Central Bank of Ireland

The Central Bank of Ireland, which supervises MiFID investment firms in Ireland under the same EU rules as BaFin: retail leverage capped at 30:1 on major pairs, segregated client money, mandatory negative balance protection. The Irish Investor Compensation Scheme pays the lesser of 90% of the loss or €20,000, so the payout ceiling is a fifth of the UK figure. The register at registers.centralbank.ie shows each firm’s authorisation date, its permitted services and whether it is allowed to deal on its own account, which is the field that tells you whether the firm can be your counterparty.