Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Major regulatorCyprus (EU) · CYSEC
An EU regulator, so the ESMA leverage caps, 50% margin close-out and negative balance protection all apply. The licence is genuine and checkable on a public register — but it is the lightest of the major-tier options, and many groups use a Cypriot entity for EU clients while routing others offshore.
Compensation if the firm fails
We have not established whether a compensation scheme applies. Absence of a record here is not evidence there is none — check the authority directly.
Negative balance protection
Required. Losses cannot exceed the funds in the account.
ESMA product intervention measures — read 2026-08-02
Check a licence yourself
Search the entity named in your client agreement — not the brand on the website. A group can hold this licence and still open your account on a different, offshore company.
Open the CYSEC registerBrokers that name CYSEC
Naming a regulator is not the same as your account being covered by it. Confirm the entity.
Sources
- CySEC register of Cypriot investment firms — read 2026-08-02
- ESMA product intervention measures — read 2026-08-02