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Deriv: licences and legal entities

Deriv has not been reviewed by our team yet. This page lists the legal entities and licences the broker states on its own website, and shows what our formula makes of them.

  • By the brokerdossier.com research team
  • Data listing, not reviewed yet
  • Updated 11 Nov 2026
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28of 100

Dossier Score for Global

Overall rating in progress: 30% of criteria assessed

This profile is built from public sources. Each licence row shows where it stands: verified by our team on the regulator's register, stated by the broker on its own website, or not yet checked. Confirm on the register yourself before you deposit.

How this Dossier Score adds up

The score is calculated by a published formula from the five components below. It changes with your country, because the first component follows the company that would hold your account.

Entity that serves youRegulator tier of the company that would hold your account16 of 45
Group licencesOther tier 1 and tier 2 licences held in the same group0 of 26
Company structurePublicly listed, or a licensed bank0 of 12
Track recordYears in business12 of 12
PenaltiesRegulatory penalties on record in the last five years0 of −15

Methodology v1.1. How the Dossier Score is calculated. Commissions are not an input.

Regulation and legal entities

A broker brand is usually several companies. The one you open an account with decides your leverage limit, whether you have negative balance protection, and which compensation scheme, if any, covers you.

Legal entity Regulator Licence no. Max. leverage Our check
Deriv (FX) Ltd Serves you Malaysia Labuan FSA Tier 3 (offshore) To be confirmed Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Deriv (BVI) Ltd Serves you British Virgin Islands BVI FSC Tier 3 (offshore) To be confirmed Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Deriv Investments (Cayman) Limited Serves you Cayman Islands CIMA Tier 3 (offshore) To be confirmed Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Deriv (Mauritius) Ltd Serves you Mauritius FSC Mauritius Tier 3 (offshore) To be confirmed Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Deriv (V) Ltd Serves you Vanuatu VFSC Tier 3 (offshore) To be confirmed Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register

Key facts

Founded
1999
Headquarters
—
Publicly listed
No
Group regulators
Labuan FSA, BVI FSC, CIMA, FSC Mauritius, VFSC
Minimum deposit
—
Platforms
Execution
—
Copy trading
No
Islamic account
No
Demo account
No

Accounts and fees

Spreads we measured

We have not measured live spreads for this broker yet. Until we do, cost does not count towards its rating.

Platforms and execution

Deriv offers no platform data yet.

Deposits and withdrawals

We have not run our own deposit and withdrawal test with this broker yet. When we do, the log appears here with dates and times.

Country availability

Pick your country in the header to see which Deriv entity would serve you.

Questions readers ask

Is Deriv regulated?

Deriv operates through 5 legal entities in our database, holding licences or registrations with: Labuan FSA, BVI FSC, CIMA, FSC Mauritius, VFSC. Which entity you sign up with depends on where you live, and so does the protection you get. Check the licence number on the regulator's own register before you deposit.

Is Deriv a safe broker?

No broker is risk-free. Our Global Dossier Score for Deriv is 28 out of 100. The score reflects the regulator tier of the entity that serves you, the group's other licences, company structure and track record. It says nothing about whether trading will be profitable for you.

Data changelog

  • Import 2026-11-11 (broker's own website, read 2026-11-11): new broker (publish); founded 1999; entity added: Deriv (FX) Ltd; licence added: lfsa (no number stated); entity added: Deriv (BVI) Ltd; licence added: fscbvi (no number stated); entity added: Der

CFDs and leveraged forex are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Most retail accounts lose money when trading CFDs. Consider whether you understand how these products work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.

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FOREX.com Founded 2001 Listed 62 GAIN Global Markets Inc. CIMA #25033 Tier 3 (offshore) $100 Own platformMT4MT5TradingView Review Visit site
OANDA Founded 1996 54 OANDA Global Markets Ltd BVI FSC Tier 3 (offshore) $0 Own platformMT4MT5TradingView Review Visit site
AvaTrade Founded 2006 50 Ava Trade Markets Ltd BVI FSC #SIBA/L/13/1049 Tier 3 (offshore) $100 MT4MT5Own platform Review Visit site

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