Regulated Forex Broker Trading

Regulated forex broker trading means that the broker has to meet or exceed standards set by a the regulator in the brokers' jurisdiction.

The jurisdiction under which their role is dictated is as far as these financial agencies' authority goes.

It is good to keep in mind that the companies may fall under the supervision of several financial regulators in a country, for different types of banking practices, for example.

All the authorities are normally transparent, which means that their regulation and past rulings are available for public viewing.

Regulated Forex Broker Trading - List of Financial Regulators by Country

Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA)
Argentina - Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)
Australia - Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
Australia - Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Austria - Financial Market Authority (FMA Finanzmarktaufsicht in German)
Belgium - Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission ("Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en Assurantiewezen" in Dutch and "Commission Bancaire, Financičre et des Assurances" in French) (CBFA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Republika Srpska Securities Commission for Republika Srpska
British Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
Canada - Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA)
Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros
Republic of China - Financial Supervisory Commission
Denmark - Financial Supervisory Authority, (Finanstilsynet in Danish)
Finland - Financial Supervisory Authority, (RATA Rahoitustarkastus in Finnish)
France - Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
Germany - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Guatemala - Superintendencia de Bancos (SB)
Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
India - Reserve Bank of India
India - Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Iraq - Iraq Securities Commission (ISC)
Isle of Man - Financial Supervision Commission (FSC, for banking, investment and fiduciary businesses)
Isle of Man - Insurance and Pensions Authority (IPA, for insurance and pensions businesses)
Israel- Israel Securities Authority (ISA)
Japan - Financial Services Agency
Japan - Securities and Exchange Surveilance Commission (SESC)
Kazakhstan - Агентство Республики Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых организаций - Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations
Mexico - Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores
Pakistan - Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
People's Republic of China - China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
Philippines - Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Poland - Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
Portugal - Securities Market Commission (CMVM)
Republic of Ireland- Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Russia - The Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS)
South Africa - National Credit Regulator
Spain - Spanish Securities Market Commision (CNMV)
Sweden - Financial Supervisory Authority
Turkey - Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB)
United Arab Emirates (Dubai) - (DFSA Dubai Financial Services Authority)
United Kingdom - Financial Services Authority (FSA)
United States - United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
United States - United States Federal Reserve System ("Fed")
United States - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
United States - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)



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