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Search across 63 regulator and registration profiles. Use official source links inside each result before relying on any broker claim.

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BMA

Bermuda Monetary Authority

BermudaOffshore / limited protection

The Bermuda Monetary Authority is a recognized offshore financial regulator. It can be meaningful for regulated entity checks, but retail broker protection depends heavily on license class and product.

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UK Companies House

Companies House

United KingdomRegistration signal only

UK Companies House confirms company incorporation and filings; it is not FCA authorization. Treat it as identity evidence, not broker regulatory protection.

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HK Companies Registry

Companies Registry Hong Kong

Hong KongRegistration signal only

Hong Kong Companies Registry records company incorporation. It is useful for identity checks but is not the same as an SFC license for securities or futures services.

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CIRO

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

CanadaEstablished regulator

CIRO is the Canadian self-regulatory organization overseeing investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, and trading on debt and equity marketplaces. It operates under recognition orders from provincial and territorial securities regulators; a group brand is not proof of dealer membership.

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KNF / PFSA

Polish Financial Supervision Authority

PolandEstablished regulator

KNF, also known in English as the PFSA, licenses and supervises Polish financial institutions. Its investment-firm records distinguish domestic firms, foreign firms with or without branches, and tied agents; these are not interchangeable permissions.

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CMA Kenya

Capital Markets Authority of Kenya

KenyaEstablished regulator

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority regulates local capital-market intermediaries and publishes separate online foreign-exchange broker categories. A verified Kenyan licence is a local regulatory signal, not evidence that every account in the broker group receives the same protections.

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Danish FSA

Danish Financial Supervisory Authority

DenmarkEstablished regulator

Denmark’s Finanstilsynet publishes a register covering supervised companies and firms authorised or notified to operate in Denmark. A notification is not the same as direct Danish prudential supervision; confirm the entity and its home regulator.

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Swedish FI

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen)

SwedenEstablished regulator

Sweden’s Finansinspektionen authorises and supervises financial firms. Its register also includes businesses that are only registered and subject to partial supervision, so a search result alone is not evidence of full investment-services authorisation.

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EFSA Estonia

Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority (Finantsinspektsioon)

EstoniaEstablished regulator

Estonia’s Finantsinspektsioon maintains supervised-entity lists distinguishing locally licensed investment firms from providers of cross-border investment services. Verify that the account is with the listed entity and that the entry covers the service offered.

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MFSA

Malta Financial Services Authority

MaltaEstablished regulator

The MFSA is Malta’s financial-services regulator and provides a Financial Services Register. Check the exact legal entity and authorised activities: banking, investment services, and other financial permissions should not be treated as equivalent broker licences.

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CSSF

Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

LuxembourgEstablished regulator

Luxembourg’s CSSF provides a searchable database of authorised and supervised entities. Check the entity category and its actual services: a banking, investment-firm, fund, or other financial entry is not a universal trading permission.

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CBCS

Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Curaçao and Sint MaartenRegister verification required

CBCS publishes supervision resources for Curaçao and Sint Maarten, including securities intermediaries and asset-management companies. Its official supervision pages are a starting point for checking a local broker entity. The live supervised-institution directory was blocked during this research. This guide does not confirm any firm’s authorization, current status, or investor-protection arrangements.

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Broker research, not investment advice

Availability, fees, investor protection, and regulation can vary by country and legal entity. Verify the broker and regulator details directly before opening an account.

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