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UAE traders are typically onboarded via the DIFC (DFSA) entity — confirm at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://pepperstone.com/en-ae/legal-documentation/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "ic-markets", "name": "IC Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "IC Markets (KE) Limited", "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "CMA (Kenya)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "countriesServed": [ "KE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Locally licensed Kenyan entity — licence No. 199, read first-hand on the CMA licensees register. Kenyan clients onboarded here fall under CMA supervision rather than the group's offshore entity; confirm which entity is named on your client agreement at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/" ] }, { "legalName": "IC Markets (EU) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "clientMoneyNote": "Client money segregated under CySEC rules.", "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/" ] }, { "legalName": "International Capital Markets Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] }, { "legalName": "Raw Trading Ltd (trading as IC Markets Global)", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA Seychelles", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection than tier-1 entities.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Seychelles) entity — typically the default for clients outside the EU/Australia. Lower protection; verify during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fsaseychelles.sc/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "fp-markets", "name": "FP Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "FP Markets Limited", "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "CMA (Kenya)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "countriesServed": [ "KE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Locally licensed Kenyan entity — licence No. 193, read first-hand on the CMA licensees register. Kenyan clients onboarded here fall under CMA supervision rather than the group's offshore entity; confirm which entity is named on your client agreement at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/" ] }, { "legalName": "First Prudential Markets Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/" ] }, { "legalName": "First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] }, { "legalName": "FP Markets (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Confirm the FSCA entity during signup; other regions may use an offshore entity.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fsca.co.za/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "xtb", "name": "XTB", "entities": [ { "legalName": "XTB Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "XTB S.A.", "jurisdiction": "Poland (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "KNF", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "EU clients may also be served via XTB's Cyprus (CySEC) entity — confirm at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.knf.gov.pl/" ] }, { "legalName": "XTB MENA Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates (DIFC)", "regulator": "DFSA", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/xtb-mena-limited", "countriesServed": [ "AE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/xtb-mena-limited" ] }, { "legalName": "XTB Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37686/", "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Formerly named DUB Investments Ltd (licence 169/12, dated 18/04/2012). A separate company from the UK 'XTB Limited' despite the near-identical name — check which entity your agreement names. XTB's Cyprus site also offers real (spot) crypto under a CySEC crypto-asset registration.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37686/" ] }, { "legalName": "XTB International Limited", "jurisdiction": "Belize", "regulator": "FSC (Belize)", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "AO", "BM", "GE", "MK", "MY", "MR", "MD", "ME", "PH", "KN", "RS", "ZA", "TT", "TH", "VN", "ZM" ], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "The rest-of-world entity — no EU/UK-style compensation scheme, and withdrawals below ~$50 carry a fee the EU/UK entities don't charge. From March 2026 XTB narrowed this entity's accepted countries to the short list shown (per XTB's own help centre). Belize FSC's register doesn't publish a browsable licence record; the licence number is XTB's own disclosure.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Warning-Notice-XTB-Online-Tading_edit-July-2023.pdf", "https://www.xtb.com/int" ] }, { "legalName": "XTB Agente de Valores SpA", "jurisdiction": "Chile", "regulator": "CMF", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "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", "countriesServed": [ "CL" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Registered as a securities agent (Agente de Valores, reg. 216, active since 11/02/2025) — the register does not state a CFD product scope for this entity.", "sourceUrls": [ "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" ] } ] }, { "slug": "ig", "name": "IG", "entities": [ { "legalName": "IG Markets Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "CFD entity (FRN 195355). Spread betting runs through the sister entity IG Index Limited (FRN 114059). UK retail crypto CFDs are banned; spot crypto runs via IG Digital Assets Limited (FCA cryptoasset register, Sep 2025). FCA-flagged clones have impersonated IG — verify the FRN.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "IG Europe GmbH", "jurisdiction": "Germany (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "BaFin", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA-derived rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "BaFin ID 148759. Belgium is excluded by Belgium's own FSMA distribution ban on retail CFDs, not by IG specifically.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.bafin.de/" ] }, { "legalName": "IG Bank S.A.", "jurisdiction": "Switzerland", "regulator": "FINMA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "CH" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "A Swiss bank, outside EU/UK retail protections — its site discloses a higher retail loss rate (75%) than IG's UK/EU entities.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.finma.ch/en/finma-public/authorised-institutions-individuals-and-products/" ] }, { "legalName": "IG Australia Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC product intervention).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "IG's Australian website names IG Australia Pty Ltd, AFSL 515106. ASIC's 17 September 2026 licensee extract confirms the entity and number (read 23 September). This replaces the ceased IG Markets Limited AFSL 220440; confirm the entity in your agreement.", "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.ig.com/au", "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee" ] }, { "legalName": "IG Asia Pte Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Singapore", "regulator": "MAS", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "SG" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid" ] }, { "legalName": "IG International Limited", "jurisdiction": "Bermuda", "regulator": "BMA", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "The rest-of-world entity: clients outside IG's locally licensed markets are typically onboarded here, with no FSCS/EU-style compensation scheme. IG exited South Africa in 2025 (FSCA authorisation dispute) — South African residents are no longer served onshore.