Regulator index & licensing matrix
Financial regulators, national licensing qualifications & public registers
Inspect the statutory mandates, license classes, minimum capital rules, investor compensation schemes, and official verification registers of the supervisory authorities in our coverage.
Coverage: Global foreign exchange, CFD and currency-pair dealers outside regional registers
- Regulators
- 182
- Tier-1 prudential
- 30
- With licence holders
- 2
- Licence records
- 10
147 matching regulators
Sorted by licence holders in our coverage • Click any authority for full statutory qualification dossier
| Regulator | Tier | Jurisdiction | Key license classes & protection | Est. | Licence holders | Dossier & registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSMA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSPO | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2018 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSPR | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2013 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSTB | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2002 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| GFSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1987 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| GFSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2007 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| HANFA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2006 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| HCMC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2020 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| HKGX | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2025 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| Hong Kong Monetary Authority | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Class A / Commercial Banking Charter / EMI / Payment & FX Institution Licence Statutory Deposit Insurance & Bank Resolution Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Protected up to statutory national deposit insurance ceiling per banking depositor | 1993 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| ICDX | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| IFC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2008 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| IFMRRC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2017 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| IFSCA | Tier-2 | India (GIFT IFSC) Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (India (GIFT IFSC)) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2020 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| INE | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2013 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| ISA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1968 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| JFSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1998 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| JSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1997 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| KNF | Tier-2 | Cyprus (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | CIF — Full Scope / Market Maker (IFR €750k) / CIF — STP / Agency & Portfolio Manager (IFR €150k) Investor Compensation Fund (ICF) for Clients of CIFs • EUR €20,000 per retail client (or 90% of the cumulative covered claim, whichever is lower) | 2006 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| KoFIU | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | VASP / DCE Registration / MSB / Currency Exchange Registration AML/CFT Registration Only (Non-Prudential / No Investor Compensation Scheme) • Not covered by statutory investor compensation (FIU/MSB registration supervises AML/CFT compliance rather than prudential solvency) | — | 0 | Full Dossier → |
| Labuan FSA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1996 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| Lao Securities Commission | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| MFSA | Tier-2 | Cyprus (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | CIF — Full Scope / Market Maker (IFR €750k) / CIF — STP / Agency & Portfolio Manager (IFR €150k) Investor Compensation Fund (ICF) for Clients of CIFs • EUR €20,000 per retail client (or 90% of the cumulative covered claim, whichever is lower) | 2002 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| MMA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Class A / Commercial Banking Charter / EMI / Payment & FX Institution Licence Statutory Deposit Insurance & Bank Resolution Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Protected up to statutory national deposit insurance ceiling per banking depositor | 1981 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| Monetary Authority of Macao | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Class A / Commercial Banking Charter / EMI / Payment & FX Institution Licence Statutory Deposit Insurance & Bank Resolution Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Protected up to statutory national deposit insurance ceiling per banking depositor | 1989 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| MSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1968 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NBFIRA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2008 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NCFM | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1998 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| New York State Department of Financial Services | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NFRA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2018 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NSSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1992 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NSSMC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1995 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NYSDFS | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| OBC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1987 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| OCIF | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1985 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1987 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1987 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
Supervisory verification & licensing FAQ
How many financial regulators are tracked in FXOpen Ledger's coverage?
FXOpen Ledger tracks 182 supervisory authorities relevant to global foreign exchange, cfd and currency-pair dealers outside regional registers (30 Tier-1 prudential/G10 supervisors, 147 Tier-2 national supervisors, 0 Tier-3 regional/specialized authorities, and 5 offshore centres), of which 2 currently have licensed institutions on file in our dataset (10 total licence records) and 179 include a direct public register verification URL.
How should I verify a broker or institution on a regulator’s public register?
Click any regulator’s name or "Full Dossier →" to inspect its national licensing classes, minimum capital rules, and investor compensation limits, or use the "Register ↗" link to open its official public register. Search by the exact licence/reference number and confirm that the legal entity name, registered address, approved website domain, and permitted retail or institutional activities match the firm you are dealing with.
What is the difference between Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and Offshore supervisory regimes?
Tier-1 G10/prudential authorities (such as FCA, SEC/FINRA, CFTC/NFA, BaFin, FINMA, MAS, ASIC, JFSA, and SFC) enforce strict initial capital adequacy, daily client money segregation, and statutory investor compensation schemes. Tier-2 national supervisors maintain domestic conduct and prudential standards, while Offshore centres offer streamlined international business company licensing with lighter capital and no statutory compensation fund.
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Regulator names, websites, statutory qualification summaries and register links come from our structured regulatory knowledge base and imported dataset. Always verify primary licence standing directly on the supervisor’s official public register.
