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How broker regulation actually protects you — which authorities matter, and how to verify a licence yourself.
Regulation and fund safety
A licence is only worth what it covers. These guides explain which authorities matter and how to verify a broker yourself.
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Broker Fund Safety: What Actually Protects Your Deposit
How segregated accounts and compensation schemes such as the FSCS, ICF and SIPC protect a trading deposit: verified limits, coverage gaps, and a broker check.
How to Check a Broker Is Legitimate Before You Deposit
A 20-minute broker scam check anyone can run: verify licences on the FCA, CySEC, ASIC and NFA registers, search warning lists and spot clone-firm red flags.
Negative Balance Protection: Can You Lose More Than You Deposit?
Negative balance protection is law on FCA, EU and ASIC retail accounts and only a revocable promise offshore. What it covers, its limits, how to verify.
FCA Regulation: What It Means When a Broker Is FCA-Regulated
What FCA regulation obliges a broker to do: CASS segregation, £85,000 FSCS cover, 30:1 leverage caps, plus how to verify an FRN and spot clone-firm scams.
CySEC Regulated Brokers: What the Licence Really Protects
What CySEC regulation really protects: the €20,000 ICF limit, 30:1 leverage caps, step-by-step licence verification, enforcement record and the offshore trap.
ASIC Regulation Explained: What the Licence Really Protects
What ASIC regulation actually guarantees a CFD trader: client money rules, leverage caps, the narrow CSLR, and how to verify an AFSL before you deposit.
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