ASICAustraliaTier 1Licence number
414198x
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- Held by EC markets
- Licence type and regime
- Market Making(MM)
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At a glance
Regulation on record for EC markets
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 5
- Issuing authorities
- 5
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 4
- Found on an official register
- 1
EC markets has 5 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by 5 authorities across 5 jurisdictions. 4 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. We located 1 of 5 on the issuing authority’s own register.
2 licences come from authorities classed as offshore. An offshore regime can be a legitimate registration, but it typically carries lower capital requirements and no compensation scheme.
Issuing authorities
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for EC markets, strongest authority first.
5 records
- ASICAustraliaTier 1
FCAUnited KingdomTier 1Licence number
571881
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- Held by EC markets
- Licence type and regime
- Market Making(MM)
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FSCASouth AfricaTier 2Licence number
51886
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- Held by EC markets
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
- Offshore
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FMANew ZealandTier 2Licence number
197465
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- Held by EC markets
- Licence type and regime
- Market Making(MM)
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FSASeychellesTier 3Licence number
SD009
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- Held by EC markets
- Licence type and regime
- Offshore
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- FSA registerOpen register
Protection
What this licence protects
ASIC's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeAFCA
- Maximum leverage1:28
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by EC markets
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Yes, EC Markets prohibits clients from countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions align with regulatory requirements and international sanctions to ensure compliance.
According to WIKILIX data, EC Markets offers trading in a variety of regulated financial instruments including Forex, stocks, bonds, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. The broker also supports CFDs and binary options under certain jurisdictions.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with EC Markets is 10 USD. This low entry threshold allows traders to start with a relatively small investment. Specific details about deposit and withdrawal methods are not specified in the provided context.
EC Markets provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. These platforms support desktop, mobile, and web trading with features like advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities. Both platforms are developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. and are widely used in the Forex and CFD markets.
EC Markets Limited is regulated by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC). Client funds are protected with insurance up to £85,000 under the FSCS in the UK and strict segregation of funds in other jurisdictions. The broker operates under onshore licenses with high transparency and complaint mechanisms such as the Financial Ombudsman Service.
EC markets has 5 licence records with Wikilix, issued by 5 authorities across 5 jurisdictions. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
EC markets holds licence records issued by ASIC, FCA, FSCA, FMA, FSA. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
4 of the licence records held by EC markets come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (2 tier-1, 2 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
We located 1 of the 5 licence records held by EC markets on the issuing authority’s own register. 4 have not been looked up yet. An unchecked entry is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
EC markets has licence records in Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Seychelles. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.