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BDSwiss: FSC licence C116016172

Issuing authority
Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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RecordModified Jul 27, 2026

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Financial Services Commission C116016172

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
C116016172
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in securities
The authority

About FSC

Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Mauritius.

Full name
Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1999
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
8 firms
Regulates
Forex, Fund, Derivatives
Licences it issues
Investment Dealer (Full Service)
Typical cost of a licence
USD 20000-30000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

FSC 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

FSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeFSC Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:1000
This describes the authority's regime, not how BDSwiss applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
BDSwiss Investments Ltd
Based in
Comoros
Wikilix score
51.1the 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.

  • BDS LTD.Canada · Reg. 1000301060 · Sep 1, 2022
  • BDS MarketsMauritius · Reg. C143350 · May 12, 2018
  • BDSWISS LLCUnited States · Reg. 5618316 · Oct 9, 2014
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.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences BDSwiss holds

3 other licences are on record for BDSwiss.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
BDSwiss provides customer support primarily in English with live chat available during business hours. Support can also be reached via email at support@km.bdswiss.com. The broker maintains active social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube for additional contact and updates.
BDSwiss offers a maximum leverage of up to 1000. This high leverage level allows traders to control larger positions with relatively small capital, but it also increases the risk exposure. The exact leverage available may depend on the instrument and regulatory restrictions.
According to the provided data, BDSwiss does not charge commissions on its accounts. Information about spread types or average spreads is not specified in the context. The broker does not offer ECN accounts or no-swap accounts based on the available information.
The minimum deposit amount at BDSwiss is 10 USD. Supported payment methods include Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, Neteller, Skrill, Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and several regional options like Airtel and M-Pesa. Deposits are generally free of charge by BDSwiss, but third-party fees may apply.
BDSwiss provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. Both platforms support desktop usage and offer advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities. These platforms are developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp and are widely used in the forex and CFD markets.
BDSwiss Investments Ltd holds a retail forex license issued by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Seychelles, which is an onshore regulator. The FSA is a tier 1 global regulator with high transparency and strict fund segregation, but there is no mandatory client fund insurance. BDSwiss operates offshore with regulation focused on retail forex.
Licence C116016172 was issued by Financial Services Commission (FSC), the financial authority for Mauritius.
BDSwiss holds this FSC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the FSC register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates FSC tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, FSC 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.
BDSwiss has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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