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.iggroup.com/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "exness", "name": "Exness", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Exness KE Limited", "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "CMA (Kenya)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "countriesServed": [ "KE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Locally licensed Kenyan entity — licence No. 162, read first-hand on the CMA licensees register. Kenyan clients onboarded here fall under CMA supervision rather than the group's offshore entity; confirm which entity is named on your client agreement at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/" ] }, { "legalName": "Exness (Cy) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37681/", "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "retailClients": false, "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Institutional only: Exness (Cy) Ltd states on its own site that it does not offer services to retail clients or individual investors, and that the site is for institutional (corporate) clients. Its CySEC licence is genuine and verified on the register, but an EEA retail client is not onboarded here — check which company is named on your client agreement.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37681/", "https://www.exness.eu/" ] }, { "legalName": "Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Confirm the FSCA entity (FSP 51024) during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fsca.co.za/" ] }, { "legalName": "Exness (UK) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "FCA-authorised but does not onboard UK retail clients — and the United Kingdom is not on the list of countries Exness serves at all (Exness support, 20 September 2026), so a UK resident is not accepted by any Exness entity. The FCA licence is real; it is not a route for UK retail.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "Exness (SC) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA Seychelles", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Very high leverage available; weaker investor protection.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Seychelles) entity — the group's default retail route for the countries Exness serves (a 114-country list supplied by Exness support on 20 September 2026, none of them in the EU/EEA, UK, US, Canada or Australia). No investor-compensation scheme and no local complaint route; verify the company named on your client agreement during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fsaseychelles.sc/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "thinkmarkets", "name": "ThinkMarkets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "TF Global Markets (UK) Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "vantage-markets", "name": "Vantage Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] }, { "legalName": "Vantage Markets (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fsca.co.za/" ] }, { "legalName": "Vantage International Group Limited", "jurisdiction": "Cayman Islands", "regulator": "CIMA", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Cayman) entity — typically the default outside Australia/South Africa. Verify during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.vantagemarkets.com/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "tickmill", "name": "Tickmill", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Tickmill UK Ltd", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS (statutory investment limit £85,000)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail leverage capped at 30:1 under FCA rules.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Tickmill's own page advertises FSCS protection 'up to £120,000 per person'; the FSCS's own site states the investment limit is £85,000. Confirm what is statutory cover and what is separate private insurance before relying on either figure.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation" ] }, { "legalName": "Tickmill Europe Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/74706/", "countriesServed": [ "CY", "DE", "FR", "IT", "ES", "NL", "BE", "AT", "IE", "PT", "GR", "PL", "CZ", "SE", "DK", "FI", "NO", "HU", "RO" ], "excludedCountries": [ "JP", "US", "CA", "TR" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — 90% of the claim, up to €20,000", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail leverage capped at 30:1 under ESMA/CySEC rules.", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "This entity's client agreement requires clients to warrant they are not resident in Japan, the USA, Canada, Turkey or FATF-blacklisted countries. CySEC's register records the firm's former name as Vipro Markets Ltd.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/74706/" ] }, { "legalName": "Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation" ] }, { "legalName": "Tickmill Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA (Seychelles)", "regulatorTier": 3, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Offshore entity: leverage up to 1:1000, reduced automatically as position size grows ('Dynamic Leverage').", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Rest-of-world default entity, outside the FCA/CySEC investor-protection schemes. Its client agreement (May 2026) reserves the right to charge up to 5.2% commission on a withdrawal where there has been insufficient trading activity since the last deposit — read clause 4.7 before funding.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.tickmill.com/files/documents/legal-documents/fsa/client-service-agreement-and-risk-disclosure-statement.pdf" ] } ] }, { "slug": "fxtm", "name": "FXTM", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Exinity UK Ltd (formerly Forextime UK Limited)", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Confirm whether UK retail onboarding is open during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "ForexTime Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fsca.co.za/" ] }, { "legalName": "Exinity Capital East Africa Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "CMA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "KE" ], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Confirm the CMA licence during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cma.or.ke/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "blueberry-markets", "name": "Blueberry Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Blueberry Australia Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Outside Australia, Blueberry onboards clients under an offshore arrangement — verify the entity during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "fusion-markets", "name": "Fusion Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "clientMoneyNote": "Fusion states client monies are held in segregated Client Trust Accounts with National Australia Bank (broker-stated, Australian-entity context).", "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "ABN 74 146 086 017 verified on the Australian Business Register (also holds the 'Global Prime' business name); AFSL 385620 is stated on Fusion's own regulations page — ASIC register read still pending. Australian clients only, per Fusion's own terms.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fusionmarkets.com/About-us/Regulations", "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=74146086017" ] }, { "legalName": "Fusion Markets EU Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/98248/", "countriesServed": [ "CY", "IT", "PL", "PT" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 for eligible clients.