage unless independently verified. Verify on the official UAE SCA register.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "litefinance", "legalEntity": "Liteforex (Europe) Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "093/08", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37642/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "Active CIF (relabelled from 'historic').", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "litefinance", "legalEntity": "LiteFinance (offshore)", "regulator": "MISA", "licenceNo": "T2023311", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "unknown", "notes": "Comoros MISA is an offshore registry; not independently verifiable.", "displayStatus": "unknown" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "StarTrader International Pty Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 52464", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly 50926 (FP Markets').", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "GB24203371", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly GB22200717.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness (UK) Ltd", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "730729", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "FCA-authorised; does not onboard UK retail. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/730729): 'Exness (UK) Ltd', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness (Cy) Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "178/12", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37681/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "Re-read 2026-09-19: Exness (Cy) Ltd, licence 178/12, registration 293057, approved domain www.exness.eu. This register entry does not establish retail onboarding; the company explicitly excludes retail clients.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "51024", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness (SC) Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD025", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity present in the FSA capital-markets directory (read first-hand); the directory does not expose SD numbers.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "blueberry-markets", "legalEntity": "Blueberry Australia Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "535887", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-09-15", "notes": "Was wrongly 463745. The corrected value was read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search: 'BLUEBERRY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD', status Current, AFSL 535887.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "thinkmarkets", "legalEntity": "TF Global Markets (UK) Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "629628", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "TF Global Markets (UK) Limited, status Authorised — read via the official FCA Register API (account-keyed, regulator-authored data). Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/629628): 'TF Global Markets (UK) Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "thinkmarkets", "legalEntity": "TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "424700", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://download.asic.gov.au/media/tq0he35c/rep828-published-20-january-2026.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 424700): 'TF GLOBAL MARKETS (AUST) PTY LTD', status Current (former name '* TF GLOBAL MARKETS (AUST) LIMITED'). ASIC Report 828 (20 Jan 2026) also lists the entity as an active retail CFD issuer.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "etoro", "legalEntity": "eToro AUS Capital Limited", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "491139", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "etoro", "legalEntity": "eToro (Europe) Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "109/10", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37683/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "522157", "registerUrl": "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/xtb-limited-clone-fca-authorised-firm", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "The FCA's own clone-firm warning names the genuine authorised firm — XTB Limited, FRN 522157, One Canada Square, London — regulator-authored confirmation (same route as Axi/ASIC). The register app itself still blocks automation, but the API confirms it directly. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/522157): 'XTB Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB S.A.", "regulator": "KNF", "licenceNo": "DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005", "registerUrl": "https://www.knf.gov.pl/podmioty/wyszukiwarka_podmiotow", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "pending", "notes": "KNF's register lists XTB S.A. (formerly X-Trade Brokers DM S.A., name change shown struck through) with authorisation date 08-11-2005 — but displays no decision-reference string, so the DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005 number remains XTB's own citation. Register records load via client-side JS; 2026-08-25 reading came from a captured copy of the register page (dated 2025-03-07).", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB Ltd (Cyprus)", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "169/12", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37686/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CySEC register (re-checked 2026-08-25): XTB Ltd (formerly DUB Investments Ltd), licence 169/12 dated 18/04/2012, company reg 296794; EU/EEA passporting with Czech and Romanian branches.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB MENA Limited", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F006316", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/xtb-mena-limited", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly F003484 (that is XM's). Register content (via index; direct fetch 403s to automation): Category 3A, licensed 08-Jul-2021, retail endorsement, DIFC Dubai.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB International Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "6442514", "registerUrl": "https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Warning-Notice-XTB-Online-Tading_edit-July-2023.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "pending", "notes": "Belize FSC's own warning notice (2 Mar 2022) confirms 'XTB International (a regulated entity in Belize)' while flagging an impersonator using fraudulent licence IFSC/185 — but states no licence number. The LicenSys register is a JS app closed to automation and secondary sources conflict (6442514 / 000302/35 / 000302/185); the number shown is XTB's consistent self-disclosure.