Regulators
Tier 1 regulators offer the strongest client protection (segregated funds, compensation schemes, strict audits). Offshore licenses are easier to obtain and offer much less recourse.
Tier 1 23 regulators
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Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
CIRO · Canada · 5 licensees
SRO
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Finansinspektionen
FI · Sweden · 0 licensees
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIC · Australia · 86 licensees
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Financial Conduct Authority
FCA · United Kingdom · 58 licensees
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Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
CySEC · Cyprus · 63 licensees
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC · United States · 1 licensee
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National Futures Association
NFA · United States · 1 licensee
SRO
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Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
FINMA · Switzerland · 1 licensee
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
MAS · Singapore · 7 licensees
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Financial Services Agency
FSA · Japan · 33 licensees
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC · United States · 0 licensees
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Securities and Futures Commission
SFC · Hong Kong SAR China · 18 licensees
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Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
BaFin · Germany · 0 licensees
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Autorité des marchés financiers
AMF · France · 0 licensees
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Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores
CNMV · Spain · 0 licensees
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Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa
CONSOB · Italy · 0 licensees
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Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
AFM · Netherlands · 0 licensees
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Financial Markets Authority
FMA · New Zealand · 7 licensees
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Malta Financial Services Authority
MFSA · Malta · 4 licensees
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Dubai Financial Services Authority
DFSA · United Arab Emirates · 7 licensees
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ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
FSRA · United Arab Emirates · 8 licensees
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
HKEX · Hong Kong SAR China · 0 licensees
Exchange
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FINRA · United States · 1 licensee
SRO
Tier 2 23 regulators
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Jakarta Futures Exchange
JFX · Indonesia · 4 licensees
Exchange
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Hong Kong Gold Exchange
HKGX · Hong Kong SAR China · 11 licensees
Exchange
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Financial Services Commission, Mauritius
FSC · Mauritius · 36 licensees
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Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
CIMA · Cayman Islands · 2 licensees
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Labuan Financial Services Authority
Labuan FSA · Malaysia · 4 licensees
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Financial Sector Conduct Authority
FSCA · South Africa · 33 licensees
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEBI · India · 0 licensees
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Securities Commission of The Bahamas
SCB · Bahamas · 5 licensees
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Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
IOMFSA · Isle of Man · 0 licensees
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Central Bank of Bahrain
CBB · Bahrain · 0 licensees
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Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
QFCRA · Qatar · 0 licensees
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British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
BVI FSC · British Virgin Islands · 1 licensee
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Securities and Commodities Authority
SCA · United Arab Emirates · 7 licensees
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Financial Supervisory Service
FSS · South Korea · 0 licensees
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Financial Services Commission (Korea)
FSC · South Korea · 0 licensees
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Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand
SEC · Thailand · 0 licensees
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Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti)
BAPPEBTI · Indonesia · 7 licensees
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Bank of Russia
CBR · Russia · 0 licensees
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China Financial Futures Exchange
CFFEX · China · 4 licensees
Exchange
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Capital Market Authority
CMA · Saudi Arabia · 0 licensees
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Saudi Central Bank
SAMA · Saudi Arabia · 0 licensees
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Czech National Bank
CNB · Czechia · 1 licensee
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National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
NBRB · Belarus · 3 licensees
Tier 3 5 regulators
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Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia
SERC · Cambodia · 3 licensees
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FSC (Hong Kong)
FSC · Hong Kong SAR China · 2 licensees
Not a regulator
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN · United States · 9 licensees
Not a regulator
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Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
DMCC · United Arab Emirates · 0 licensees
Not a regulator
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Financial Service Providers Register (New Zealand)
FSPR · New Zealand · 0 licensees
Not a regulator
Offshore 6 regulators
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Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority
AOFA · Comoros · 4 licensees
Not a regulator
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Financial Services Commission, Belize
FSC Belize · Belize · 1 licensee
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Mwali International Services Authority
MISA · Comoros · 11 licensees
Not a regulator
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Financial Services Authority, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
SVG FSA · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 0 licensees
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Financial Services Authority, Seychelles
FSA · Seychelles · 65 licensees
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Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
VFSC · Vanuatu · 12 licensees