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babafx

Offshore
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Since 2020
Last Updated:
25/100
Overall Score

Trading Conditions

Min Deposit:
N/A
Max Leverage:
500
Account Types
ECN AccountStandardCentECN

User Reviews

Total Reviews
This Month
Avg Rating

Funding Methods

No funding methods available

Performance Metrics

Excellent Performance
Performance chart: 1: Regulation 4%, 2: License 35%, 3: Software 0%, 4: Spread 0%, 5: Account Type 36%, 6: Symbol 0%
Regulation
4%Poor
License
35%Poor
Software
0%Poor
Spread
0%Poor
Account Type
36%Poor
Symbol
0%Poor

Company Information

Full Name:BABA FX
Founded:2020
Headquarters:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Enterprise Offices:2offices

Customer Support

Phone:
Live Chat:
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Languages:
English
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Is babafx a scam?

Wikilix independent safety report

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0%Scam risk
High risk (unverified)Confidence: MEDIUM
3.0/5Safety rating 3 out of 5

BABA FX is not a confirmed scam, and the common claim that it holds no licence anywhere is wrong, but it is a high risk offshore operation and we rate it 54 out of 100. The Seychelles Financial Servi…

Risk scorecard · each area scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst)

Regulation6/10 · HighIdentity & transparency5/10 · ModerateWithdrawals & conduct6/10 · HighReputation5/10 · ModerateWebsite claims6/10 · HighOperational history4/10 · Moderate
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Broker Summary

What Wikilix has recorded about babafx: its history, the licences it holds, its trading conditions and its fees.

BABA FX (babafx) is an offshore forex and CFD brand operated by BABA INVESTMENT (SVG) LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 June 2020 under registration number 419. That entity is named in the risk warning on the broker's own website and appears as an active company on the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Financial Services Authority entity register, so the company behind the brand is real and traceable.

Regulation. Our research links the brand to a Seychelles securities dealer licence numbered SD225, recorded in the name of BABA INVESTMENT (SEYCHELLES) LTD. That is a low-tier offshore permission: it carries no client-money segregation guarantee, no compensation scheme and no meaningful retail redress. It is also worth noting that babafx.com itself does not mention any regulator or licence anywhere on the site, and the entity that contracts with clients in the risk warning is the Saint Vincent LLC, not the licensed Seychelles company. A Saint Vincent LLC registration is a company registration, not a trading licence, and Saint Vincent does not supervise forex brokers at all.

Offering. The site advertises more than 600 instruments: 80 forex pairs, 474 stocks, 27 cryptocurrencies, 17 indices, 8 metals and 29 futures. Trading runs on a single in-house platform, BABA Trader, rather than MetaTrader; the site offers four account tiers, Standard, Cent, ECN and Baba, all quoted in USD or EUR. Headline terms are zero commissions and advertised zero spreads on US stocks and the major pairs, leverage of 1:30 for retail clients and up to 1:500 for professional clients. The site's own risk disclosure states that 79.58% of retail investor accounts lose money.

Funding and support. The website promises instant deposits and withdrawals and 24/7 support, but it publishes no payment-method table, no fee schedule, no minimum deposit, no withdrawal limits and no support email, telephone number or live chat. Its legal documents are published only as scanned PDFs. Services are not offered to residents of the United States, Canada or North Korea.

Who it suits, and the caveats. This is a thin, single-page offering with an offshore licence, a proprietary-only platform and no disclosed funding terms or contact channels. Traders who need onshore protection, segregated client money, a published fee schedule or an accountable complaints route should look elsewhere. Anyone considering an account should treat it as high risk, verify the terms directly with the company in writing before depositing, and start with money they can afford to lose.

Website archive
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Website snapshots

7 full-page captures of babafx's own site, archived so what they said can still be read after the pages change.

7 pages
Homepage
Terms and Conditions
Trading Terms
Risk Acknowledgement & Disclosure
Complaint Handling Policy
Privacy Policy
AML & CFT Policy
Captured by Wikilix from the broker's live site. Open any shot to read it full size.
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Regulatory Licenses

Every licence babafx has in force is from an offshore regulator. Most carry no compensation scheme — each row below says what the issuing regulator actually requires.

1 of 1 checked
1Licences on record
1Confirmed on register
0Tier 1 or 2
1Offshore

How far our check got

  • 1 confirmed on a register
  • FSATier 3OffshoreSeychellesDealing in securitiesNo. SD225Confirmed on registerChecked

    What the register says

    Licence number
    SD225
    Type
    Dealing in securities
    Register status
    Active on the Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer register

    What our check found

    A Seychelles Securities Dealer licence, which permits dealing in securities and derivatives as principal or agent. It is a real trading licence, held by BABA INVESTMENT (SEYCHELLES) LTD, and the regulator's register names babafx.com and babaforex.com as the licensed company's websites. Client protection: Low. There is no investor compensation scheme and no deposit guarantee. Supervision is light and practical recourse in a dispute is limited..

    Register screenshot, captured Aug 14, 2026

    Client protection under this licence

    • No compensation scheme
    • Complaints routeFSA Enquiries
    • Maximum leverage1:1000

    These are the rules FSA sets for the firms it licenses. They are not a statement about how babafx applies them, or about which of its companies would hold your account.

    About The Seychelles Financial Services Authority

    Offshore regulatorGovernment bodyNo compensation schemePublic registerTransparency: low
    Typical cost of this licence
    USD 10000-20000
Where we have checked a licence, it was checked against the issuing regulator's own register. Register wording is quoted as found.See all tier-1 regulated brokers
Trading accounts
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Account Types

3 account types on record.

3 account types
AccountMin DepositLeverageCommission
StandardStandardNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CentCentNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ECNECNNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Account names and conditions as published by babafx, recorded by Wikilix.
Websites

Global Domains

4 domains on record. All active and served over HTTPS.

4 domains
  • www.babaforex.comBackupActiveHTTPS
  • www.babaoption.comActiveHTTPS
  • babafutures.comBackupActiveHTTPS
  • swww.babaforex.comBackupActiveHTTPS
Domains recorded by Wikilix. Only a domain listed here is known to belong to this broker.
Social channels

Social Presence

4 official channels on record.

4 channels
Channels as published by the broker, recorded by Wikilix.
Legal entities

Corporate Network

2 legal entities behind the babafx brand.

2 entities
  • BABA INVESTMENT (SVG) LLCActiveSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesRegistration 419 LLC 2020Established Jun 9, 2020The contracting entity named in the website's risk warning; recorded as an active Limited Liability Company on the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Financial Services Authority entity register, registration number 419, incorporated 9 June 2020.
  • BABA INVESTMENT (SEYCHELLES) LTDActiveSeychellesThe entity recorded as the holder of Seychelles securities dealer licence SD225. It is not named on the broker's own website, and Seychelles publishes no free public company register, so its registration could not be independently confirmed.
Entities named in the broker's own documents and company registers, recorded by Wikilix.
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Company Registration

The operating company is BABA INVESTMENT (SEYCHELLES) LTD. Registered in Seychelles. Registration number 8438556-1.

Verified on registry
Registration number
8438556-1
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Registry
Seychelles Financial Services Authority, Capital Markets register (Securities Dealer)
Registered address
Providence Complex, Office A18 B, Providence, Mahe, Seychelles

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