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.

Broker Dossier

FXCM: licences and legal entities

FXCM 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
  • Advertiser disclosure
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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 account6 of 45
Group licencesOther tier 1 and tier 2 licences held in the same group22 of 26
Company structurePublicly listed, or a licensed bank0 of 12
Track recordYears in business0 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
Stratos Global LLC Serves you St Vincent and the Grenadines SVG FSA Registration only 1776 LLC 2022 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Stratos Markets Limited Serves you United Kingdom FCA Tier 1 217689 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Stratos Europe Limited Serves you Cyprus CySEC Tier 2 392/20 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Stratos Trading Pty. Limited Serves you Australia ASIC Tier 1 309763 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Stratos South Africa (Pty) Ltd Serves you South Africa FSCA Tier 2 46534 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register
Stratos Light Limited Serves you Israel ISA Tier 2 515234623 Varies Stated by the broker Broker's page, read 11 Nov 2026 Open register

Key facts

Founded
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Headquarters
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Publicly listed
No
Group regulators
SVG FSA, FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, ISA
Minimum deposit
—
Platforms
TradingView, MetaTrader 4
Execution
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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

FXCM offers TradingView, MetaTrader 4.

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 FXCM entity would serve you.

Questions readers ask

Is FXCM regulated?

FXCM operates through 6 legal entities in our database, holding licences or registrations with: SVG FSA, FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, ISA. 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.

Which trading platforms does FXCM offer?

FXCM offers: TradingView, MetaTrader 4. Platform availability can vary between its entities.

Is FXCM a safe broker?

No broker is risk-free. Our Global Dossier Score for FXCM 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); entity added: Stratos Global LLC; licence added: svgfsa 1776 LLC 2022; entity added: Stratos Markets Limited; licence added: fca 217689; entity added: Stratos Europe Limited;

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.

Alternatives that share a regulator

BrokerDossier ScoreEntity serving youMin. depositPlatformsActions
Interactive Brokers Founded 1978 Listed 91 Interactive Brokers LLC CFTC/NFA #0258600 Tier 1 $0 Own platformTradingView Review Visit site
City Index Founded 1983 Listed 89 StoneX Financial Ltd FCA #446717 Tier 1 — Own platformMT4TradingView Review Visit site
Swissquote Founded 1996 Listed Bank 89 Swissquote Bank Ltd FINMA Tier 1 $1,000 MT4MT5Own platform Review Visit site

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