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Broker Regulatory Evidence Database — 25 Profiles
A source-led inventory of the current broker directory, separating official entity records, brand links and customer-specific coverage.
This directory contains 25 profiles. Slickorps is excluded from this phase at the owner’s instruction; its existing profile and evidence records were not changed. Other dates remain the original source-check dates unless a source below is dated 30 October 2026. A dated link review is not a legal opinion.
Phase 5.3 final gap check
As of 2026-10-30, the final status is recorded for 24 of 24 in-scope profiles. This is research coverage, not a finding that all brokers or claims are authorised.
- Final profile audit coverage
- 24 / 24
- Profiles with official evidence
- 12
- Scoped official searches with no match
- 9
- Provider-disclosure outcomes
- 3
“Audit complete — evidence unresolved” means the scoped sources were checked and the remaining claim is stated plainly; it does not mean an official match. The two pending ASIC AFSL claims are tracked separately below and are not counted as resolved.
| Broker | Final audit result | Entity / reference | Brand relationship | Client coverage | Sources | Finding and limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IG | Official FCA warning confirms historical entity/domain details; current-status caveat | IG Markets Limited FCA · FRN 195355 | An FCA warning identifies IG Markets Limited, FRN 195355, and ig.com as the genuine firm’s details in a notice published 19 October 2018. This is historical identity/domain evidence, not a fresh current-status check. | Not independently established; depends on jurisdiction and account agreement. | The FCA warning published 19 October 2018 explicitly names IG Markets Limited, FRN 195355, as the genuine firm and gives http://www.ig.com/ as its website. The FCA firm-record page returned an application shell during this pass, so current status and permissions were not freshly extracted. Search terms: IG Markets Limited, FRN 195355, ig.com | |
| OANDA | Prior FCA entity record retained; current status and brand link not freshly verified | OANDA Europe Limited FCA · FRN 542574 | OANDA’s UK legal page states the entity and reference. No regulator source retrieved in this pass established a regulator-confirmed OANDA brand/domain relationship. | Not independently established; depends on jurisdiction and account agreement. | The provider page was rechecked on 30 October 2026 and still states OANDA Europe Limited and FRN 542574. The FCA record page returned an application shell and the FCA content search produced no relevant firm-record result. The existing FCA record capture dated 29 October is retained; current permissions/status and the brand link were not freshly regulator-confirmed. Search terms: OANDA Europe Limited, FRN 542574 | |
| CMC Markets | Prior FCA entity record retained; current status and brand link not freshly verified | CMC Markets UK plc FCA · FRN 173730 | Provider disclosure identifies the entity and reference. The official source retrieved in this pass did not freshly confirm the brand/domain relationship. | Not independently established; depends on jurisdiction and account agreement. | The FCA firm-record URL returned an application shell. The FCA content search produced no relevant firm-record result; the historical-publications search could not be retrieved. The existing FCA record capture dated 29 October is retained, but no historical permissions PDF or current status was confirmed in this pass. Provider disclosure is not regulator confirmation of the brand relationship. Search terms: CMC Markets UK plc, FRN 173730 | |
| FXTM | Exinity entity row retained; C113012295 and brand link remain provider-claimed | Exinity Limited FSC Mauritius · C113012295 — provider claim; not confirmed in the official register row | FXTM-to-Exinity is supported by official broker disclosure only; regulator confirmation of the brand relationship was not retrieved. | Not independently established; depends on jurisdiction and account agreement. | The previously captured FSC row lists Exinity Limited and SEC-2.1B Investment Dealer but does not display C113012295. The 30 October register query presented an access challenge. FXTM’s page still states C113012295; that remains a provider claim. Do not attribute the number to Exinity as an FSC-confirmed reference. Search terms: Exinity Limited, C113012295 |
ASIC claims still pending
Original pending records: 2; resolved: 0; remaining: 2. The public search application did not return record-level results, so neither provider-claimed AFSL is presented as confirmed.
| Broker | Named entity | Company identifier | Provider claim | Phase 5.3 status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP Markets | First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd | ACN 112 600 281 | AFSL 286354 | Still pending — the ASIC search application loaded, but no record-level result was retrieved; the provider claim remains unconfirmed. | |
| IC Markets | International Capital Markets Pty Ltd | ABN 12 123 289 109 | AFSL 335692 | Still pending — the ASIC search application loaded, but no record-level result was retrieved; the provider claim remains unconfirmed. |
Phase 5.2 historical snapshot
At the end of Phase 5.2, 20 of 24 in-scope profiles had a dated official-source result and 4 fresh regulator lookups remained incomplete. Phase 5.3 above records the final status of those four remaining profile checks.
The earlier direct FCA pages and Mauritius FSC lookup did not expose record-level data. Phase 5.3 added an official FCA warning source for IG, retained provider disclosures for OANDA, CMC Markets and FXTM where the relationship was not regulator-confirmed, and kept the two ASIC AFSL claims pending. Nine exact-name searches returned no confirmed match in the specific lists checked; that is not proof of non-authorisation.
