Country sheets
The rules where you live
Who regulates brokers, what pays out if one fails, the retail leverage cap, and which firms hold a local licence.
ArgentinaARRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed5AustraliaAURegulatorASICSafety netNo schemeRetail cap30:1Firms licensed17BahamasBSRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1British Virgin IslandsVGRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed2BulgariaBGRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1Cayman IslandsKYRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed3CyprusCYRegulatorCySECSafety netICF €20,000Retail cap30:1Firms licensed36GermanyDERegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed3Hong Kong SAR ChinaHKRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed6HungaryHURegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1IndiaINRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed4IrelandIERegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1JapanJPRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed25KenyaKERegulatorCMASafety netNot checkedRetail cap400:1Firms licensed7LuxembourgLURegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1MalaysiaMYRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed4MauritiusMURegulatorFSCSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed0NetherlandsNLRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed2New ZealandNZRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed2NigeriaNGRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed3PakistanPKRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed3PolandPLRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed1SeychellesSCRegulatorFSASafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed7SingaporeSGRegulatorMASSafety netNot checkedRetail cap20:1Firms licensed3South AfricaZARegulatorFSCASafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed8SpainESRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed4SwedenSERegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed2ThailandTHRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed9United Arab EmiratesAERegulatorDFSA · FSRA · CMASafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed0United KingdomGBRegulatorFCASafety netFSCS £85,000Retail cap30:1Firms licensed43United StatesUSRegulatorNot checkedSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed31VanuatuVURegulatorVFSCSafety netNot checkedRetail capNot checkedFirms licensed5