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Exness regulation
Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest. Here is Exness's regulatory record in full.
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Regulation and safety
- Regulated by
- Seychelles FSA (SD025); FSCA South Africa; CySEC; FCA; CBCS Curacao (0003LSI); BVI FSC (SIBA/L/20/1133); Mauritius FSC; Kenya CMA; Jordan JSC; UAE CMA; Belize FSC
- Regulator tier
- Tier 1
- Register entry
- Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer Register, licence SD025
- Client money segregated
- Yes
- Held at
- Regulated banking institutions
- Negative balance protection
- Yes
- Compensation scheme
- No statutory investor compensation scheme for Exness (SC) Ltd retail clients
- Audited by
- Independent external auditors
- Not available to
- United States, United Kingdom, European Economic Area retail market and various sanctioned/restricted jurisdictions
Check the licence yourself: the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities, the FSCA search of financial services providers, the CySEC register of investment firms, the FCA Register, the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.
What this means
Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest.
Exness holds tier-one authorisations from FCA and CySEC. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.
It also operates an offshore entity (FSC and FSA). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.
The FCA caps retail leverage at 1:30, mandates negative balance protection, and covers eligible clients under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
CySEC licences passport across the EU and follow the 1:30 retail leverage cap, with the Investor Compensation Fund covering eligible claims.
The FSCA licenses derivative providers in South Africa without a fixed retail leverage cap, so headline leverage is often higher than an FCA or ASIC entity may offer.
Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Regulated banking institutions. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.
Negative balance protection applies, so a losing position cannot take the account below zero and leave you owing the broker money.
Covered by No statutory investor compensation scheme for Exness (SC) Ltd retail clients, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.
Questions about Exness regulation
Who regulates Exness?
Exness is regulated by Seychelles FSA (SD025); FSCA South Africa; CySEC; FCA; CBCS Curacao (0003LSI); BVI FSC (SIBA/L/20/1133); Mauritius FSC; Kenya CMA; Jordan JSC; UAE CMA; Belize FSC.
Is client money segregated at Exness?
Yes. Exness holds client money separately from its own funds, at Regulated banking institutions.
Does Exness offer negative balance protection?
Yes. Exness offers negative balance protection, so a losing position cannot leave you owing the broker more than your account held.
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