Audit date: 2026-10-30. Slickorps is excluded and unchanged.
Evidence coverage snapshot
- Broker profiles in directory
- 25
- Profiles included in this phase
- 24
- Final Phase 5 audit coverage
- 24 / 24
- Phase 5.2 official-source results
- 20 / 24
- Phase 5.2 fresh lookups incomplete (historical)
- 4
- ASIC claims still pending
- 2
- Official entity records
- 15
- Profiles with a confirmed brand link
- 8
- Profiles with provider-disclosed brand links only
- 3
- Provider-claim-only profiles
- 0
- Profiles with an unconfirmed register search
- 9
- Named legal entities
- 22
- Regulators with dated official-source records
- 9
Counts are generated from the evidence records. They are not broker safety scores or recommendations.
Evidence status definitions
Official register matched
A formal official register record is captured and the stated brand relationship is supported by an official record or approved domain.
Official record found — brand relationship not established
An official entity record exists, but the source does not establish the entity as the current brand or a particular client’s provider.
Provider claim only
The provider states the detail; no regulator-side match is captured for that claim.
Search performed — no confirmed match
A documented official-register search did not produce a confirmed record. This is not evidence of non-authorisation.
Insufficient identifying information
The name, domain or entity identifiers are not sufficient to conclude a match.
Not yet researched
No broker-specific official-register research is recorded for this item.
Broker evidence matrix
Broker pages provide source notes and details. For each claim, the official record, brand relationship and client coverage remain separate.
| Broker | Official entity records | Regulators | Evidence status | Brand relationship | Client coverage | Last checked | Research status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AvaTrade | AVA Trade EU Limited · C53877 | Central Bank of Ireland | Official register matched | Confirmed by official regulator record | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| IG | IG Markets Limited · 195355 | FCA | Official register matched | Confirmed by official regulator record | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Phase 5.3 final gap check — official evidence found with current-status caveat |
| OANDA | OANDA Europe Limited · 542574 | FCA | Official record found — brand relationship not established | Supported by official broker disclosure | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Phase 5.3 final gap check — audit complete; provider disclosure retained |
| Pepperstone | Pepperstone Limited · 684312; Pepperstone EU Limited · 388/20 | FCA, CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official approved domain / trade name | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| XM | Trading Point Of Financial Instruments Ltd · 120/10 | CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official approved domain / trade name | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| FP Markets | First Prudential Markets Ltd · 371/18 | ASIC, CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official approved domain / trade name | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| IC Markets | IC Markets (EU) Ltd · 362/18 | ASIC, CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official approved domain / trade name | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| CMC Markets | CMC Markets UK plc · 173730 | FCA | Official record found — brand relationship not established | Supported by official broker disclosure | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Phase 5.3 final gap check — audit complete; provider disclosure retained |
| FXCM | Stratos Markets Limited · 217689; Stratos Europe Ltd · 392/20 | FCA, CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official regulator record | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Plus500 | Plus500UK Ltd · 509909; Plus500CY Ltd · 250/14 | FCA, CySEC | Official register matched | Confirmed by official approved domain / trade name | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Slickorps | Excluded from this phase; existing profile and records retained unchanged. | Not rechecked in this phase | Not modified | ||||
| RubixFX | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| GMForex | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Avalon | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles, CVM | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| NessFX | Fxnet Ltd · 182/12 | CySEC | Official record found — brand relationship not established | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Sway Markets | No formal match recorded | CFTC, IOSCO I-SCAN | Insufficient identifying information | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Epic Pips | No formal match recorded | Saint Lucia FSRA, CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| FXFree | No formal match recorded | FCA | Insufficient identifying information | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| XHProLive | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| 24K Markets | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Power Forex | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| OspreyFX | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| STForex | No formal match recorded | FCA | Insufficient identifying information | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| Fog Forex | No formal match recorded | CySEC, FSA Seychelles | Search performed — no confirmed match | Relationship not independently established | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Official source result recorded 30 Oct 2026 |
| FXTM | Exinity Limited | Financial Services Commission, Mauritius, FSC Mauritius | Official record found — brand relationship not established | Supported by official broker disclosure | Not independently established | 2026-10-30 | Phase 5.3 final gap check — audit complete; provider disclosure retained |
Official sources and regulator guides
Official regulator links are available from the regulator guide pages. Records that could not be directly retrieved or matched remain explicitly unconfirmed.
- ASIC · AustraliaOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- FCA · United KingdomOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- FSCA · South AfricaOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- CySEC · Cyprus (EU)Official register link reviewed 2026-10-30
- NFA · United StatesOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- CFTC · United StatesOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- MAS · SingaporeOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
- FSA · JapanOfficial register link reviewed 2026-10-29
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