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB Agente de Valores SpA", "regulator": "CMF", "licenceNo": "216", "registerUrl": "https://www.cmfchile.cl/institucional/mercados/entidad.php?mercado=V&rut=76690832&grupo=&tipoentidad=AGVAL&row=AAAwdXAB1AAAAbnAAA&vig=VI&control=svs&pestania=1&tpl=alt", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on Chile's CMF register: XTB Agente de Valores SpA, RUT 76690832-2, Agente de Valores registration 216, status VIGENTE (active), registered 11/02/2025. Securities-agent licence — product scope for CFDs not stated on the register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Markets Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "195355", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P4G00001xnoSIUAY", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "FRN and legal name read off an FCA-authored Direction PDF (17 Jan 2020 — a routine prudential rule modification, not a sanction) hosted on the register domain; the register app itself blocks automation. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/195355): 'IG Markets Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Index Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "114059", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P4G00001xnoSIUAY", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "Spread-betting entity; same FCA-authored Direction PDF names it with FRN 114059. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/114059): 'IG INDEX LIMITED', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Europe GmbH", "regulator": "BaFin", "licenceNo": "148759", "registerUrl": "https://www.bafin.de/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "verified", "notes": "BaFin ID 148759 confirmed on BaFin's own 2021 warning notice (which flagged a third party misusing the ID) and corroborated by AMF France's own whitelist (MiCA passporting, Dec 2025). BaFin's register portal itself would not render to automation.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Markets Limited (AU)", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "220440", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "corrected", "notes": "CORRECTED 2026-09-15 after a first-hand read of ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 220440): 'IG MARKETS LIMITED', AFSL 220440, status CEASED (commenced 03/07/2002, ABN 84 099 019 851, address unknown). We had listed this as IG's current Australian licence on the strength of an IG-authored letter. IG's current Australian licence is held by its Australian subsidiary and must be read on the register (search 'IG Australia') before any ASIC number is presented as current.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Bank S.A.", "regulator": "FINMA", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://www.finma.ch/en/finma-public/authorised-institutions-individuals-and-products/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "verified", "notes": "Confirmed via FINMA-authored documents; FINMA's register lists authorised institutions by name without public licence numbers.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Asia Pte Ltd", "regulator": "MAS", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read live on MAS's Financial Institutions Directory — one of the few registers that renders to automation.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Limited (DIFC)", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F001780", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "pending", "notes": "DFSA register 403s automation; reference F001780 from search-indexed register content.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG International Ltd", "regulator": "BMA", "licenceNo": "", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "pending", "notes": "Bermuda Monetary Authority entity serving rest-of-world retail; the BMA's public register could not be located/queried this pass — licence description is IG's own disclosure.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Securities Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "", "dateChecked": "2026-08-25", "status": "pending", "notes": "Japan entity; not yet located on the FSA/Kanto Local Finance Bureau registered-operator list — manual check outstanding.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "avatrade", "legalEntity": "AVA Trade EU Limited", "regulator": "CBI", "licenceNo": "C53877", "registerUrl": "https://registers.centralbank.ie/FirmDataPage.aspx?firmReferenceNumber=C53877", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "avatrade", "legalEntity": "Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "406684", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "avatrade", "legalEntity": "Ava Capital Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "45984", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "notes": "FSCA register down.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "avatrade", "legalEntity": "Ava Trade Japan K.K.", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "1662", "registerUrl": "https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/regulated/licensed/fibo.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the FSA's official FIBO list (30 Jun 2026 edition): Kanto Regional Finance Bureau (FIBO) No.1662, Ava Trade Japan K.K., Type I Financial Instruments Business. See regulatory history.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hfm", "legalEntity": "HF Markets (UK) Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "801701", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "HF Markets (UK) Limited, status Authorised — read via the official FCA Register API (account-keyed, regulator-authored data). Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/801701): 'HF Markets (UK) Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hfm", "legalEntity": "HF Markets (Europe) Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "183/12", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37662/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hfm", "legalEntity": "HF Markets SA (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "46632", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "notes": "FSCA register down.