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Licence 444/24 read first-hand on the CySEC register (licensed 29 Apr 2024); the register lists cross-border services to Italy, Poland and Portugal — other EU countries' onboarding not confirmed.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/98248/" ] }, { "legalName": "Gleneagle Securities Pty Limited", "jurisdiction": "Vanuatu", "regulator": "VFSC", "regulatorTier": 3, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.vfsc.vu/financial-dealers-licensee-list/", "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Licence 40256 (Class A, B, C; active) read first-hand on the VFSC licensee list. How Fusion assigns non-AU/EU clients between this entity and the Seychelles entity is not published — check your client agreement at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.vfsc.vu/financial-dealers-licensee-list/", "https://fusionmarkets.com/About-us/Regulations" ] }, { "legalName": "Fusion Markets International Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Entity listed in the Seychelles FSA regulated-entities directory (read first-hand); the SD096 licence number itself is stated on Fusion's own pages and not yet independently confirmed. Offshore-entity protections differ substantially from ASIC/CySEC entities.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets/", "https://fusionmarkets.com/About-us/Regulations" ] } ] }, { "slug": "vt-markets", "name": "VT Markets", "entities": [ { "legalName": "VT Markets (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "retailClients": false, "nonRetailReason": "Intermediary only — the broker names VT Markets Limited (Mauritius) as product supplier and counterparty", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "FSCA FSP 50865 is Authorized (read 23 September 2026). VT Markets' own disclosure says this FSP provides intermediary services and is not the market maker, product issuer or transaction counterparty. Confirm the Mauritius agreement and its terms separately.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "https://www.vtmarkets.com/en-eu/regulation/" ] }, { "legalName": "VT Markets Limited", "jurisdiction": "Mauritius", "regulator": "FSC", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "The FSC Mauritius register confirms this investment-dealer entity and its 23 October 2023 approval date; GB23202269 remains broker-disclosed. VT Markets identifies it as the product supplier behind the South African intermediary. Confirm the company and terms in your agreement.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.vtmarkets.com/en-eu/regulation/", "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr" ] } ] }, { "slug": "eightcap", "name": "Eightcap", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Eightcap Group Ltd", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/", "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/" ] }, { "legalName": "Eightcap EU Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/40651/", "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/40651/" ] }, { "legalName": "Eightcap Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "compensationScheme": "No retail investor compensation scheme in Australia.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://asic.gov.au/" ] }, { "legalName": "Eightcap Global Limited", "jurisdiction": "Bahamas", "regulator": "SCB", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection than tier-1 entities.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Bahamas) entity — typically the default outside the UK/EU/Australia. Lower protection; verify during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.eightcap.com/en/legal-documents-disclosures/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "axi", "name": "Axi", "entities": [ { "legalName": "AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "AFSL 318232 per Axi's own Financial Services Guide (read first-hand); ASIC register read pending. Note documented history: 2020 licence suspension (stayed on appeal) and 2021 additional conditions — official ASIC media releases linked on the profile.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://axidocs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/asic/axitrader-financial_services_guide.pdf" ] }, { "legalName": "Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "compensationScheme": "FSCS — up to £85,000 for eligible clients.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (FCA rules).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "FRN 466201 named as a genuine authorised firm on the FCA's own clone-firm warning page and used in Axi's current UK product schedule; direct FCA register read pending. Beware clones — the FCA has warned about three separate Axi impersonators.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/axi-corp-limited-clone-fca-authorised-firm", "https://axidocs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/fca/axitrader-product-schedule-professional.pdf" ] }, { "legalName": "Solaris EMEA Limited", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "AT", "BE", "BG", "HR", "CY", "CZ", "DK", "EE", "FI", "FR", "DE", "GR", "HU", "IE", "IT", "LV", "LT", "LU", "MT", "NL", "PL", "PT", "RO", "SK", "SI", "ES", "SE" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 for eligible clients.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "CySEC 433/23 / HE376148 per the axi-solaris.com/eu footer (read first-hand 2026-08-17), which states services are provided exclusively to EU residents; CySEC register read pending. This entity's site displays its own loss figure (67.24% at our check).", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.axi-solaris.com/eu" ] }, { "legalName": "AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd (DIFC Branch)", "jurisdiction": "Dubai (DIFC), UAE", "regulator": "DFSA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "AE" ], "confidence": "likely", "caution": "DFSA reference F003742 verified on 23 September 2026, with a retail endorsement for Arranging Deals in Investments (Futures). This entry does not establish execution or custody permission; confirm the separate trading counterparty in the client agreement.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/axicorp-financial-services-pty-ltd", "https://axidocs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/dfsa/axicorp-difc-retail-fx-disclosure.pdf" ] }, { "legalName": "AxiTrader LLC", "jurisdiction": "St Vincent & the Grenadines", "regulator": "FSA (SVG)", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Axi's own client agreement (effective 7 Jul 2026, read first-hand) states the SVG FSA 'does not regulate, monitor, supervise or licence margin FX and contracts for difference issuers' — this rest-of-world entity is a company registration (4303 LLC 2025), not a trading licence. Crypto under this entity is custodial buy-only with no external transfers.