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House file

FXCM

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 4 register lines are on this file, spread across 4 legal entities in 4 jurisdictions, 2 of them with a top-tier regulator.


On the wire

3 items · 0 notices

Register lines are confirmed; several commercial figures remain unread and are left blank.

Register entries as filed
  • 01
    register entry

    FCA entry 217689 for Stratos Markets Limited (trading as FXCM)

    Source: register.fca.org.uk

  • 02
    register entry

    CySEC entry 392/20 for Stratos Europe Limited (trading as FXCM)

    Source: cysec.gov.cy

  • 03
    register entry

    ASIC entry AFSL 309763 for Stratos Trading Pty. Limited (trading as FXCM)

    Source: fxcm.com

Entity by entity

4 lines
Register lines on file for FXCM. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
RegulatorJurisdictionEntity as registeredNumberTierSource
FCAUKStratos Markets Limited (trading as FXCM)217689T1register.fca.org.uk
CySECCyprusStratos Europe Limited (trading as FXCM)392/20T2cysec.gov.cy
ASICAustraliaStratos Trading Pty. Limited (trading as FXCM)AFSL 309763T1fxcm.com
None (unregulated offshore entity)OffshoreStratos Global LLCnot verifiedT3fxcm.com

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$50
EUR/USD spread as published1.3 pips
Leverage as advertised1:30 (UK/EU retail)
PlatformsTrading Station · MT4 · TradingView · Capitalise.ai · Mobile apps
Account booksStandard · Active Trader · Professional

What the record says

Noted: FXCM has operated as a forex and CFD broker since 1999.

Not verified

2 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.