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Exness

Seychelles · Exness (SC) Ltd

Costs
Standard: from 0.2 pips, no trading commission.
Platforms
Standard uses MT4/MT5, with instrument/account-currency limits.
Client protection
Negative balances reset to zero; negative equity with open positions is different.
Sources and applicability

Public documents for the named entity/account. Confirm residence acceptance when applying.

Costs

Account availability and deposit terms vary by region.

Standard account — spreads / commission ↗ · 2026-09-29
PlatformsStandard MT4 / MT5 conditions ↗ · 2026-09-29
Client protection

Check deposits before a reset; this does not imply UK retail availability.

Negative Balance Protection — open-position exception ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

Exness

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Brand overview and official site

Exness operates through 9 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across Seychelles, Cyprus, United Kingdom, British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, and Belize.

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Research summary

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From the full research file on record.

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Research confidence

High

Research completeness/source coverage; not broker safety or suitability.

Licence verification

2 regulator-registers confirmed

9 licences recorded

Primary sources

20

Research file review

Aug 23, 2026

Latest source check

Outstanding issues

Researched by FXVeritas Research Desk · Evidence standard: Primary-source verification · Research evidence methodology · Editorial independence · Corrections policy

Research notes

Editorial summary from the research file. Recorded answers follow below.

Exness is a brand used by several licensed companies. Official pages do not treat them as one legal person.

www.exness.com legal documents name Exness (SC) Ltd and other international issuers. Official text states Exness (Cy) Ltd and Exness (UK) Ltd do not offer services to retail clients.

Legal entities & current licences

Brand is not a licence. Each legal entity is listed with the current licence record(s) isolated for that entity.

Exness

Exness (SC) Ltd

Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
9A, CT House, 2nd Floor, Providence, Mahe, Seychelles
Status
listed on FSA Seychelles capital-markets page
Role
Named on www.exness.com legal documents with Exness B.V., Exness (VG) Ltd and Forexite Ltd. Official text also states this company is authorised as an OTC derivatives provider by FSCA in addition to FSA SD025.
Parent
Not recorded

Current licence evidence

FSCA · ODP (not restated as FSP 51024 in the SC agreement header)

Official legal document
Regulator
FSCA
Licence number
ODP (not restated as FSP 51024 in the SC agreement header)
Status
stated on Exness (SC) Ltd Client Agreement Appendix A; FSCA register not opened
Permissions
OTC derivatives provider as stated for some South Africa-region SC clients
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceSource unavailable

Exness (Cy) Ltd

Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Company number
293057
Registered office
1, Siafi Street, Porto Bello, Office 401, CY-3042 Limassol
Status
authorised on CySEC CIF list as of retrieve
Role
Cyprus Investment Firm on official group regulation pages. Official text: does not offer services to retail clients; operates www.exness.eu.
Parent
Not recorded

CySEC · 178/12

Regulator verified
Regulator
CySEC
Licence number
178/12
Status
listed on CySEC CIF register
Permissions
Reception and transmission of orders; Execution of orders on behalf of clients; Dealing on own account; Portfolio management (limited instrument classes)
Issue date
2012-09-05
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceCySEC register

Exness (UK) Ltd

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Company number
08861481
Registered office
107 Cheapside, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DN
Status
Active
Role
Official text: investment firm on FCA register 730729; operates www.exness.uk; does not offer services to retail clients. Former names Exness Europe Ltd / Exness Europe Limited.
Parent
Not recorded

FCA · 730729

Regulator verified
Regulator
FCA
Licence number
730729
Status
Authorised since 01/09/2016 on FCA Register firm page. Official Exness text still states this entity does not offer services to retail clients.
Permissions
Investment firm as stated on official Exness pages. Full FCA permission list was not extracted beyond Authorised status.
Issue date
2016-09-01
Checked
Sep 19, 2026

Research-file sourceFCA register

Exness (VG) Ltd

Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Company number
2032226
Registered office
Trinity Chambers, PO Box 4301, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Status
Currently regulated on BVI FSC entity page 2026-09-19
Role
Official legal documents on www.exness.com. Official regulation text: FSC BVI investment business licence SIBA/L/20/1133; operates www.exness.com.
Parent
Not recorded

FSC British Virgin Islands · SIBA/L/20/1133

Official legal document
Regulator
FSC British Virgin Islands
Licence number
SIBA/L/20/1133
Status
Currently regulated on BVI FSC entity page. Official page prints Investment Business / Dealing as Principal. SIBA/L/20/1133 is not printed on that page and is not independently regulator-verified.
Permissions
Investment business as stated in Client Agreement
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Sep 19, 2026

Research-file sourceFSC British Virgin Islands register

Exness B.V.