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://axidocs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/svg/client-agreement.pdf" ] } ] }, { "slug": "xm", "name": "XM", "entities": [ { "legalName": "TPXMGLOBAL Kenya Limited", "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "CMA (Kenya)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/", "countriesServed": [ "KE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Locally licensed Kenyan entity — licence No. 233, read first-hand on the CMA licensees register. Kenyan clients onboarded here fall under CMA supervision rather than the group's offshore entity; confirm which entity is named on your client agreement at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://licensees.cma.or.ke/licenses/5/" ] }, { "legalName": "Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37582/", "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/37582/" ] }, { "legalName": "Trading.com Markets Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ASIC rules).", "confidence": "likely", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.trading.com/au/regulation" ] }, { "legalName": "Trading Point MENA Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates (DIFC)", "regulator": "DFSA", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/trading-point-mena-limited", "countriesServed": [ "AE" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/trading-point-mena-limited" ] }, { "legalName": "XM Global Limited", "jurisdiction": "Belize", "regulator": "FSC Belize", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection than tier-1 entities.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Belize) entity — typically the default outside the EU/Australia/UAE. Verify during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "roboforex", "name": "RoboForex", "entities": [ { "legalName": "RoboForex Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Belize", "regulator": "FSC", "regulatorTier": 3, "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Very high leverage available; weaker investor protection.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore (Belize) entity. Lower protection; verify the licence and entity during signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://roboforex.com/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "puprime", "name": "PU Prime", "entities": [ { "legalName": "PU Prime (Pty) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Confirm the FSCA entity during signup; most other regions are served by offshore entities with weaker protection.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.fsca.co.za/" ] }, { "legalName": "PU Prime Financial Services LLC", "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "AE" ], "retailClients": false, "nonRetailReason": "Category 5 introduction/advice only — not a trading account provider", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "The UAE CMA register confirms Category 5 only and expressly excludes derivatives/spot-FX brokerage, portfolio management and execution of client orders (read 23 September 2026). The number 20200000388 remains broker-disclosed; it was not printed in the public entry. Confirm the separate trading counterparty in your agreement.", "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001633", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001633" ] }, { "legalName": "PU Prime Limited", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA", "regulatorTier": 3, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/", "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection than a regulated onshore entity.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Offshore Seychelles entity — listed on the FSA Seychelles register as PU Prime Limited (trade name PU Prime), Securities Dealer SD050. Confirm the exact trading entity and terms during signup; the UAE entity is an introducer, not the trading counterparty. FSC Mauritius also lists PU Prime Ltd as an investment dealer, but GB23202672 remains broker-disclosed.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fsaseychelles.sc/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "startrader", "name": "StarTrader", "entities": [ { "legalName": "STARTRADER Prime Global Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "ASIC", "regulatorTier": 1, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee", "countriesServed": [ "AU" ], "maxLeverageNote": "Retail FX majors: up to 30:1; lower limits apply to other CFDs.", "confidence": "confirmed", "caution": "Australian clients use STARTRADER Prime Global Pty Ltd's regional site. Confirm this company and its Australian terms on your agreement; offshore offers do not establish Australian account terms.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.startraderprime.com.au/", "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee" ] }, { "legalName": "StarTrader International Pty Ltd", "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "FSCA", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "countriesServed": [ "ZA" ], "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "confidence": "likely", "caution": "FSP 52464 was authorised on the FSCA register when checked 23 September 2026. Category I includes derivative instruments. This FSP check does not verify a separate OTC derivatives-provider authorisation or establish which company issues your CFD; confirm both the service provider and product counterparty in your agreement.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "https://www.startrader.com/regulation/" ] }, { "legalName": "STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited", "jurisdiction": "Mauritius", "regulator": "FSC", "regulatorTier": 3, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr", "countriesServed": [ "*" ], "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme.", "negativeBalanceProtection": false, "maxLeverageNote": "Higher leverage available; weaker investor protection.", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "Possible offshore Mauritius route, not a confirmed country allocation. STARTRADER also has a Seychelles entity: confirm the exact company on your agreement. The FSC register lists the investment-dealer entity; GB24203371 remains broker-disclosed because the public entry does not display that number.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr", "https://www.startrader.com/regulation/" ] }, { "legalName": "STARTRADER Limited", "jurisdiction": "Seychelles", "regulator": "FSA", "regulatorTier": 3, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "confidence": "unknown", "caution": "Entity and startrader.com domain confirmed in the FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026. SD049 is broker-disclosed; the directory publishes no SD numbers. No country allocation is established by that listing; check your client agreement.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "https://www.startrader.com/client-agreement-fsa/" ] }, { "legalName": "STARTRADER Global Financial Consultation & Financial Analysis", "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001206", "retailClients": false, "nonRetailReason": "Consultation, introduction and promotion only — not a trading account provider", "confidence": "unknown", "caution": "CMA entry CP-0001206, read 23 September 2026, lists Financial Consultations, Introduction and Promotion as Active. Its notice expressly excludes derivatives/spot-FX brokerage, portfolio management and client-order execution. Broker-disclosed licence number: 20200000241; the public entry does not display it.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001206", "https://www.startrader.com/regulation/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "litefinance", "name": "LiteFinance", "entities": [ { "legalName": "Liteforex (Europe) Ltd", "jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EU/EEA)", "regulator": "CySEC", "regulatorTier": 2, "countriesServed": [ "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" ], "compensationScheme": "ICF — up to €20,000 if the firm fails (not for trading losses)", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "maxLeverageNote": "Retail CFD leverage capped at 30:1 (ESMA rules).", "confidence": "likely", "caution": "The CySEC entity may not serve all clients; LiteFinance's global brand mostly uses an offshore entity — confirm at signup.