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FOREX.com: FSA licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 291

Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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The Seychelles Financial Services Authority Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 291

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

Holder
GAIN Global Markets, Inc.
Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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What we checked

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

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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 291
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FSA

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

Full name
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
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 FOREX.com applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
GAIN Global Markets, Inc.
Based in
United States
Operating
Above 20 years
Wikilix score
68.3the 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.

  • STONEX FINANCIAL LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 05616586 · Mar 24, 2006
  • STONEX FINANCIAL PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 201130598R · Oct 11, 2011
  • STONEX FINANCIAL PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 141774727 · Feb 1, 2010
  • STONEX EUROPE LTDCyprus · Reg. HE409708 · May 30, 2020
  • GAIN CAPITAL GROUP, LLCUnited States · Reg. 3688567 · Aug 1, 2003
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 FOREX.com holds

6 other licences are on record for FOREX.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, FOREX.com prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with international regulations and sanctions enforced by its regulatory bodies.
FOREX.com adheres to regulatory requirements for Know Your Customer (KYC) and client verification across its regulated jurisdictions. This includes verifying identity and residency to comply with anti-money laundering laws. Specific KYC procedures are aligned with the standards of regulators like ASIC, FCA, and NFA.
FOREX.com offers leverage up to 200:1 depending on the jurisdiction. For example, the highest leverage is 47:1 under US regulation and up to 30:1 in the UK and Cyprus. Leverage limits comply with local regulatory requirements.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with FOREX.com is 100 USD. This allows traders to start trading with a relatively low initial investment, although specific account types and conditions may vary.
FOREX.com supports the MetaTrader 5 platform, which is a multi-asset trading software offering advanced analytics, faster execution, and algorithmic trading tools. MetaTrader 5 is available on desktop, web, mobile, and other operating systems, providing flexibility for traders across various devices.
FOREX.com is regulated by multiple top-tier authorities including ASIC in Australia, FCA in the UK, NFA in the US, CySEC in Cyprus, MAS in Singapore, and CIRO in Canada. These regulators impose strict rules on fund segregation and client protection, although mandatory insurance varies by jurisdiction. The broker operates under a market-making model and complies with high transparency and complaint mechanisms.
Licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 291 was issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
FOREX.com holds this FSA 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 FSA 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 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.
FOREX.com has 6 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 6 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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