Jurisdiction
Curaçao
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Emancipatie Boulevard Dominico F. “Don” Martina 31, Curaçao
Status
unknown
Role
Named on www.exness.com legal documents. Official privacy/regulation text: CBCS licence 0003LSI; operates www.exness.com.
Parent
Not recorded

Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten · 0003LSI

Official legal document
Licence number
0003LSI
Status
stated authorised on official pages; CBCS register not opened
Permissions
stated on official privacy/regulation text
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceSource unavailable

Exness ZA (PTY) Ltd

Jurisdiction
South Africa
Company number
2020/234138/07
Registered office
307 & 308 Third Floor, North Wing, Granger Bay Court, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
Status
unknown
Role
Official privacy text: not a market maker or product issuer; acts solely as an intermediary under FAIS; operates www.exness.co.za. Distinct from Exness (SC) Ltd’s stated FSCA ODP authorisation.
Parent
Not recorded

FSCA · 51024

Official legal document
Regulator
FSCA
Licence number
51024
Status
stated authorised on official pages; FSCA register not opened
Permissions
Intermediary services under FAIS as stated
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceSource unavailable

Exness (KE) Ltd

Jurisdiction
Kenya
Company number
PVT-LRUDJJB
Registered office
the Courtyard, 2nd Floor, General Mathenge Road, Westlands, Nairobi
Status
unknown
Role
Official privacy/regulation text: CMA non-dealing online FX broker licence 162; operates www.exness.ke.
Parent
Not recorded

Capital Markets Authority (Kenya) · 162

Official legal document
Licence number
162
Status
stated authorised on official pages; CMA register not opened
Permissions
Non-dealing online FX broker as stated
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceSource unavailable

Exness (MU) Ltd

Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Company number
176967
Registered office
Not recorded
Status
unknown
Role
Named on official Exness regulation pages as FSC Mauritius Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer, Excluding Underwriting).
Parent
Not recorded

FSC Mauritius · GB20025294

Broker published
Regulator
FSC Mauritius
Licence number
GB20025294
Status
stated on official regulation page; Mauritius register not opened
Permissions
Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer, Excluding Underwriting) as stated on official regulation page
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Aug 23, 2026

Research-file sourceSource unavailable

Forexite Ltd

Jurisdiction
Belize
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Not recorded
Status
unknown
Role
Has its own complaints and bonus documents on www.exness.com legal-documents. Official group regulation text also names FSC Belize.
Parent
Not recorded

No current licence record is recorded for this legal entity.

Client routing

Only regions named on an official page or legal document. A site loading is not acceptance.

Region

Retail clients using www.exness.com

Legal entity

Exness (SC) Ltd

Regulator / licence

FSA Seychelles · SD025

EvidenceOfficial shares/regulation text: Exness (SC) Ltd operates under www.exness.com. Client Agreement on that domain is issued by Exness (SC) Ltd. Other .com entities (VG, B.V., Forexite) also publish documents on the same domain; onboarding entity is not uniquely proven by URL alone.

Region

Clients of www.exness.eu; official text says no retail offer

Legal entity

Exness (Cy) Ltd

Regulator / licence

CySEC · 178/12

EvidenceOfficial regulation/privacy: Exness (Cy) Ltd operates www.exness.eu and does not offer services to retail clients. CySEC approved domain www.exness.eu.

Region

Clients of www.exness.uk; official text says no retail offer

Legal entity

Exness (UK) Ltd

Regulator / licence

FCA · 730729

EvidenceOfficial regulation/privacy: Exness (UK) Ltd operates www.exness.uk and does not offer services to retail clients.

Region

South Africa campaigns / www.exness.co.za

Legal entity

Exness ZA (PTY) Ltd

Regulator / licence

FSCA · 51024

EvidenceOfficial privacy: Exness ZA (PTY) Ltd operates www.exness.co.za and runs campaigns in South Africa; it is an intermediary, not product issuer.

Region

Kenya campaigns / www.exness.ke

Legal entity

Exness (KE) Ltd

Regulator / licence

CMA Kenya · 162

EvidenceOfficial privacy: Exness (KE) Ltd operates www.exness.ke and runs campaigns in Kenya as a non-dealing online FX broker.

Region

South Africa clients of Exness (SC) Ltd under ODP appendix

Legal entity

Exness (SC) Ltd

Regulator / licence

FSCA · ODP via Exness (SC) Ltd (number not restated as FSP 51024 in the SC agreement header)

EvidenceSC Client Agreement: Exness (SC) Ltd is also authorised as an ODP by FSCA; Appendix A governs South Africa-region clients and prevails on conflict.

Historical licences

Withdrawn, revoked, or closed retail authorisations. Not current onboarding licences.

No historical licence row was isolated.

Regulatory and corporate history

Dated events from official pages or registers. Incidents are historical records, not current licence status.

  1. 2008

    Official FAQ states Exness was established in 2008.

    Recorded event

  2. 2012-09-05

    CySEC licence 178/12 issued to Exness (Cy) Ltd.

    Licence

  3. 2014-01-27

    Exness (UK) Ltd incorporated (then Exness Europe Ltd).

    Incorporation

  4. 2017-10-09

    UK company name became EXNESS (UK) LTD.

    Recorded event

  5. 2026-07-24

    Official announcement: Client Agreement updated for Exness (SC) Ltd, Exness (VG) Ltd and Exness B.V.

    Recorded event

Research changes

These are saved research additions, not dates when a regulator changed a licence. Previous source-check and import records remain in the audit archive.

  1. · Source check

    Exness · Exness (SC) Ltd · costs source check

    Primary source ↗Open research file →

  2. · Source check

    Exness · Exness (SC) Ltd · protection source check

    Primary source ↗Open research file →
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