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Scam 38 High Risk 10 Neutral 3 Trusted 7

Regulator

Unlicensed 24 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) 10 FSA Seychelles 9 ASIC 8 MISA (Mwali, Comoros) 7 MAS 6 CFTC / NFA 5 CySEC 5 FSCA 4 FSA Japan 3 FSC British Virgin Islands 3 SEC 2

Asset class

forex 58 indices 37 crypto 34 commodities 32 cfd 27 stocks 23 etfs 8

Platform

proprietary 37 mt4 9 mt5 7 tradingview 7

Accepts clients from

united-kingdom 18 australia 10 cyprus 8 united-states 7 canada 7 italy 6 south-africa 6 united-arab-emirates 4 seychelles 4 france 3 new-zealand 3 chile 3

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FSCA

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South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority. A real regulator with a public register and conduct requirements, and the main licence for brokers serving the South African market. There is no statutory compensation scheme, and permitted leverage is far higher than under MiFID.

IG Review 2026: Twelve Companies, One Bank Licence, No Fines Found ASIC, BaFin, CFTC / NFA, DFSA, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FSA Japan, FSCA, MAS · FCA 195355 (IG Markets) and 114059 (IG Index); BaFin 148759; FINMA bank and securities dealer; MAS CMS licence; AFSL 515106; FSCA FSP 41393 plus ODP approved; NFA 0509630 (tastyfx); BMA investment business and digital assets 54814 · cfd, commodities, crypto, etfs, forex, indices, stocks Trusted 8.3 /10 19 Sep 2026 Exness Review: The FCA and CySEC Licences Do Not Cover Retail Clients CBCS Curacao, CMA Kenya, CySEC, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FSA Seychelles, FSC British Virgin Islands, FSC Mauritius, FSCA · CySEC 178/12 and FCA 730729 (neither serves retail clients); FSA Seychelles SD025; FSC Mauritius GB20025294; BVI SIBA/L/20/1133; CBCS 0003LSI; FSCA FSP 51024; CMA Kenya 162 · commodities, crypto, forex, indices, stocks High Risk 5.9 /10 7 Sep 2026 AvaTrade Review 2026: Downgraded to High Risk After a Second Reporting Penalty ASIC, Central Bank of Ireland, CySEC, FSA Japan, FSC British Virgin Islands, FSCA, FSRA (ADGM) · Central Bank of Ireland C53877; ADGM FSRA 190018; ASIC AFSL 406684; FSCA FSP 45984 (no ODP authorisation); CySEC 347/17 (DT Direct Investment Hub Ltd); BVI FSC SIBA/L/13/1049 · commodities, crypto, etfs, forex, indices, stocks High Risk 5.3 /10 8 Oct 2026 FXNovus Review 2026: AMF Blacklisted, No ODP Licence CySEC, FSCA, Unlicensed · FSP 50963 claimed by the firm, South Africa. No FSCA OTC Derivative Provider authorisation in any status, checked 4 October 2026. Group company Peaksight Ltd holds CySEC licence 440/23, confirmed on the CySEC register. · cfd, crypto, forex Scam 1.1 /10 4 Oct 2026

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