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Regulator registers

Every regulator behind a license on this site, how much protection its license gives, and where to check it yourself. Each broker is listed under every regulator that licenses it.

70 regulators 89 licensed brokers and prop firms Tier 1Full investor protection Tier 2Strong framework, partial protection Tier 3Rules on paper, no compensation scheme Tier 4Registration only, no real oversight

Tier 1 · Full investor protection

27 regulators

SFC

Tier 1

SFC Colombia · Colombia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

ACPR

Tier 1

France

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

CONSOB

Tier 1

Italy

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Tier 2 · Strong framework, partial protection

6 regulators

Tier 3 · Rules on paper, no compensation scheme

8 regulators

Tier 4 · Registration only, no real oversight

9 regulators

FSA

Tier 4

FSA Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · St. Vincent & Grenadines

Licenses 2 reviewed brokers

St Lucia Reg

Tier 4

Saint Lucia Registrar of Companies · St. Lucia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

FSC

Tier 4

Cook Islands

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Registrar of International Business Companies

Tier 4

St. Lucia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Marshall Islands Registry

Tier 4

Marshall Islands

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Not yet rated

20 regulators

CMA UAE

United Arab Emirates

Licenses 2 reviewed brokers

Gambling Commission

United Kingdom

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

SERC

Cambodia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

BDL

Lebanon

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

CBB

Bahrain

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

CBA

Azerbaijan

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

PCMA

Palestinian Territories

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

OJK

Indonesia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Bank Indonesia

Indonesia

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

FINTRAC

Canada

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

ISA

Israel

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Danish FSA

Denmark

Licenses 1 reviewed broker

Investor compensation schemes

Not regulators: funds that pay eligible clients if a member firm fails. Membership comes with some licenses.

Tiers describe how much a license protects retail clients: capital rules, segregation of client money, and access to a compensation scheme. They are set by our methodology, not by the regulators. How tiers are assigned →