Capital.com licence numbers
Capital.com's UK licence number is FCA 793714 and its main EU licence is CySEC 463/25. That second number is newer than most write-ups have caught up with: Capital.com migrated its European business to a freshly licensed Cyprus company in November 2025, and the older CIF is still live alongside it. Five entities, and two of them are Cypriot.
The numbers, by market
| Where you sign up | Company | Licence | If it fails |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Capital Com Group Ltd | CySEC 463/25, licensed 10 November 2025, HE 446198 | ICF, 90% to €20,000 |
| European Union (older CIF, still live) | Capital Com SV Investments Ltd | CySEC 319/17, 7 April 2017, HE 354252 | ICF, 90% to €20,000 |
| United Kingdom | Capital Com (UK) Limited | FCA 793714, Authorised 26 October 2018 | FSCS, £85,000 |
| Australia | Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd | AFSL 513393 | None for derivatives |
| South Africa | Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd | FSCA, ODP Approved | None |
| Rest of world | Capital Com Online Investments Ltd | Securities Commission of The Bahamas SIA-F245 | Nothing |
The Bahamas, not the Seychelles
A widespread error puts Capital.com's offshore entity in the Seychelles. It is not. Capital Com Online Investments Ltd is registered in The Bahamas and holds SIA-F245 from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
The distinction matters if you are checking the licence yourself, because searching the wrong regulator's register returns nothing and reads like a red flag when the real answer is that you are looking in the wrong country.
Two Cypriot licences at once
Reading both CySEC entries at the register settles something Capital.com's own PDFs contradict each other about. The older company number is 354252, not 354352.
More substantively, both CIFs are currently live. Capital Com Group Ltd (463/25) was licensed on 10 November 2025 and lists capital.com/en-eu/ among its approved domains with full dealing-on-own-account permission. Capital Com SV Investments Ltd (319/17) remains licensed, has a Milan branch, and lists the same domain.
No allocation rule is published, so an EU client cannot tell from the outside which of the two companies they will be contracted to. Both carry the same Investor Compensation Fund cover, so the practical consequence is small, but it is an open question on a register that usually answers them.
The dealing-on-own-account permission is the detail worth taking away. It is the register confirming that the firm is the counterparty to your trade rather than passing it to a market. It is a check worth running on every CySEC broker.
South Africa: the right kind of licence
South Africa runs two regimes. An FSP licence under the FAIS Act covers advice and intermediary services. Issuing CFDs as principal requires a separate OTC Derivative Provider authorisation under the Financial Markets Act, and brokers routinely quote the first while doing the business that needs the second.
Reading all 95 entries on the FSCA's OTC Derivative Providers register on 24 September 2026, Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd appears with status Approved, at 2 Bruton Road, Nicol Main Office Park, Bryanston.
Capital.com has the authorisation. AvaTrade, which publishes an FSCA FSP number, does not appear on that register at all.
One clone firm warning
The FCA register entry for FRN 793714 carries a clone firm warning added on 2 June 2021. A clone warning is a statement about impersonators rather than about the firm, and the genuine entry carries it on the same page as the genuine number, which is the reason to check the register rather than a search result.
Check it yourself
Search 793714 on register.fca.org.uk, and search both 463/25 and 319/17 on the CySEC register, where the approved domains and the dealing-on-own-account permission are published. For The Bahamas, use the Securities Commission of The Bahamas register rather than the Seychelles one. Our guide covers the method.
Frequently asked questions
What is Capital.com's licence number?
It depends on your market. The UK is FCA 793714, held by Capital Com (UK) Limited and authorised since 26 October 2018. The EU is CySEC 463/25, held by Capital Com Group Ltd since 10 November 2025, with the older CySEC 319/17 still live alongside it. Australia is AFSL 513393 and the rest of the world is SIA-F245 from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
Is Capital.com regulated in the Seychelles?
No. This is a common error. Capital.com's offshore entity is Capital Com Online Investments Ltd, registered in The Bahamas and holding SIA-F245 from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. There is no Seychelles licence.
Is Capital.com allowed to offer CFDs in South Africa?
Yes. Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd appears on the FSCA's OTC Derivative Providers register with status Approved as at 24 September 2026, which is the authorisation required under the Financial Markets Act to issue CFDs as principal. That is a separate and higher bar than an FSP licence under the FAIS Act.
Sources
Financial Conduct Authority register, Capital Com (UK) Limited, FRN 793714: Authorised since 26/10/2018, holds and controls client money, capital.com declared as a trading name from 4 December 2018, and a clone firm warning added 2 June 2021. Checked 20 September 2026.
CySEC register: Capital Com Group Ltd, CIF 463/25, licensed 10 November 2025, HE 446198, approved domains including capital.com/en-eu/, dealing on own account permitted; Capital Com SV Investments Ltd, CIF 319/17, 7 April 2017, HE 354252, Milan branch. Checked 5 September 2026.
Financial Sector Conduct Authority OTC Derivative Providers register: all 95 entries read through the pagination control on 24 September 2026. Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd, status Approved, Non Bank, Local.
Securities Commission of The Bahamas for Capital Com Online Investments Ltd, SIA-F245; ASIC AFSL 513393 for Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd, as declared by the firm.
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