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Fortrade: ASIC licence 000493520

Issuing authority
Australia Securities & Investment Commission
Jurisdiction
Australia
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Australia Securities & Investment Commission 000493520

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Holder
Fortrade Limited
Issuing authority
Australia Securities & Investment Commission
Jurisdiction
Australia
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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Our check

What we checked

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

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
000493520
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
The authority

About ASIC

Australia Securities & Investment Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Australia.

Full name
Australia Securities & Investment Commission
Jurisdiction
Australia
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
1998
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
144 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Securities
Licences it issues
AFSL – OTC Derivatives (Principal Dealer & Agency)
Typical cost of a licence
AUD 50000-100000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
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
This describes the authority's regime, not how Fortrade applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Fortrade Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
64.1the 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.

  • FORTRADE CYPRUS LTDCyprus · Reg. HE392231 · Dec 12, 2018
  • FORT SECURITIES AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.Australia · Reg. 614683831 · Sep 7, 2016
  • FORTRADE LIMITEDSingapore · Reg. 2101245 · Apr 17, 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 Fortrade holds

3 other licences are on record for Fortrade.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Fortrade prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with regulatory and international sanction requirements.
While specific KYC procedures are not detailed in the provided context, Fortrade operates under strict regulatory regimes such as ASIC, FCA, and CySEC, which require comprehensive KYC and anti-money laundering checks. These typically involve verifying client identity and source of funds before account activation and withdrawal processing.
Fortrade offers a maximum leverage of up to 30:1, depending on the regulatory jurisdiction. For example, leverage is capped at 30:1 under FCA and CySEC regulations, while in Canada, leverage can be as high as 49:1, reflecting different regulatory frameworks.
Fortrade supports deposits and withdrawals via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets such as Neteller and Skrill. Deposits are generally instant or take a few hours, while withdrawals may have processing times ranging from instant to several days, with some fees applicable for bank transfer withdrawals.
Fortrade offers the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platform, which is popular for Forex and CFDs trading. MT4 provides advanced charting tools, automated trading capabilities through Expert Advisors, and fast, reliable execution across multiple device types including desktop, mobile, and web.
Fortrade Limited is regulated by multiple authorities including the Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). These regulators ensure compliance with onshore market-making and retail agency standards, providing a high level of investor protection and transparency.
Licence 000493520 was issued by Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), the financial authority for Australia.
Fortrade holds this ASIC 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 ASIC 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 ASIC tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Fortrade has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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