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "hfm", "legalEntity": "HF Markets (Seychelles) Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD015", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity present in the FSA capital-markets directory (read first-hand); the directory does not expose SD numbers.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill UK Ltd", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "717270", "sourceUrl": "https://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "TICKMILL UK LTD, status Authorised — read via the official FCA Register API (account-keyed, regulator-authored data) (2026-08-26). Previously: FRN per Tickmill's own licences page; Companies House 09592225 Active (read first-hand); FCA clone warnings name it as the genuine firm. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/717270): 'TICKMILL UK LTD', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill Europe Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "278/15", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/74706/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "Re-read first-hand on the CySEC register 2026-08-22: licence 278/15, authorised 05/08/2015, company reg 340249, approved domain tickmill.com/eu. The register records the firm's former name as Vipro Markets Ltd.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "49464", "sourceUrl": "https://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "pending", "notes": "FSP 49464 per Tickmill's own licences page (read first-hand). FSCA's register still returns 'Website under maintenance' to automated reads (re-checked 2026-08-22) — register read outstanding. Tickmill's own pages give two different registered addresses for this entity; treat the address as unconfirmed.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD008", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity present in the FSA capital-markets directory (read first-hand); the directory does not expose SD numbers.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill Asia Ltd", "regulator": "Labuan FSA", "licenceNo": "MB/18/0028", "sourceUrl": "https://www.labuanfsa.gov.my/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Money-broking licence SURRENDERED effective 10/01/2025 per Labuan FSA's own 'Surrendered & Revoked' list (as at 29 Jan 2026). A July-2024 Tickmill client agreement still hosted on tickmill.com states the entity is 'authorized and regulated' under this number — the document predates the surrender. Not listed by Clarytrade as current regulation.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com (UK) Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "793714", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "Capital Com (UK) Limited, status Authorised — read via the official FCA Register API (account-keyed, regulator-authored data). Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/793714): 'Capital Com (UK) Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "513393", "sourceUrl": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2023-releases/23-298mr-asic-oversees-more-than-17-4-million-in-compensation-to-retail-investors-by-otc-derivative-issuers/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-30", "status": "pending", "notes": "ASIC's own media release 23-298MR names 'Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd' verbatim as an AFS licensee — entity regulator-confirmed; the AFSL number itself is still company-disclosed (ASIC Connect blocks automation).", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com SV Investments Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "319/17", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/42294/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-30", "status": "verified", "notes": "Re-read first-hand on the CySEC register 2026-08-30: licensed 07/04/2017, active, company HE 354252, Italian branch passported.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com Group Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "463/25", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/101891/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-30", "status": "verified", "notes": "Second, newly licensed Cyprus entity for the brand — read first-hand on the CySEC register: licensed 10/11/2025, active, company HE 446198, same Limassol address as SV Investments. Its site warning uses a RANGE format ('Between 74-89%...'); entity-to-traffic mapping is with Capital.com compliance for confirmation.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com Online Investments Ltd", "regulator": "SCB", "licenceNo": "", "sourceUrl": "https://capital.com/en-int/terms-and-policies", "dateChecked": "2026-09-01", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity name read first-hand on capital.com's international terms page (1 Sep 2026: 'Capital Com Online Investments Ltd' — not 'Investing'). The Bahamas SCB publishes an SIA registrant list without licence numbers; not yet read for this entity, so the number stays unpublished.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com Stock and CFD Investing Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD101", "dateChecked": "2026-08-30", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly SD150 (that is Trade Nation's). 2026-08-30: the entity could NOT be located on the FSA's capital-markets directory via automated reads (the table may be JS-rendered) — manual browser check queued; number remains company-disclosed as Seychelles FSA publishes none.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "bybit", "legalEntity": "Bybit", "regulator": "VARA", "licenceNo": "provisional", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "pending", "notes": "Provisional (non-operational) approval only; not on VARA public register. Full UAE licence is from the SCA, a different regulator.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "okx", "legalEntity": "OKX Middle East Fintech FZE", "regulator": "VARA", "licenceNo": "VL/23/12/003", "registerUrl": "https://www.vara.ae/en/licenses-and-register/public-register/okx-middle-east-fintech-fze/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-06-19", "notes": "Was 'provisional'; full VASP licence, active, read on VARA register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "eightcap", "legalEntity": "Eightcap Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "391441", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://download.asic.gov.au/media/tq0he35c/rep828-published-20-january-2026.