Compensation schemes
What pays out if your broker fails
A scheme can return client money when a licensed firm fails. It never covers trading losses, and many licences come with none.
FSCSGBFinancial Services Compensation Scheme (United Kingdom)Limit£85,000CountryUnited KingdomICFCYInvestor Compensation Fund (Cyprus)Limit€20,000CountryCyprus
No schemeLicences in these countries come with no investor-compensation scheme for retail broker clients, per the regulators’ own information.Australia
Only schemes we’ve read on their official sites are listed. A country without a confirmed answer shows “Not checked” on its sheet.