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Official financial regulator registers by country
Use these official tools to check a trading firm yourself. Always start from the regulator's own website, search the exact legal company name and licence number, and compare the contact details. How to read the results: How to check if a broker is regulated.
Global:
- IOSCO I-SCAN (opens in a new tab) — warnings published by regulators from many countries in one place
Asia-Pacific:
- Australia: ASIC Professional Registers (opens in a new tab) · Moneysmart investor alert list (opens in a new tab)
- New Zealand: Financial Service Providers Register (opens in a new tab) — registration only, not a licence
- Singapore: MAS Financial Institutions Directory (opens in a new tab) · MAS Investor Alert List (opens in a new tab)
- Hong Kong: SFC public register (opens in a new tab) · SFC alert list (opens in a new tab)
- Japan: FSA list of licensed financial institutions (opens in a new tab)
- India: SEBI intermediaries (opens in a new tab) · RBI alert list of unauthorised forex platforms (opens in a new tab)
Europe:
- United Kingdom: FCA Financial Services Register (opens in a new tab) · FCA Warning List (opens in a new tab)
- European Union: ESMA registers (opens in a new tab) · ESMA investor warnings (opens in a new tab)
- Cyprus: CySEC investment firms (opens in a new tab) · CySEC warnings (opens in a new tab)
- Germany: BaFin company database (opens in a new tab)
Americas:
- United States: NFA BASIC (opens in a new tab) · CFTC RED List (opens in a new tab) · FINRA BrokerCheck (opens in a new tab)
- Canada: CSA National Registration Search (opens in a new tab) · CIRO AdvisorReport (opens in a new tab)
Middle East and Africa:
- United Arab Emirates (DIFC): DFSA public register (opens in a new tab)
- United Arab Emirates (mainland): Capital Market Authority licensed companies (opens in a new tab)
- South Africa: FSCA regulated entities (opens in a new tab)
- Nigeria: SEC Nigeria registered operators (opens in a new tab)
- Kenya: CMA list of licensees (opens in a new tab)
Good to know:
- a firm that is missing from a warning list is not automatically safe;
- a company registration is not a licence to offer trading;
- rules and protections differ between countries — check your own country's regulator as well.
Links checked on 11 October 2026. Regulators sometimes move their pages; if a link stops working, go to the regulator's official website and search there.
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