Regulators
Financial regulators ranked by tier. Stronger (Tier 1) regulators offer better trader protection.
Tier 1 regulators
ASIC
Tier 1
ASIC
Australia · 247 brokers
BAFIN
Tier 1
BAFIN
Germany · 4 brokers
CIRO
Tier 1
CIRO
Australia · 19 brokers
FCA
Tier 1
FCA
United Kingdom · 260 brokers
FINMA
Tier 1
FINMA
Hong Kong · 4 brokers
FMA
Tier 1
FMA
Australia · 14 brokers
FSA
Tier 1
FSA
Australia · 290 brokers
IIROC
Tier 1
IIROC
Australia · 2 brokers
MAS
Tier 1
MAS
Australia · 16 brokers
NFA
Tier 1
NFA
Australia · 96 brokers
SFC
Tier 1
SFC
Hong Kong · 208 brokers
Tier 2 regulators
CMA
Tier 2
CMA
United Arab Emirates · 14 brokers
CNMV
Tier 2
CNMV
Spain · 4 brokers
CONSOB
Tier 2
CONSOB
United Kingdom · 1 brokers
CYSEC
Tier 2
CYSEC
Australia · 255 brokers
DFSA
Tier 2
DFSA
Hong Kong · 15 brokers
FSCA
Tier 2
FSCA
United Kingdom · 129 brokers
MFSA
Tier 2
MFSA
Hong Kong · 12 brokers
Tier 3 regulators
ACTIVE
Tier 3
ACTIVE
Australia · 1 brokers
ADGM
Tier 3
ADGM
United Arab Emirates · 3 brokers
AFRICA
Tier 3
AFRICA
South Africa · 1 brokers
AFSA
Tier 3
AFSA
Australia · 1 brokers
AGENCY
Tier 3
AGENCY
Japan · 1 brokers
AMF
Tier 3
AMF
United Kingdom · 6 brokers
AMP
Tier 3
AMP
Australia · 1 brokers
AOFA
Tier 3
AOFA
Australia · 5 brokers
AR
Tier 3
AR
Australia · 1 brokers
ARIF
Tier 3
ARIF
United Arab Emirates · 1 brokers
AS
Tier 3
AS
Australia · 1 brokers
AT
Tier 3
AT
Cambodia · 1 brokers
BADAN
Tier 3
BADAN
Australia · 2 brokers
BDL
Tier 3
BDL
Cyprus · 1 brokers
BMA
Tier 3
BMA
Australia · 2 brokers
BY
Tier 3
BY
United Kingdom · 115 brokers
CABS
Tier 3
CABS
United Arab Emirates · 1 brokers
CBAR
Tier 3
CBAR
Azerbaijan · 1 brokers
CBI
Tier 3
CBI
Australia · 2 brokers
CBR
Tier 3
CBR
United Kingdom · 2 brokers
CFFE
Tier 3
CFFE
China · 9 brokers
CFFEX
Tier 3
CFFEX
China · 139 brokers
CGSE
Tier 3
CGSE
Australia · 34 brokers
CHINA
Tier 3
CHINA
China · 6 brokers
CIMA
Tier 3
CIMA
Australia · 8 brokers
CLON
Tier 3
CLON
Australia · 1 brokers
CLONED
Tier 3
CLONED
Australia · 1 brokers
CMB
Tier 3
CMB
Australia · 1 brokers
CNB
Tier 3
CNB
Czech Republic · 3 brokers
CO
Tier 3
CO
China · 2 brokers
CYPRUS
Tier 3
CYPRUS
Cyprus · 1 brokers
CYSECR
Tier 3
CYSECR
Cyprus · 1 brokers
ENTITY
Tier 3
ENTITY
Cambodia · 1 brokers
FAKE
Tier 3
FAKE
Australia · 4 brokers
FEPR
Tier 3
FEPR
Australia · 1 brokers
FFAJ
Tier 3
FFAJ
Australia · 1 brokers
FFS
Tier 3
FFS
