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Plus500

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Brand overview and official site

Plus500 operates through 5 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across Cyprus, United Kingdom, Australia, Seychelles, and United States.

Official website snapshot
An official website snapshot is not on file for this broker.

Official website snapshot

Research summary

Full research file

From the full research file on record.

The catalog-applicable comparison scope is narrower, so its counts can be lower. Neither figure contradicts the other.

Research confidence

High

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

Licence verification

3 regulator-registers confirmed

3 licences recorded

Primary sources

6

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.

Plus500 is a brand used by several companies. Catalog previously stored Plus500CY Ltd CySEC 250/14 and Plus500UK Ltd FCA 509909. plus500.com is a CySEC approved domain for Plus500CY and an FSA-listed URL for Plus500SEY — host dual-use.

Plus500CY Ltd, company HE 333382, licence 250/14 of 10 October 2014, is regulator-verified. Do not hang that ICF on UK, AU, SEY, or US 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.

Plus500

Plus500CY Ltd

Jurisdiction
CY
Company number
333382
Registered office
169-171 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Cedars Oasis Tower, Floor 1, 3027 Limassol
Status
Not recorded
Role
CySEC CIF; plus500.com is a CySEC approved domain for this CIF
Parent
Not recorded

Current licence evidence

CySEC · 250/14

Regulator verified
Regulator
CySEC
Licence number
250/14
Status
CySEC CIF card opened; licence date 10 October 2014
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
2014-10-10
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceRegulator

Plus500UK Ltd

Jurisdiction
GB
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
8 Angel Court, Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7HJ
Status
Not recorded
Role
UK FCA firm named in Pillar 3; FCA licence identity matched on 2026-09-30; protection and account acceptance are separate checks
Parent
Not recorded

FCA · 509909

Regulator verified
Regulator
FCA
Licence number
509909
Status
active
Permissions
FCA Register matches Plus500UK Ltd, FRN 509909, Authorised since 29/06/2010. It permits holding and controlling client money; this is not an audit of actual custody. The register also flags disciplinary/regulatory action, which may be historical. Authorisation does not establish permission or compensation for every product.
Issue date
Not recorded
Checked
Sep 30, 2026

Research-file sourceFCA Register — Plus500UK Ltd — FRN 509909

Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.

Jurisdiction
AU
Company number
32153301681
Registered office
Not recorded
Status
Not recorded
Role
ASIC AFSL issuer
Parent
Not recorded

ASIC · 417727

Regulator verified
Regulator
ASIC
Licence number
417727
Status
matched on ASIC current AFS extract 202609
Permissions
Not recorded
Issue date
2012-10-09
Checked
Sep 12, 2026

Research-file sourceRegulator

Plus500SEY Ltd

Jurisdiction
SC
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Second Floor, The Quadrant, Victoria, Mahe
Status
SD number not printed on the FSA row
Role
Seychelles securities dealer name-listed on the FSA list; URL https://www.plus500.com.sc
Parent
Not recorded

No current licence record is recorded for this legal entity.

Plus500US Financial Services LLC

Jurisdiction
US
Company number
Not recorded
Registered office
Not recorded
Status
Not recorded
Role
US futures FCM named on geo-routed plus500.com homepage this session. NFA/CFTC registers not opened.
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

plus500.com geo-routed host (entity not closed)

Legal entity

Not recorded

Regulator / licence

Not recorded

Route protectionHost is a CySEC approved domain for Plus500CY, an FSA-listed URL for Plus500SEY, and this session geo-routed some URLs to Plus500US. Do not merge protections.

EvidenceCySEC approved domains, FSA capital-markets list, and geo-routed homepage.

This mapping still contains unknowns.

Region

Australia / AFSL 417727

Legal entity

Plus500AU Pty. Ltd.

Regulator / licence

ASIC · 417727

Route protectionNo statutory ICF.

EvidenceASIC current AFS extract 202609.

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.

No dated history row was isolated.

What the sources show

Each finding shows its own check date and applies only to the named entity and source; the group file remains incomplete.

Provider licence disclosure ·

Plus500AE Ltd / Plus500Gulf Securities LLC

Plus500AE describes a Category 4 permission and cannot hold client money or assets. It facilitates accounts with Plus500CY. Plus500Gulf has a separate issuer/seller permission; these are different roles.

Sources and scope

Identifiers disclosed by the provider; current regulator status not independently verified here.

Authority or registration system
DFSA / UAE SCA
Disclosed financial permission
AE: F005651; Gulf: 20200000232
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Research changes

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    Plus500 · Entity, source and scope findings added

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