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On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 6 register lines are on this file, spread across 6 legal entities in 6 jurisdictions, 1 of them with a top-tier regulator.


On the wire

4 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

Register entries as filed
  • 01
    register entry

    ASIC entry AFSL 286354 for First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd

    Source: fpmarkets.com

  • 02
    register entry

    CySEC entry 371/18 for First Prudential Markets Ltd

    Source: cysec.gov.cy

  • 03
    register entry

    FSCA entry FSP 50926 for FP Markets (South Africa)

    Source: fpmarkets.com

  • 04
    register entry

    FSA Seychelles entry SD130 for First Prudential Markets Limited

    Source: fpmarkets.com

Entity by entity

6 lines
Register lines on file for FP Markets. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
RegulatorJurisdictionEntity as registeredNumberTierSource
ASICAustraliaFirst Prudential Markets Pty LtdAFSL 286354T1fpmarkets.com
CySECCyprusFirst Prudential Markets Ltd371/18T2cysec.gov.cy
FSCASouth AfricaFP Markets (South Africa)FSP 50926T2fpmarkets.com
FSA SeychellesSeychellesFirst Prudential Markets LimitedSD130T3fpmarkets.com
CMA KenyaKenyaFP Markets (Kenya)193T2fpmarkets.com
Capital Market Authority (UAE)United Arab EmiratesFP MARKETS MENA SECURITIES L.L.C S.O.Cnot verifiedT2uaecma.gov.ae

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open$100
EUR/USD spread as publishednot verified
Leverage as advertisednot verified
PlatformsMT4 · MT5 · cTrader · TradingView · Iress · Mobile apps
Account booksStandard · Raw · Demo

What the record says

FP Markets states it was established in 2005 and its Australian entity First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd holds ASIC Australian Financial Services Licence 286354.

The group also lists CySEC licence 371/18 held by First Prudential Markets Ltd, FSCA South Africa FSP number 50926, Seychelles FSA licence SD130 and Capital Markets Authority of Kenya licence 193.

FP Markets' regulation page states a minimum deposit of $100 to open a live account.

The company states retail client funds are kept separate from firm capital and held with banks, and that its accounts are externally audited.

FP Markets offers MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView and the Iress platform for share CFDs.

The UAE Capital Market Authority public register lists FP MARKETS MENA SECURITIES L.L.C S.O.C (company code CP-0001751) as Active in Dubai, with active Introduction and Promotion activities; the public response does not show a separate licence number, and Category 5 activity is not authority to execute client orders (uaecma.gov.ae)

Not verified

5 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.

Other open files

The whole desk

This file reports what regulators and the firm have published. It is not a review, not a rating and not advice to open or close an account anywhere.