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GO Markets regulation

Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest. Here is GO Markets's regulatory record in full.

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Regulation and safety

Regulated by
ASIC (AFSL 254963); CySEC (322/17); FSC Mauritius (GB19024896)
Regulator tier
Tier 1
Register entry
ASIC Professional Registers, AFSL 254963
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
Regulated Australian banking institutions
Negative balance protection
Yes, retail clients
Compensation scheme
ICF up to €20,000 for eligible CySEC clients; no statutory investor compensation scheme under ASIC
Audited by
Independent external auditors
Not available to
United States and sanctioned/restricted jurisdictions, plus jurisdictions where services would breach local laws or regulations

Check the licence yourself: ASIC Connect, the CySEC register of investment firms, the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.

What this means

Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest.

GO Markets holds tier-one authorisations from ASIC 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). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

ASIC caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection, and obliges the broker to hold client money in a separate trust account.

CySEC licences passport across the EU and follow the 1:30 retail leverage cap, with the Investor Compensation Fund covering eligible claims.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Regulated Australian 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 ICF up to €20,000 for eligible CySEC clients; no statutory investor compensation scheme under ASIC, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Questions about GO Markets regulation

Who regulates GO Markets?

GO Markets is regulated by ASIC (AFSL 254963); CySEC (322/17); FSC Mauritius (GB19024896).

Is client money segregated at GO Markets?

Yes. GO Markets holds client money separately from its own funds, at Regulated Australian banking institutions.

Does GO Markets offer negative balance protection?

Yes. GO Markets offers negative balance protection, so a losing position cannot leave you owing the broker more than your account held.

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