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/" ] } ] }, { "slug": "hycm", "name": "HYCM", "entities": [ { "legalName": "HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited", "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom", "regulator": "FCA", "regulatorTier": 1, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfHH0AAN", "countriesServed": [ "GB" ], "maxLeverageNote": "UK retail CFD leverage cannot exceed 30:1; lower limits apply to other underlying assets.", "compensationScheme": "Check UK FSCS eligibility for your client category and claim; it does not cover trading losses or accounts with other HYCM companies", "confidence": "likely", "sourceUrls": [ "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfHH0AAN", "https://hycm.co.uk/", "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/contract-for-differences" ], "caution": "Read 2026-09-30: Authorised, FRN 186171; dealing permissions include retail clients and forex/CFDs. Permission does not establish current account availability. Confirm the agreement names this UK company; Clarytrade has no confirmed UK-specific referral link." }, { "legalName": "HYCM Limited", "jurisdiction": "Dubai (DIFC)", "regulator": "DFSA", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/henyep-capital-markets-difc-limited", "retailClients": false, "nonRetailReason": "Arranging deals, including with retail clients; the register does not list dealing as principal or agent, so this is not treated as the trading account provider", "confidence": "unknown", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/henyep-capital-markets-difc-limited" ], "caution": "F000048 read first-hand 2026-09-30. The retail endorsement permits the listed arranging service; it does not make this company the trading counterparty. The register's current name is HYCM Limited." }, { "legalName": "HYCM Financial Services L.L.C.", "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "regulatorTier": 2, "regulatorRegisterUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies", "retailClients": false, "nonRetailReason": "Broker-disclosed Category 5 arrangement/advice only; it cannot hold client assets or money and is not treated as the trading account provider", "confidence": "unknown", "sourceUrls": [ "https://help.hycm.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000275689-Forms-Documents" ], "caution": "Claimed licence 20200000473 remains pending as of 2026-09-30. The CMA search suggested the company name, but its full record and licence number did not load." }, { "legalName": "HYCM Capital Markets S.R.L.", "jurisdiction": "Costa Rica", "regulator": "Brokerage authorisation not verified", "regulatorTier": 3, "excludedCountries": [ "AF", "AL", "BB", "BY", "BE", "BF", "KH", "CA", "KY", "CY", "CD", "FR", "GI", "HT", "HK", "IR", "IQ", "JM", "LB", "ML", "MZ", "MM", "KP", "PA", "PH", "PT", "RU", "SN", "SS", "ES", "SD", "TZ", "UG", "US" ], "confidence": "unknown", "negativeBalanceProtection": true, "compensationScheme": "No compensation scheme verified for this entity", "clientMoneyNote": "Read the international agreement's client-money and margin terms; UK or EU schemes do not follow from the group's other licences.", "maxLeverageNote": "International forex page advertises up to 500:1; instrument and account limits vary.", "products": [ "Forex", "CFDs" ], "sourceUrls": [ "https://hycm.com/files/pdfs/HYCM_Capital_Markets_SRL_Customer_Agreement.pdf", "https://hycm.com/en/license-and-regulation", "https://hycm.com/en/products" ], "caution": "International contract read 2026-09-30 (version 1 August 2025). Corporate registration 3-102-883933 is not a brokerage licence. Country-to-entity onboarding is unconfirmed; verify the named company on your own agreement. The site's EEA notice says this operator is outside the EU regulatory framework." } ] } ], "rows": [ { "brokerSlug": "hycm", "legalEntity": "HYCM CAPITAL MARKETS (UK) LIMITED", "regulator": "FCA", "licenceNo": "186171", "registerUrl": "https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfHH0AAN", "dateChecked": "2026-09-30", "status": "verified", "notes": "Manually read the FCA firm page and expanded permissions: Authorised since 1 December 2001, FRN 186171, company 02878581, official website www.hycm.co.uk. Dealing in investments as principal includes Retail (Investment), contracts for differences and rolling spot forex. Permission is entity-specific and does not confirm onboarding through Clarytrade's international referral link.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hycm", "legalEntity": "HYCM Limited", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F000048", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/henyep-capital-markets-difc-limited", "dateChecked": "2026-09-30", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the DFSA register: current name HYCM Limited, trading name HYCM, reference F000048. Listed service is Arranging Deals in Investments (futures, shares, units), with a retail-client endorsement. No principal/agent dealing service is listed in this read. The old name in the URL and broker marketing is not the current register name; do not treat this as a retail trading-account issuer.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hycm", "legalEntity": "HYCM Financial Services L.L.C.", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "licenceNo": "20200000473", "registerUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies", "sourceUrl": "https://help.hycm.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000275689-Forms-Documents", "dateChecked": "2026-09-30", "status": "pending", "notes": "HYCM's help-centre legal disclosure claims this number and Category 5 arrangement/advice, with no authority to hold client assets or money. The official CMA autocomplete returned HYCM FINANCIAL SERVICES L.L.C, but the company detail and number did not load after search. A name suggestion alone is insufficient verification; licence remains broker-disclosed.", "displayStatus": "pending" }, { "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", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/80418/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/?categories=licenced", "dateChecked": "2026-10-06", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 6 October 2026 in the CySEC Investment Firms (Cypriot) licensed-firms directory: IC Markets (EU) Ltd, licence 362/18, licence date 25 June 2018, company registration 356877. Added the missing source URL to the earlier record; the number is unchanged. This listing does not establish individual retail onboarding eligibility or all service permissions.", "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": "8557558", "registerUrl": "https://licensys.belizefsc.org.bz/#/publicSearch", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSC Belize LicenSys public search: XM GLOBAL LIMITED, Licence/Registration Number 8557558, status Active, registration date 1 January 2025; categories: Trading in Securities as Principal; Arranging Transactions in Securities. The register displays the broker domain. The new register does publish licence/registration identifiers, superseding our previous note that no number was visible. Our old value 000261 is retained here as history; it has been replaced by the current register identifier. This is a record update, not a finding of broker misconduct.", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/82198/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/?categories=licenced", "dateChecked": "2026-10-06", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 6 October 2026 in the CySEC Investment Firms (Cypriot) licensed-firms directory: First Prudential Markets Ltd, licence 371/18, licence date 19 November 2018, company registration 372179. Added the missing source URL to the earlier record; the number is unchanged. This listing does not establish individual retail onboarding eligibility or all service permissions.