Forex Regulators
Every regulator that licenses at least one broker in our database, grouped by how much the licence actually protects a retail client. Each page explains the jurisdiction, the role, how to verify a licence on the register, the protections, and lists the brokers holding it.
Tier one
Segregated client money, negative balance protection and a compensation scheme or its equivalent.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australia · 40 brokers
CySECCyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Cyprus · 39 brokers
FCAFinancial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom · 36 brokers
MASMonetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore · 15 brokers
CFTC/NFACommodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association
United States · 6 brokers
CIROCanadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Canada · 6 brokers
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
United States · 6 brokers
BaFinBundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
Germany · 4 brokers
FINMASwiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Switzerland · 4 brokers
FINRAFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority
United States · 3 brokers
CFTCCommodity Futures Trading Commission
United States · 2 brokers
SEC/FINRASecurities and Exchange Commission and FINRA
United States · 1 broker
Central Bank of IrelandCentral Bank of Ireland
Ireland · 1 broker
CONSOBCommissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa
Italy · 1 broker
AMFAutorité des Marchés Financiers
France · 1 broker
KNFKomisja Nadzoru Finansowego
Poland · 1 broker
CMVMComissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários
Portugal · 1 broker
MFSAMalta Financial Services Authority
Malta · 1 broker
Bank of ItalyBanca d'Italia
Italy · 1 broker
NFANational Futures Association
United States · 1 broker
ECBEuropean Central Bank
European Union · 1 broker
Tier two
Real supervision, with some retail protections missing.
Tier three
A registration that permits the business without doing much to protect the customer.
Lesson: what regulation means · How to check a licence · Regulation guide