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DEGIRO: BaFin licence 119766

Issuing authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
Jurisdiction
Germany
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Federal Financial Supervisory Authority 119766

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

Holder
DEGIRO
Issuing authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
Jurisdiction
Germany
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Germany
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
119766
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Investment Advisory License
The authority

About BaFin

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Germany.

Full name
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
Jurisdiction
Germany
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2002
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
174 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Options, Futures, CFD
Licences it issues
KWG Investment Firm Licence
Typical cost of a licence
€100000-150000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

BaFin's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to €20000
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeBaFin Complaints Unit
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how DEGIRO applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against DEGIRO. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
DEGIRO
Based in
Ireland
Wikilix score
57.8the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
Provenance

Where this record came from

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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 DEGIRO holds

One other licence is on record for DEGIRO.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
DEGIRO offers customer support via live chat during business hours, email support at clients@degiro.ie, and phone support at +31 20 261 3072. Support is provided in English and the broker maintains active social media channels for additional contact.
DEGIRO does not charge commissions or specify spreads for trading. The broker’s trading conditions indicate no commission structure and no details on average spreads are provided in the context.
the maximum leverage available is 1. This means DEGIRO does not offer high leverage trading options compared to other brokers.
DEGIRO supports bank transfers including SEPA Credit Transfer, SEPA Instant Credit Transfer, Trustly, Sofort, and international bank transfers outside SEPA. Deposits via credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and cryptocurrencies are not supported. Deposit fees are generally zero except for Trustly which charges a fixed fee of 1 EUR.
DEGIRO is regulated by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in Germany and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. Both regulators are tier 1 and provide high transparency and client fund insurance up to €20,000 or £85,000 respectively. DEGIRO operates under onshore licenses and adheres to strict regulatory standards.
Licence 119766 was issued by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the financial authority for Germany.
DEGIRO holds this BaFin 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 BaFin 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 BaFin tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
DEGIRO has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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