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Scope Markets regulation
Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest. Here is Scope Markets's regulatory record in full.
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Regulation and safety
- Regulated by
- Belize FSC (1943611); Mauritius FSC (GB19024853); Kenya CMA (Forex 123, Derivatives 143) through group entities
- Regulator tier
- Tier 2
- Register entry
- Belize FSC register, RS Global Ltd registration 1943611
- Client money segregated
- Yes
- Held at
- Local top-tier banks
- Negative balance protection
- No
- Compensation scheme
- No statutory investor compensation scheme for Belize clients
- Audited by
- Independent external auditors
- Not available to
- American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, US Virgin Islands and additional restricted jurisdictions
Check the licence yourself: the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.
What this means
Across a hundred brokers, the licence is what separates the field fastest.
Scope Markets's licence is offshore (FSC). Offshore entities typically offer higher leverage and lighter reporting, and compensation schemes do not apply - the trade-off is protection, not price.
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 Local top-tier banks. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.
There is no negative balance protection. In a fast market a position can gap straight through your stop, and without this the resulting debt is legally yours - you can lose more than you deposited.
Covered by No statutory investor compensation scheme for Belize clients, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.
Questions about Scope Markets regulation
Who regulates Scope Markets?
Scope Markets is regulated by Belize FSC (1943611); Mauritius FSC (GB19024853); Kenya CMA (Forex 123, Derivatives 143) through group entities.
Is client money segregated at Scope Markets?
Yes. Scope Markets holds client money separately from its own funds, at Local top-tier banks.
Does Scope Markets offer negative balance protection?
Negative balance protection at Scope Markets is recorded as: No.
Regulation at brokers under the same regulator
- Exness regulation also licensed by FSC (Belize)
- HF Markets regulation also licensed by FSC (Mauritius)
- FXTM regulation also licensed by FSC (Mauritius)
- FP Markets regulation also licensed by FSC (Mauritius)
- IC Markets regulation also licensed by CMA (Kenya)