Vantage legal entities and licences
The following dated register findings remain in our evidence history. A past register read does not establish the company handling new applications today. We mark a finding "verified" only after reading it on the regulator's own register or official publications:
| Regulator | Jurisdiction | Licence in our records | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIMA | Cayman Islands | 1383491 (Vantage International Group Limited) | Historical register finding — read on CIMA's official licensee list (Broker/Dealer, licensed 25 May 2018); not a current onboarding assignment |
| ASIC | Australia | AFSL 428901 (Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd) | Verified — ASIC register read 15 September 2026: Current, Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd |
| FSCA | South Africa | FSP 51268 (Vantage Markets (Pty) Ltd) | Verified — FSCA FSP register read 23 September 2026: Authorized; Category I derivative intermediary permission, not proof of ODP authorisation |
Confirm the exact entity and permitted activities on each regulator's official register. An intermediary permission does not establish that the entity issues your trading product. The Vantage scan page shows the current per-licence evidence status.
UK users: read the FCA's own notices carefully
There is an FCA-authorised firm named Vantage Global Prime LLP (reference number 590299) — the FCA's own pages identify it as the authorised firm when warning about clones of its name. Separately, the FCA has published a notice (updated April 2026) stating that the vantagemarkets.com domain is not authorised by it and not associated with that authorised firm. In plain terms: do not read any FCA connection into the international Vantage Markets brand — UK-style protections come only from being onboarded by an FCA-authorised entity, which you should confirm on the FCA register before depositing. Italy's CONSOB also ordered access to a Vantage-branded domain blocked in April 2024 as unauthorised in Italy. Both notices are public regulator records — check them yourself as part of a UK licence check.
Which entity may onboard you
Our country records associate Australian residents with the Australian ASIC entity; confirm the account and current terms directly. The global footer read on 14 October 2026 names VIG Group in Mauritius and claims FSC licence GB20026165. International legal information also names Vantage Global Limited in Vanuatu. These are broker-disclosed candidates, not new register-verified findings.
We have not established how other countries are assigned between those companies. The historical Cayman record is not a rest-of-world default. Do not transfer its compensation, leverage or withdrawal terms to a different company. Use the entity checker, then match the company on your application and agreement to its own regulator record and account documents.
Country availability
Vantage does not accept residents of IN, CA, CN, HK, SG, US per our records, and availability elsewhere varies by entity. Availability depends on your country and legal entity — verify directly before depositing.
Risk notes
- CFDs are high-risk leveraged products; most retail CFD accounts lose money.
- The applicable leverage limit is unresolved until the company, product and client classification are known. Higher leverage amplifies losses as well as gains.
- Compensation arrangements are entity-specific. We do not infer that a scheme applies, or that none exists, from an unresolved country mapping.
- Protections (negative balance policy, dispute routes) differ by entity — check for the entity on your agreement, not the brand.
Compare Vantage with alternatives
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