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "fp-markets", "legalEntity": "FP Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 50926", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: FP MARKETS (PTY) LTD, FSP 50926, status Authorized, authorisation date 17 May 2022. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: VANTAGE MARKETS (PTY) LTD, FSP 51268, status Authorized, authorisation date 9 April 2021. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction re-verified on 23 September 2026: CySEC's own decision records withdrawal of ForexTime Ltd CIF authorisation 185/12 on 20 May 2024 following the firm's express renunciation. This verifies the withdrawal, NOT an active licence. The licence remains excluded from current broker regulation.", "registerUrl": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=95c5d5d3-df12-4157-bf03-d29b8a341336", "currentForBrand": false, "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "CentFX Global Pty Ltd (formerly VT Global Pty Ltd)", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "516246", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: VT Global Pty Ltd was a former name of the holder. Re-read 23 September 2026 in ASIC's official 17 September extract: AFSL 516246 belongs to CENTFX GLOBAL PTY LTD (ABN 14 631 408 609), with wholesale-only conditions. VT Markets' current legal footer names its South African intermediary and Mauritius product supplier, but does not establish a current link to this AFSL. Current attribution to VT Markets remains unverified; not presented as its current ASIC authorisation.", "currentForBrand": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.vtmarkets.com/en-eu/regulation/", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "VT Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 50865", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: VT MARKETS (PTY) LTD, FSP 50865, status Authorized, authorisation date 9 September 2020. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty. VT Markets' own current legal disclosure also describes this company as an intermediary, with VT Markets Limited (Mauritius) as product supplier, not the South African FSP as counterparty.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "vt-markets", "legalEntity": "VT Markets Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "GB23202269", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: was wrongly GB23201266. Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in FSC Mauritius list and detail view: VT Markets Limited, approval date 23 October 2023, SEC-2.1B Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding Underwriting), status field COMPANY IS INCORPORATED. The register does not print GB23202269; this corrected number remains broker-disclosed and is not marked re-verified.", "registerUrl": "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr", "sourceUrl": "https://www.vtmarkets.com/en-eu/regulation/", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "roboforex", "legalEntity": "RoboForex Ltd", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "9759600", "registerUrl": "https://licensys.belizefsc.org.bz/#/publicSearch", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSC Belize LicenSys public search: ROBOFOREX LTD., Licence/Registration Number 9759600, status Active, registration date 1 January 2025; categories: Trading in Securities as Agent and Principal; Managing Securities; Providing Investment Advice. The register displays the broker domain. The new register does publish licence/registration identifiers, superseding our previous note that no number was visible. Our old value 000138/7 is retained here as history; it has been replaced by the current register identifier. This is a record update, not a finding of broker misconduct.", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 52218", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: we had wrongly published FSP 51298. Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: PU PRIME (PTY) LTD, FSP 52218, status Authorized, authorisation date 11 March 2022. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "(no Bahamas entity)", "regulator": "SCB", "licenceNo": "SIA-F216", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: SIA-F216 was wrongly attributed to PU Prime and removed. The SCB list as at 31 August 2026, read first-hand 23 September, lists Trade Nation Ltd but no PU Prime match. The list has no SIA-F number column, so it does not independently verify the number's ownership or prove that the brand has no authorisation under any other name. No current Bahamas authorisation is attributed to PU Prime.", "registerUrl": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SIA-Firms-as-at-31-August-2026-1.pdf", "currentForBrand": false, "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": "", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation, read first-hand in the FSC Mauritius public register and detail view on 23 September 2026: PU Prime Ltd, approval dated 19 January 2024, SEC-2.1B Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding Underwriting); the status field reads COMPANY IS INCORPORATED. GB23202672 is broker-disclosed and is not printed by either register view.", "registerUrl": "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "puprime", "legalEntity": "PU Prime Financial Services LLC", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "licenceNo": "", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity and restricted scope confirmed first-hand on 23 September 2026: PU Prime Financial Services LLC appears on the UAE CMA (formerly SCA) register. Its Category 5 notice expressly excludes derivatives/spot-FX brokerage, trading operations, portfolio management and execution of client orders. This is an introduction/advice authorisation, not a trading-account provider. Number 20200000388 remains broker-disclosed; no number was read in the public entry.", "registerUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001633", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "unknown", "notes": "Attempted the canonical Mwali/MISA register on 23 September 2026; it stopped at Cloudflare security verification and no entity or licence content was read. T2023311 remains unverified. A blocked read is not evidence that the licence is absent; mirror or broker claims have not been substituted for regulator verification.", "registerUrl": "https://mwaliregistrar.com/", "displayStatus": "unknown" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "STARTRADER Prime Global Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "421210", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee", "sourceUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand in ASIC's own AFS Licensee Dataset, extract dated 17 September 2026 07:52: STARTRADER PRIME GLOBAL PTY LTD, AFSL 421210, ABN 65156005668, licence commenced 3 September 2012. Conditions permit advice, dealing and market-making in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for retail and wholesale clients. Verification is of that dated regulator snapshot; the live professional-register interface could not be reached during this check.