One of the client’s top criteria on selecting a broker is their preferred broker to be a regulated investment firm where EU regulations will be adhered at all times. Trading with a regulated broker, clients are comfortable that proper security, transparency and integrity on their daily transactions will occur.
IronFX is authorized and regulated, registered and member of the below competent authorities/ regulators as well as professional and governmental bodies:
CySEC
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission better known as CySEC, is the financial regulatory agency of the Republic of Cyprus. Since Cyprus became a member of the European Union in 2004, CySEC has become part of European MiFID regulation
CySEC has a number of responsibilities, some of which include: supervising and controlling the operations of the Cyprus stock exchange and the transactions carried out in the stock exchange, its listed companies, brokers and brokerage firms. Furthermore, CySEC is the supervisory body of the Cypriot investment firms and is a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
To view IronFX CySEC authorization, please click here.
MiFID
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC (MiFID) as subsequently amended is a European Union law that provides harmonised regulation for investment services across the 30 member states of the European Economic Area (the 27 Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein). MiFID retained the principles of the EU 'passport' introduced by the Investment Services Directive (ISD).
IronFX is fully compliant with MiFID regulation, since the latter has been introduced by the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007 (Law 144(I)/2007)
To view MiFID regulation, please click here
FSA
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom
Investment Firms authorised in the European Economic Area (EEA) can offer certain cross border investment and ancillary services to EEA investors given their Passport right under the MiFID regulation.
To view IronFX FSA registration, please click here
BaFin
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority better known by its abbreviation BaFin is the financial regulatory authority for Germany. It is an independent federal institution with headquarters in Bonn and Frankfurt and falls under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany).
Investment Firms authorised in the European Economic Area (EEA) can offer certain cross border investment and ancillary services to EEA investors given their Passport right under the MiFID regulation.
To view IronFX BaFin registration, please click here
CNMV
The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) is the Spanish government agency responsible for regulating the financial securities markets in Spain. It is an independent agency that falls under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Spain
Investment Firms authorised in the European Economic Area (EEA) can offer certain cross border investment and ancillary services to EEA investors given their Passport right under the MiFID regulation.
To view IronFX CNMV registration, please click here
CFSFA
IronFX is a member of the Cyprus Financial Services Firms Association (CFSFA).
CFSA is the official representative body of all Cyprus investment firms (CIFs) which are members of the Cyprus stock exchange, a number of investment firms which are members of the Athens stock exchange and remote members of the Cyprus stock exchange, as well as a number of CIFs whose main activities relate to the provision of services for investments abroad. All members of the Association are licensed and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
To view IronFX CFSFA membership, please click here
Investor Compensation Fund
IronFX is a member of the Investor Compensation Fund (Fund). The Fund constitutes a private legal entity and its administration is exercised by an administrative committee of five members, who are designated for a three-year term.
The object of the Fund is to secure the claims of the covered clients against investment firms that are members of the Fund by the payment of compensation for clients’ claims given the failure of the member of the Fund to compensate the client.
For further detail for the membership and the fund, please click here