REGULATORY RESEARCH
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Find the regulator. Check your contracting company’s licence.
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Choose the country and regulator
A regulator oversees financial services. The same abbreviation can refer to different authorities in different countries.
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Check the contracting company
The legal entity is the company named in your agreement. Its name may differ from the trading brand.
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Read the official record
A licence concerns a specific company and activities. Check its name, reference number and permitted services together.
Featured verification guides
Which FSA? Seychelles and Japan are different authorities.These guides explain how to check a record. They are not a list of every firm registered with an authority.
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All regulators / authorities (19)
Authorities used in our recorded broker research. Counts describe coverage, not approval or safety.
ASIC
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australia
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23 entity/licence records · 22 recorded brands
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BVI FSC
British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
British Virgin Islands
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7 entity/licence records · 7 recorded brands
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CBCS
Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Curaçao
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1 entity/licence records · 1 recorded brands
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CBI
Central Bank of Ireland
Ireland
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1 entity/licence records · 1 recorded brands
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CMA KE
Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)
Kenya
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4 entity/licence records · 3 recorded brands
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CSSF
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
Luxembourg
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1 entity/licence records · 1 recorded brands
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CySEC
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Cyprus
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40 entity/licence records · 39 recorded brands
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DFSA
Dubai Financial Services Authority
United Arab Emirates
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2 entity/licence records · 2 recorded brands
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FCA
Financial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom
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29 entity/licence records · 28 recorded brands
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FINMA
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Switzerland
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2 entity/licence records · 2 recorded brands
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Seychelles FSA
Financial Services Authority (Seychelles)
Seychelles
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28 entity/licence records · 26 recorded brands
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FSC BZ
Financial Services Commission (Belize)
Belize
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5 entity/licence records · 5 recorded brands
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FSC MU
Financial Services Commission (Mauritius)
Mauritius
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14 entity/licence records · 14 recorded brands
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FSCA
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
South Africa
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11 entity/licence records · 10 recorded brands
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JFSA
Financial Services Agency (Japan)
Japan
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8 entity/licence records · 8 recorded brands
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MAS
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore
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3 entity/licence records · 3 recorded brands
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SCA
Securities and Commodities Authority
United Arab Emirates
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1 entity/licence records · 1 recorded brands
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SCB
Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Bahamas
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2 entity/licence records · 2 recorded brands
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VFSC
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Vanuatu
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3 entity/licence records · 3 recorded brands
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