Is Exness regulated?
Yes, Exness holds 5 regulatory licences in our records, with 3 of its 5 licence records read first-hand on the regulators' own registers (last read 2026-09-09). That includes tier-1 oversight from FCA. Regulation is entity-specific: your protections depend on which Exness legal entity onboards you, not on the brand.
Last updated September 2026·Licence statuses reflect our most recent read of each register; regulators update registers daily — verify current terms with the broker before you deposit.·How we score
Every licence, with what we found on the register
We mark a licence verified only after reading it on the regulator's own register or in a regulator-authored publication. Everything else stays visibly open.
| Legal entity | Regulator | Licence | Our check | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exness KE Limited | CMA | 162 | Verified on register checked 2026-08-22 | Source |
| Exness (UK) Ltd | FCA United Kingdom · Tier 1 | 730729 | Verified on register checked 2026-09-09 | Source |
| Exness (Cy) Ltd | CySEC Cyprus · Tier 2 | 178/12 | Verified on register checked 2026-06-19 | Source |
| Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd | FSCA South Africa · Tier 2 | 51024 | Pending — verify checked 2026-06-19 | No public register |
| Exness (SC) Ltd | FSA Seychelles · Offshore | SD025 | Pending — verify checked 2026-08-18 | Source |
Notes from our checks
- CMA 162: Read first-hand on the CMA Kenya licensees register 2026-08-22: licence No. 162 held by Exness KE Limited.
- FCA 730729: 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'.
- FSA SD025: Entity present in the FSA capital-markets directory (read first-hand); the directory does not expose SD numbers.
Which Exness entity would onboard you?
The brand is not the counterparty. The legal entity on your client agreement sets your regulator, compensation cover, leverage cap and terms.
| Legal entity | Regulator | Typically onboards | Compensation | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exness KE Limited Kenya | CMA (Kenya) (Tier 2) | KE | None identified | See terms |
| Exness (Cy) Ltd Cyprus (EU/EEA) | CySEC (Tier 2) | IE, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, BE, AT, PT, PL, SE, DK, FI, GR, CZ, HU, RO, BG, HR, SK, SI, EE, LV, LT, LU, MT, CY, IS, LI, NO | ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses) | Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules). |
| Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd South Africa | FSCA (Tier 2) | ZA | None identified | See terms |
| Exness (UK) Ltd United Kingdom | FCA (Tier 1) | Verify at signup | None identified | See terms |
| Exness (SC) Ltd Seychelles | FSA Seychelles (Offshore) | Most other countries (rest-of-world default) | No compensation scheme. · No negative-balance protection | Very high leverage available; weaker investor protection. |
Resolve the likely entity for your country with the entity checker, then confirm the entity named on your client agreement before you deposit.
What the licences actually give you
Three protections worth checking by name. Any of them can be missing even when a broker is licensed somewhere.
| Compensation scheme | ICF up to €20,000 (CySEC clients) |
| Segregated client fundsSegregated fundsClient money held in bank accounts kept separate from the broker's own funds, so it isn't used to run the business and is easier to return if the firm fails. | Yes, per the broker's disclosures |
| Negative-balance protectionNegative-balance protectionA safeguard that stops your account going below zero, so you can't end up owing the broker more than you deposited. Mandatory for retail clients in some regions. | Yes, for retail clients where the regulator requires it |
| UK entity (retail) | 30:1 |
| EU entity (retail) | 30:1 |
| Australian entity (retail) | 30:1 |
| South African entity | 2000:1 |
| International / offshore entity | Unlimited |
Verify these licences in five minutes
Never take a licence claim from a broker page, or from us, without reading the register.
- 1. Note the exact legal entity and licence number from the table above, or from the client agreement you would sign.
- 2.Open the regulator's own register from the links below, never from a link the broker hands you, and search that number.
- 3. Match the entity name and number exactly, check the status is active or authorised, and look for a clone-firm warning naming the brand.
Exness regulation: common questions
Is Exness regulated?
Yes, Exness holds 5 regulatory licences in our records, with 3 of its 5 licence records read first-hand on the regulators' own registers (last read 2026-09-09). That includes tier-1 oversight from FCA. Regulation is entity-specific: your protections depend on which Exness legal entity onboards you, not on the brand.
Is Exness regulated by the FCA?
Yes. Exness (UK) Ltd holds FCA reference 730729. Our check: verified on the register, last read 2026-09-09. Only clients onboarded by that UK entity get FCA protections such as FSCS cover; other Exness entities do not carry them.
Is Exness regulated by CySEC?
Yes. Exness (Cy) Ltd holds CySEC licence 178/12 (Cyprus, tier-2). Our check: verified on the register, last read 2026-06-19.
Is Exness regulated by FSCA?
Yes. Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd holds FSCA licence 51024 (South Africa, tier-2). Our check: pending a register read, last read 2026-06-19.
Is Exness regulated by FSA?
Yes. Exness (SC) Ltd holds FSA licence SD025 (Seychelles, offshore). Our check: pending a register read, last read 2026-08-18.
Which Exness entity would I be onboarded by?
Exness onboards clients through 5 legal entities in our map (Kenya, Cyprus (EU/EEA), South Africa, United Kingdom and Seychelles). Which one applies depends on your country of residence and is named on your client agreement at signup. Use the entity checker to see the likely match for your country, then confirm it on the agreement before depositing.
Does Exness have investor compensation?
ICF up to €20,000 (CySEC clients). Compensation schemes pay out only if the firm itself fails and cannot return client money; they never cover trading losses, and they apply only to clients of the specific licensed entity, not to every Exness client worldwide.
Has the FCA published a warning naming Exness?
Not in the warnings we hold (FCA clone-firm and unauthorised-firm warnings from mid-2026 onwards, refreshed weekly). Absence is not clearance: search the FCA warning list for the brand and any name a caller gives you.
Has Exness been fined or warned by a regulator?
We hold no sourced regulator action for Exness as of 2026-09-09. Absence from our log is not a clean bill: check the enforcement and warning pages of each regulator named above before depositing.
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Informational research only, not financial advice. Regulatory status changes; verify directly on the official registers before depositing. Being licensed is not the same as being suitable for you, and no licence protects against trading losses.