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "StarTrader International Pty Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "FSP 52464", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "notes": "Was wrongly 50926 (FP Markets'). Corrected number re-read first-hand 23 September 2026: STARTRADER INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD, FSP 52464, status Authorized, registration 2022/435897/07, authorised 23 September 2022. The Products Approved panel includes Category I derivative instruments. This FSP verification does not establish a separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or the company issuing a client's CFD.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "STARTRADER Financial Markets Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "GB24203371", "registerUrl": "https://opr.fscmauritius.org/ords/opr/r/fsc-opr/fsc-online-public-register-opr", "sourceUrl": "https://www.startrader.com/regulation/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Was wrongly GB22200717. On 23 September 2026 the FSC's own public register and detail view listed Startrader Financial Markets Limited, licence/approval date 20 August 2024, SEC-2.1B Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding Underwriting); the status field reads COMPANY IS INCORPORATED. Entity and licence category confirmed, but neither view displayed GB24203371. That number remains broker-disclosed, so the historical correction is not marked re-verified.", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "STARTRADER Limited", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "sourceUrl": "https://www.startrader.com/client-agreement-fsa/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only verification: read STARTRADER LIMITED first-hand in the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026, with startrader.com and support@startrader.com. The directory does not publish SD numbers. SD049 is stated by STARTRADER in its regulatory disclosure and Seychelles client agreement; it is not an independently register-read number.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "startrader", "legalEntity": "STARTRADER Global Financial Consultation & Financial Analysis", "regulator": "CMA (UAE)", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies?q=CP-0001206", "sourceUrl": "https://www.startrader.com/regulation/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity and activities verified first-hand on 23 September 2026: CP-0001206, Active; Financial Consultations, Introduction and Promotion each Active. The regulator's Category 5 notice expressly excludes derivatives/spot-FX brokerage, portfolio management and client-order execution. This is not a trading-account provider. The public entry does not display 20200000241; that licence number remains broker-disclosed.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: EXNESS ZA (PTY) LTD, 51024, status Authorized, authorisation date 11 December 2020. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "exness", "legalEntity": "Exness (SC) Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation: Exness (SC) Ltd and its broker website were read first-hand in the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026. The directory publishes no SD number. SD025 remains broker-disclosed and has not been independently number-verified; it is not presented as a verified licence number.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in ASIC's regulator-authored AFS licensee dataset, extract dated 17 September 2026 at 07:52: ETORO AUS CAPITAL LIMITED, AFSL 491139, ABN 66 612 791 803, commenced 4 September 2017. This is verification against the dated official extract, not a live status assertion for 23 September.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "", "registerUrl": "https://www.knf.gov.pl/podmioty/Podmioty_rynku_kapitalowego/Firmy_inwestycyjne_i_Agenci_firm_inwestycyjnych/domy_maklerskie?page=2", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation, read first-hand on 23 September 2026 on KNF's own brokerage-house list: XTB S.A., formerly X-Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski S.A., authorisation date 8 November 2005, listed activity codes 1, 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 16. The decision reference DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005 is XTB-disclosed and is not printed in this register entry.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Read first-hand on the DFSA public register on 23 September 2026: XTB MENA Limited, reference F006316. Historical correction: F003484 was wrongly assigned to XTB; it belongs to XM. Licensed 8 July 2021; retail-client and client-asset endorsements, arranging and matched-principal dealing permissions.", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "xtb", "legalEntity": "XTB International Limited", "regulator": "FSC", "licenceNo": "6442514", "registerUrl": "https://licensys.belizefsc.org.bz/#/publicSearch", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSC Belize LicenSys public search: XTB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Licence/Registration Number 6442514, status Active, registration date 1 January 2025; categories: Trading in Securities as Agent and Principal; Arranging Transactions in Securities. The register displays the broker domain. The new register does publish licence/registration identifiers, superseding our previous note that no number was visible.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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 Australia Pty Ltd", "regulator": "ASIC", "licenceNo": "515106", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: AFSL 220440 (IG Markets Limited) was read as Ceased on 15 September; it was incorrectly presented as the current Australian licence. Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in ASIC's regulator-authored AFS licensee dataset, extract dated 17 September 2026 at 07:52: IG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AFSL 515106, ABN 93 096 585 410, commenced 2 June 2020. This is verification against the dated official extract, not a live status assertion for 23 September. IG's current Australian website identifies IG Australia Pty Ltd with AFSL 515106 and the same ABN.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ig.com/au", "reVerified": "2026-09-23", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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", "regulator": "DFSA", "licenceNo": "F001780", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/ig-limited", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the DFSA public register on 23 September 2026: IG Limited, reference F001780. Licensed 10 June 2015; retail-client and client-asset endorsements, arranging, matched-principal dealing and custody permissions.