Like any financial market, Forex currency trading requires proper regulation. Every country has own governmental financial institutions & independent regulators that supervise and control the Forex industry and work to protect its investors.
Not all Forex brokers nowadays are regulated by appropriate financial regulators in their countries. It’s important to pay attention to your broker’s regulatory status, as it’ll determine the level of security and protection of your investment.
| Country | Regulatory | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Anguilla Financial Services Commission | www.fsc.org.ai |
| Antigua | Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) | www.ecsrc.com |
| Australia | Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) | www.asic.gov.au |
| Azerbaijan | State Committee for Securities (Azerbaijan) Baku Stock Exchange | www.scs.gov.az www.bfb.az |
| Bangladesh | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | www.secbd.org |
| Belgium | The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) | www.fsma.be |
| Belize | International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) | www.ifsc.gov.bz |
| British Virgin Islands | BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC of BVI) | www.bvifsc.vg |
| Bulgaria | Financial Supervision Commission of Bulgaria (FSC Bulgaria) | www.fsc.bg |
| Canada | British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada (FINTRAC) Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Ombudsman of Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) | www.bcsc.bc.ca www.cipf.ca www.fintrac.gc.ca www.iiroc.ca www.osc.gov.on.ca www.obsi.ca |
| Cayman Islands | The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) | www.cimoney.com.ky |
| China | China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) | www.csrc.gov.cn |
| Croatia | Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (CFSSA) | www.hanfa.hr |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) | www.cysec.gov.cy |
| Czech Republic | Czech National Bank (CNB) | www.cnb.cz |
| Denmark | Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) | www.dfsa.dk |
| Dubai, UAE | Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) | www.dmcc.ae www.dgcx.ae www.dfsa.ae www.sca.ae |
| Estonia | The Financial Supervision Authority (FINANTSINSPEKTSIOON) | www.fi.ee |
| Finland | FIN-FSA in Finland | www.finanssivalvonta.fi |
| France | Autorite des marches financiers (AMF) Banque de France Credit Institutions and Investment Firms Committee (CECEI) | www.amf-france.org www.banque-france.fr www.banque-france.fr |
| Germany | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | www.bafin.de |
| Greece | The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) | www.hcmc.gr |
| Hong Kong | Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) | www.sfc.hk |
| Hungary | Hungarian FSA (HFSA) | www.pszaf.hu |
| Iceland | The Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) | www.fme.is |
| India | Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Reserve bank of India (RBI) | www.sebi.gov.in www.rbi.org.in |
| Indonesia | Commidity Futures Trade Regulatory Agency (CoFTRA) | www.bappebti.go.id |
| Ireland | Central Bank of Ireland | www.financialregulator.ie |
| Isle of Man | The Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) | www.fsc.gov.im |
| Israel | The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) | www.isa.gov.il |
| Italy | Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) | www.consob.it |
| Japan | Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA Japan) Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) Japan Investor Protection Fund (JIPF) Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) | www.fsa.go.jp www.jsda.or.jp jipf.or.jp www.tocom.or.jp |
| Kenya | Capital Markets Authority (CMA) | www.cma.or.ke |
| Kuwait | Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Kuwait Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) | www.moci.gov.kw www.kuwaitchamber.org.kw |
| Latvia | The Financial and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) | www.fktk.lv |
| Lebanon | Banque Du Liban | www.bdl.gov.lb |
| Lithuania | The Lithuanian Securities Commission, Bank of Lithuania | www.lb.lt |
| Luxembourg | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | www.cssf.lu |
| Liechtenstein | The Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein (FMA) | www.fma-li.li |
| Malaysia | Securities Commission Malaysia | www.sc.com.my |
| Malta | Malta Financial Services Authority (FSA in Malta) | www.mfsa.com.mt |
| Mauritius | Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC Mauritius) | www.gov.mu |
| New Zealand | Financial Markets Authority (FMA) Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) Financial Services Complaints Limited (FSCL) | www.fma.govt.nz www.business.govt.nz www.fscl.org.nz |
| Nevis | Nevis Financial Services | www.nevisfinance.com |
| Nigeria | Securities & Exchange Commission Nigeria | www.sec.gov.ng |
| Norway | The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway | www.finanstilsynet.no |
| Pakistan | Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) | www.secp.gov.pk |
| Panama | Superintendencia de Mercado de Valores - The Securities Market Superintence (SMV) Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MICI) | www.supervalores.gob.pa www.mici.gob.pa |
| Philippines | Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) | www.sec.gov.ph www.bsp.gov.ph |
| Poland | Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) | www.knf.gov.pl |
| Portugal | Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) | www.cmvm.pt |
| Romania | Romanian National Securities Commission (C.N.V.M.) | www.cnvmr.ro |
| Russia | FFMS in Russia (FCFR) Centre for Regulation of Off-Exchange Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN) | www.ffms.ru www.crfin.ru |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA Seychelles) Seychelles Licensing Authority (SLA) | www.fsaseychelles.sc www.sla.sc |
| Singapore | Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Singapore Exchange (SGX) | www.mas.gov.sg www.sgx.com |
| Slovakia | National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) | www.nbs.sk |
| South Korea | Financial Supervisory Commission | www.fss.or.kr |
| Sri Lanka | Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka | www.sec.gov.lk |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | The Financial Services Authority | svgfsa.com |
| Sweden | Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Swedish FSA) | www.fi.se |
| Switzerland | Association Romande des Intermediares Financiers (ARIF) Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) Swiss Federal Department of Finance (SFDF) Swiss Federal Finance Administration (SFFA) Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Swiss National Bank (SNB) PolyReg Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG) Organisme d'Autoregulation des Gerants de Patrimoine (OAR-G) | www.arif.ch www.swissbanking.org www.finma.ch www.efd.admin.ch www.efv.admin.ch www.finma.ch www.snb.ch www.polyreg.ch www.ccig.ch www.oarg.ch |
| Tanzania | The Capital Markets and Securities Authority (CMSA) | www.cmsa-tz.org |
| Thailand | Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand | www.sec.or.th |
| Turkey | Capital Markets Board - SPK | www.spk.gov.tr |
| United Kingdom | UK Financial Services Authority (FSA UK) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Financial Services Compensation Fund (FSCS) | www.fsa.gov.uk www.fca.org.uk www.bankofengland.co.uk www.fscs.org.uk |
| United States | Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) National Futures Association (NFA) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) US Securities and Exchanges Commission (U.S. SEC) Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) | www.cftc.gov www.finra.org www.nfa.futures.org www.nyse.com www.occ.treas.gov www.sec.gov www.cmegroup.com www.sipc.org |
| International organizations | EU Commission Ernst & Young (E&Y) Financial Markets Association (ACI) KPMG | ec.europa.eu www.ey.com www.aciforex.com www.kpmg.com |
| Financial Commission | The Financial Commission (HongKong) | financialcommission.org |
| If you don't see your country on the list, leave us a comment, we'll be glad to find the information about regulatory bodies for you. | ||