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 391441): 'EIGHTCAP PTY LTD', status Current (former name '* ROCO INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD'). History: downgraded from verified on 2026-08-22 because the earlier note could not be reproduced; the CP322 letterhead and ASIC Report 828 remained corroboration until this register read.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "eightcap", "legalEntity": "Eightcap Group Ltd", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "921296", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "FRN 921296 = Eightcap Group Ltd; named as the genuine firm on the FCA's 'Eightcap VIP' clone warning. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/921296): 'Eightcap Group Ltd', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "eightcap", "legalEntity": "Eightcap EU Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "246/14", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/40651/", "dateChecked": "2026-06-19", "status": "verified", "notes": "CIF 246/14 = Eightcap EU Ltd, active; read on the CySEC register.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "eightcap", "legalEntity": "Eightcap Global Limited", "regulator": "SCB", "licenceNo": "SIA-F220", "registerUrl": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SIA-Firms-as-at-31-July-2026-1.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity read first-hand on SCB's official SIA Registrants list (31 Jul 2026): dealing/arranging incl. CFDs. The list publishes no licence-number column, so SIA-F220 remains per Eightcap's own legal pages.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "fusion-markets", "legalEntity": "Fusion Markets EU Ltd", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "444/24", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/98248/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-12", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CySEC register: CIF 444/24, licensed 29 Apr 2024, HE 434563; cross-border services listed to IT/PL/PT.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fusion-markets", "legalEntity": "Gleneagle Securities Pty Limited", "regulator": "VFSC", "licenceNo": "40256", "registerUrl": "https://www.vfsc.vu/financial-dealers-licensee-list/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-12", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the VFSC Financial Dealers Licensee List: company/licence 40256, Class A/B/C, active, licensed 6 Jan 2023.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fusion-markets", "legalEntity": "FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "385620", "registerUrl": "https://service.asic.gov.au/search/", "sourceUrl": "https://fusionmarkets.com/About-us/Regulations", "dateChecked": "2026-09-15", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand 2026-09-15 on ASIC Professional Registers Search (search 385620): 'FMGP TRADING GROUP PTY LTD', status Current (former name '* GLOBAL PRIME PTY LIMITED'). Earlier corroboration: Fusion's own regulations page, ABN 74 146 086 017 on the Australian Business Register, and ASIC Report 828's active-CFD-issuer list.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fusion-markets", "legalEntity": "Fusion Markets International Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD096", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-12", "status": "pending", "notes": "Entity present in the Seychelles FSA regulated-entities directory (read first-hand); the SD096 number itself is broker-stated and not independently visible in the fetchable register content.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "axi", "legalEntity": "AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "318232", "registerUrl": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2021-releases/21-044mr-asic-imposes-additional-licence-conditions-on-retail-otc-derivatives-issuer-axicorp-financial-services-pty-ltd/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-22", "status": "verified", "notes": "AFSL 318232 per Axi's own FSG (July 2026 edition, read first-hand), and ASIC's OWN media releases 20-019MR and 21-044MR print the pairing verbatim as 'AFS licence 318 232' (both re-read and independently re-verified 2026-08-22). ASIC-authored text, so this is a first-hand regulator confirmation even though ASIC Connect itself stays blocked to automated reads. Documented history: 2020 suspension (stayed), 2021 additional conditions — official media releases in regulatoryHistory.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "axi", "legalEntity": "Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "466201", "registerUrl": "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/axi-corp-limited-clone-fca-authorised-firm", "dateChecked": "2026-09-09", "status": "verified", "notes": "Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited, status Authorised — read via the official FCA Register API (account-keyed, regulator-authored data) (2026-08-26). Also named as the genuine firm on the FCA's clone-warning page. Re-read 2026-09-09 direct from the FCA Register API (Firm/466201): 'Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited', status 'Authorised'.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "axi", "legalEntity": "Solaris EMEA Limited", "regulator": "CySEC", "licenceNo": "433/23", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/95468/", "dateChecked": "2026-08-18", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the CySEC register: licence 433/23 dated 10/07/2023, company reg 376148; the register entry lists approved domains axi-solaris.com/eu and /pl (EU residents only).", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "axi", "legalEntity": "AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd (DIFC Branch)", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F003742", "dateChecked": "2026-08-17", "status": "pending", "notes": "Per Axi's own DIFC retail risk disclosure; DFSA public register page exists but returned 403 to automated reads.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "brokerSlug": "axi", "legalEntity": "AxiTrader LLC", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "4303 LLC 2025", "sourceUrl": "https://axidocs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/svg/client-agreement.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-08-17", "status": "verified", "notes": "Company registration (not a licence): Axi's own client agreement (7 Jul 2026, read first-hand) states the SVG FSA does not regulate margin FX/CFD issuers — the entity self-discloses as unregulated for this business.", "displayStatus": "verified" } ] }