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EC markets: FSA licence SD009

Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Last checked
Aug 11, 2026

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

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The Seychelles Financial Services Authority SD009

Wikilix read the FSA register on Aug 11, 2026. This is what it said.

Holder
EC Markets Limited
Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Register status
active

Checked Aug 11, 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 3
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Last checked
Aug 11, 2026
Register says
active

Finding

Confirmed on the FSA register as EC Markets Limited (Securities Dealer). Exact legal-entity name plus jurisdiction: the FSA Securities Dealer list prints "EC Markets Limited" with a Seychelles registered address ("IMAD Complex, Office 4, 3rd floor, Ile Du Port, Mahe, Seychelles"), exactly matching our broker's fullName "EC Markets Limited" and its claimed Seychelles FSA licence. Corroborated by the register entry's Trade Name "EC Markets" (our shortName "EC markets"),

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.

Licence number
SD009
Register status
active
The authority

About FSA

The Seychelles Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Seychelles.

Full name
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
143 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Fund
Licences it issues
Securities Dealer – Principal & Agency
Typical cost of a licence
USD 10000-20000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

FSA 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

FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

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

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
EC Markets Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
10-15 years
Wikilix score
64.5the 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.

  • EC MARKETS GROUP LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 07601714 · Apr 12, 2011
  • EC MARKETS GLOBAL LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 12193701 · Aug 8, 2012
  • EC MARKETS FINANCIAL LIMITEDNew Zealand · Reg. 2446590 · Mar 30, 2010
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.
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Also on record

Other licences EC markets holds

4 other licences are on record for EC markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

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.
Licence SD009 was issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial authority for Seychelles.
EC markets holds this FSA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the FSA 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 FSA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, FSA 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 FSA register. Search it for SD009, and for the name EC markets rather than the trading brand.
EC markets has 4 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 4 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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