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG International Ltd", "regulator": "BMA", "licenceNo": "", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation, read first-hand on 23 September 2026: IG International Limited appears under Investment Business: Licensed Entities, effective 18 February 2020. Permitted to deal, arrange, safeguard and administer investments; not permitted to manage investments or provide investment advice. No investment-business licence number is displayed. The separate digital-assets entry publishes registration 54814; that number is not substituted for the investment-business authorisation.", "registerUrl": "https://www.bma.bm/regulated-entities", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "ig", "legalEntity": "IG Securities Ltd", "regulator": "JFSA", "licenceNo": "Kanto (Kinsho) No. 255", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the Japanese FSA financial-instruments business operators list linked from its official licence index (list as at 31 August 2026), page 19: IG Securities Limited (ＩＧ証券株式会社), Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Kinsho) No. 255, registered 30 September 2007, corporate number 9010401051715. This is the Japanese FSA, not the Seychelles FSA.", "registerUrl": "https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/kinyushohin.pdf", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in ASIC's regulator-authored AFS licensee dataset, extract dated 17 September 2026 at 07:52: AVA CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AFSL 406684, ABN 72 143 340 907, commenced 9 November 2011. This is verification against the dated official extract, not a live status assertion for 23 September.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "avatrade", "legalEntity": "Ava Capital Markets (Pty) Ltd", "regulator": "FSCA", "licenceNo": "45984", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: AVA CAPITAL MARKETS (PTY) LTD, 45984, status Authorized, authorisation date 10 November 2015. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: HF MARKETS SA (PTY) LTD, 46632, status Authorized, authorisation date 9 February 2016. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "hfm", "legalEntity": "HF Markets (Seychelles) Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation: HF Markets (Seychelles) Ltd and its broker website were read first-hand in the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026. The directory publishes no SD number. SD015 remains broker-disclosed and has not been independently number-verified; it is not presented as a verified licence number.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in the FSCA FSP search and Details / Products Approved views: TICKMILL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD, 49464, status Authorized, authorisation date 9 October 2019. Category I includes intermediary services in derivative instruments. This FSP entry is not proof of separate OTC derivatives-provider approval or of the entity being the trading counterparty.", "registerUrl": "https://www2.fsca.co.za/Fais/Search_FSP.htm", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation: Tickmill Ltd and its broker website were read first-hand in the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026. The directory publishes no SD number. SD008 remains broker-disclosed and has not been independently number-verified; it is not presented as a verified licence number.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "tickmill", "legalEntity": "Tickmill Asia Ltd", "regulator": "Labuan FSA", "licenceNo": "MB/18/0028", "sourceUrl": "https://www.labuanfsa.gov.my/", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: Tickmill Asia Ltd appears on Labuan FSA's surrendered/revoked money-brokers list as at 29 January 2026, read first-hand again 23 September 2026, with surrender effective 10 January 2025. The list confirms the entity and surrender, but does not print MB/18/0028. That historical number remains unverified. Not current regulation; the older broker agreement predates the surrender.", "registerUrl": "https://www.labuanfsa.gov.my/clients/asset_717D5286-17F8-4620-B852-83CA4FFCC30C/contentms/img/documents/aob/money-broking/2026/List-of-Labuan-Money-Brokers-Surrendered-Revoked-as-at-29.01.2026_30012026.pdf", "currentForBrand": false, "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in ASIC's regulator-authored AFS licensee dataset, extract dated 17 September 2026 at 07:52: CAPITAL COM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AFSL 513393, ABN 47 625 601 489, commenced 16 June 2021. This is verification against the dated official extract, not a live status assertion for 23 September.", "registerUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202609.csv", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation, read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in SCB's SIA registrants list as at 31 August 2026, page 3: Capital Com Online Investments Ltd, dealing as agent or principal and arranging transactions including CFDs. The list has no licence-number column.", "registerUrl": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SIA-Firms-as-at-31-August-2026-1.pdf", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "brokerSlug": "capital-com", "legalEntity": "Capital Com Stock and CFD Investing Ltd", "regulator": "FSA", "licenceNo": "SD101", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "corrected", "notes": "Historical correction: we had wrongly published SD150. Re-checked the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026; Capital Com Stock and CFD Investing Ltd / Capital Com could not be located in the published directory. The directory has no SD-number field. Neither SD101 nor its current entity attribution is independently verified; absence from this directory search is not proof of absence of authorisation.", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "displayStatus": "corrected" }, { "brokerSlug": "bybit", "legalEntity": "Bybit", "regulator": "VARA", "licenceNo": "provisional", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "pending", "notes": "Re-checked VARA's full licensed-VASP public register on 23 September 2026: no Bybit match was found. The earlier provisional claim remains unverified and is not operational authorisation. VARA states that in-principle approval does not allow operations before a full licence. A UAE CMA/SCA authorisation is a separate claim and is not proof of a VARA licence.", "registerUrl": "https://www.vara.ae/en/licenses-and-register/public-register/", "currentForBrand": false, "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": "", "registerUrl": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SIA-Firms-as-at-31-August-2026-1.pdf", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation, read first-hand on 23 September 2026 in SCB's SIA registrants list as at 31 August 2026, page 5: Eightcap Global Limited, dealing as agent or principal and arranging transactions including CFDs. The list has no licence-number column. SIA-F220 remains broker-disclosed, not independently number-verified.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "", "registerUrl": "https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets", "dateChecked": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Entity-only confirmation: Fusion Markets International Ltd and its broker website were read first-hand in the Seychelles FSA capital-markets directory on 23 September 2026. The directory publishes no SD number. SD096 remains broker-disclosed and has not been independently number-verified; it is not presented as a verified licence number.", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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": "2026-09-23", "status": "verified", "notes": "Read first-hand on the DFSA public register on 23 September 2026: AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd (DIFC Branch), reference F003742. Licensed 1 April 2018; trading names Axi and One Financial Markets, retail endorsement. The entry permits Arranging Deals in Investments (Futures); it does not establish execution or custody permission.", "registerUrl": "https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms/axicorp-financial-services-pty-ltd", "displayStatus": "verified" }, { "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" } ] }