Australia · 1 brokers
FINCEN
Tier 3
FINCEN
United States · 45 brokers
FINRA
Tier 3
FINRA
Australia · 1 brokers
FIRM
Tier 3
FIRM
Australia · 1 brokers
FRAUD
Tier 3
FRAUD
Australia · 1 brokers
FSC
Tier 3
FSC
United Kingdom · 96 brokers
FSCSFB
Tier 3
FSCSFB
Australia · 1 brokers
FSPR
Tier 3
FSPR
Australia · 31 brokers
FSRA
Tier 3
FSRA
Saint Lucia · 15 brokers
FSS
Tier 3
FSS
United Kingdom · 6 brokers
GFSC
Tier 3
GFSC
Gibraltar · 1 brokers
GOLD
Tier 3
GOLD
Australia · 1 brokers
HK
Tier 3
HK
United Arab Emirates · 2 brokers
HKGK
Tier 3
HKGK
Australia · 1 brokers
HKGX
Tier 3
HKGX
Hong Kong · 54 brokers
HONG
Tier 3
HONG
United Kingdom · 4 brokers
ICDX
Tier 3
ICDX
Indonesia · 10 brokers
ID
Tier 3
ID
Cambodia · 1 brokers
IS
Tier 3
IS
Cambodia · 1 brokers
ISA
Tier 3
ISA
Cyprus · 3 brokers
JAPAN
Tier 3
JAPAN
Japan · 1 brokers
JBFS
Tier 3
JBFS
Bahamas · 1 brokers
JFX
Tier 3
JFX
Australia · 15 brokers
KONG
Tier 3
KONG
United Kingdom · 4 brokers
LABUAN
Tier 3
LABUAN
United Kingdom · 7 brokers
LACK
Tier 3
LACK
Australia · 2 brokers
LFSA
Tier 3
LFSA
United Kingdom · 29 brokers
MAJOR
Tier 3
MAJOR
United Kingdom · 1 brokers
MARKET
Tier 3
MARKET
Montenegro · 1 brokers
MISA
Tier 3
MISA
Comoros · 25 brokers
MNB
Tier 3
MNB
Australia · 1 brokers
MSB
Tier 3
MSB
Seychelles · 2 brokers
NBRB
Tier 3
NBRB
Australia · 9 brokers
NEW
Tier 3
NEW
Australia · 1 brokers
NON
Tier 3
NON
Australia · 23 brokers
NRRB
Tier 3
NRRB
Australia · 1 brokers
NUMBER
Tier 3
NUMBER
South Africa · 1 brokers
QFC
Tier 3
QFC
United Arab Emirates · 1 brokers
SAINT
Tier 3
SAINT
Australia · 1 brokers
SCA
Tier 3
SCA
Australia · 15 brokers
SCAM
Tier 3
SCAM
United Kingdom · 1 brokers
SCB
Tier 3
SCB
Australia · 13 brokers
SCMN
Tier 3
SCMN
Montenegro · 5 brokers
SEBI
Tier 3
SEBI
India · 55 brokers
SECTOR
Tier 3
SECTOR
Australia · 1 brokers
SERC
Tier 3
SERC
Australia · 15 brokers
SILVER
Tier 3
SILVER
Australia · 1 brokers
SOUTH
Tier 3
SOUTH
South Africa · 1 brokers
STATE
Tier 3
STATE
Cambodia · 1 brokers
STATES
Tier 3
STATES
Australia · 1 brokers
TAIPEI
Tier 3
TAIPEI
Taiwan · 7 brokers
TPEX
Tier 3
TPEX
Taiwan · 12 brokers
UNITED
Tier 3
UNITED
United Kingdom · 4 brokers
VALID
Tier 3
VALID
Australia · 1 brokers
VFSC
Tier 3
VFSC
Australia · 82 brokers
VIRGIN
Tier 3
VIRGIN
The Virgin Islands · 1 brokers
VSFC
Tier 3
VSFC
Australia · 1 brokers
WITH
Tier 3
WITH
Australia · 4 brokers