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AVATRADE: KNF licence recorded for AVATRADE

Issuing authority
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Poland
Last checked
Aug 25, 2026

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Polish Financial Supervision Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Polish Financial Supervision Authority No number on the register

Wikilix read the KNF register on Aug 25, 2026. This is what it said.

Holder
AVA Trade EU Ltd.
Issuing authority
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Poland
Effective
Dec 4, 2018
Register status
active

Checked Aug 25, 2026

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Our check
Checked

What we checked

We found this licence on the issuing authority's own register.

Wikilix check
Confirmed on the register
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
Poland
Last checked
Aug 25, 2026
Register says
active

Finding

Confirmed on the KNF register as AVA Trade EU Limited (branch list) / 'Ava Trade EU Ltd Ava Capital Markets Ltd' (cross-border list, packed cell verbatim) (EU/EEA passport notification - present on BOTH inbound lists: 'Notyfikacje zagranicznych firm inwestycyjnych z panstw UE/EOG - dzialalnosc w formie oddzialu' (notifications of foreign EU/EEA investment firms, activity through a branch) and 'Notyfikacje zagranicznych firm inwestycyjnych z panstw UE/EOG - dzialalnosc bez otwierania oddzialu' (cross-border, no branch); authorised in Irlandia (Ireland) by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI); NOT a KNF authorisation). Exact legal-entity name plus jurisdiction. The cross-border notification list prints the packed Nazwa podmiotu cell 'Ava Trade EU Ltd / Ava Capital Markets Ltd', which equals our DB fullName 'AVA Trade EU Ltd.'; the branch notification list prints 'AVA Trade EU Limited'. Corroborated on both rows by Panstwo macierzyste: Irlandia and Organ nadzoru: Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) / www.centralbank.ie

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 25, 2026
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Register status
active
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About KNF

Polish Financial Supervision Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Poland.

Full name
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Poland
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2006
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
145 firms
Regulates
Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Securities
Licences it issues
Banking; brokerage; insurance; pension funds; e-money; payment institution
Typical cost of a licence
€125k licence + >€730k capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High

KNF is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

KNF's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeDeposit guarantee up to €100k; investor compensation up to 90% of €3k
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman; KNF dispute resolution
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how AVATRADE applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against AVATRADE. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
AVA Trade EU Ltd.
Based in
Ireland
Operating
15-20 years
Wikilix score
56.6the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • Ava Trade Markets Ltd.Reg. 2055203
  • AVA CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 143340907
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
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Also on record

Other licences AVATRADE holds

5 other licences are on record for AVATRADE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Yes, AVA Trade prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place due to regulatory and legal requirements.
AVA Trade provides customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. They also maintain active social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for additional contact and updates.
AVA Trade offers leverage up to 400:1. However, the highest leverage may vary depending on the regulatory jurisdiction and account type.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with AVA Trade is 100 USD. This requirement is specified for their trading accounts.
AVA Trade offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 trading platforms. Both platforms support desktop versions and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
Yes, AVA Trade EU Ltd. is regulated by several authorities including the Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa. It holds multiple licenses and operates under strict regulatory frameworks.
AVATRADE holds this KNF licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the KNF register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates KNF tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Yes, KNF is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
This page links straight to the KNF register. Search it for the name AVATRADE rather than the trading brand — this entry has no number on record.
AVATRADE has 5 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 5 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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