CySEC regulates investment services in Cyprus and is widely seen as the gateway to the EU under MiFID II passporting. Many large retail brokers hold a CySEC license plus one or more "passported" authorisations across EEA.
- Investor protection
- €20,000Up to €20,000 per eligible claimant via the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF).
The FCA is the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the United Kingdom. It supervises more than 50,000 firms and is one of the most-respected regulators in retail trading.
- Investor protection
- £85,000Up to £85,000 per eligible claimant via the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
The FSA is the Japanese integrated financial regulator. It supervises banks, insurance companies, securities firms and FX margin brokers. Maximum leverage is capped at 1:25 for retail FX.
- Investor protection
- No statutory investor protection
⚠️ CMA is not in our regulator database. Offshore jurisdictions do not regulate FX trading and offer no investor protection.