Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
6/10 · HighGenuine Mauritius FSC Investment Dealer licence verified on the register, but low tier offshore with limited client protection.
Identity & transparency
4/10 · ModerateEntity and registered address match the FSC record, but owners are not named and operational claims (branches, 25,000 accounts) are unverified.
Withdrawals & conduct
3/10 · LowNo fund access complaints found; only isolated service quality gripes about execution speed and processing delays.
Reputation
5/10 · ModerateThin independent footprint with no Trustpilot page; a few scattered reviews, some promotional, and no regulator warnings.
Website claims
8/10 · CriticalFalsely advertises a 'since 2009' 15 year history plus unverified scale and branch claims, while licensed only since 2023.
Operational history
6/10 · HighVerified operating history is about three years (licensed 2023, main domain 2024), far short of the advertised 15 years.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
- Brand: Highness
- Legal entity: Highness Investment LLC (Mauritius Global Business Company, administered by Legacy Capital Co Ltd)
- Registered: The Catalyst, Silicon Avenue, 40 Cybercity, The Cyberati Lounge, Ground Floor, Ebène, Mauritius
- Website: highness.pro (client portal my.highness.pro; alias highnessinv.com)
- Only licence: Mauritius FSC Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding underwriting), No. GB23201935, dated 23 Aug 2023
- Offers: Forex, metals, indices, commodities, energies and share CFDs on MetaTrader 5; leverage up to 1:400; minimum deposit 100 USD
- Not accepted: United States, and jurisdictions on the FATF and EU or UN sanctions lists
- Age claim: 'Founded in 2009 / 14+ years' (not supported; company and licence date to 2023)
Regulation
Who really oversees this broker, and what each licence is worth to you.
Proof of regulation on an official register: Yes
We confirmed this broker on a genuine regulator’s register.
Licences the broker publishes
Financial Services Commission (FSC), Mauritius
Why we reached this verdict
How the evidence adds up.
We rate Highness high risk rather than a scam. It is genuinely licensed, but by a weak offshore regulator, and it makes a false claim about its own history.
- The licence is real. We confirmed Highness Investment LLC on the Mauritius FSC public register as an Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding underwriting), dated 23 August 2023, with a registered office that matches the address on the site. This is not a clone.
- Mauritius FSC is a low tier offshore regulator. This licence does not carry the investor compensation or the strict client money rules that a tier one regulator such as the FCA or ASIC provides.
- The advertised history is false. The site says 'Since 2009' and '14+ years', but the company was licensed in August 2023 and the main domain highness.pro was created in September 2024. An older alias domain exists from 2021, but it predates the company and does not show a Highness business before 2023.
- The public footprint is thin and does not match the claims. The site says 25,000 live accounts, yet there is no Trustpilot page and only a few scattered reviews, some of them promotional.
- We found no fraud pattern. No regulator warning names Highness, and we found no credible reports of refused withdrawals, frozen balances or advance fee demands. That is why this is high risk, not a scam verdict.
- The exact incorporation date could not be established from the Mauritius companies registry, so the roughly three year operating age is an upper bound anchored to the 23 August 2023 licence date.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1The Mauritius FSC Online Public Register lists Highness Investment LLC as an Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding Underwriting), dated 23 August 2023, status 'company is incorporated'. The licence is real and in force.
Hard proofMauritius FSC Online Public RegisterE2The registered office on the FSC record (Silicon Avenue, 40 Cybercity, The Catalyst, Ebène, Mauritius) matches the address published on the broker's own site, and the management company is Legacy Capital Co Ltd. The clone test passes: this is the firm's own identity, not an impersonation.
E3The main domain highness.pro was created on 18 September 2024 (registry record), which contradicts the site's claim of being founded in 2009 with '14+ years' of experience.
Strong.pro registry RDAPE4The FSC licence is dated 23 August 2023 and the company file number GB23201935 indicates a 2023 Global Business Company, confirming the operation dates to 2023, not 2009.
E5The alias domain highnessinv.com was registered on 20 September 2021 and now redirects to highness.pro, sharing the same A2 Hosting nameservers. It confirms common ownership but predates the company and shows no Highness business before 2023.
ModerateVerisign .com RDAPE6There is no Trustpilot review page for highness.pro (the page returns not found). A broker advertising 25,000 live accounts and 15 years would normally leave a far larger independent footprint.
ModerateTrustpilotE7Searches of regulator warning and alert lists (FCA, IOSCO, ASIC, BVI FSC and others) and general web sources returned no warning or enforcement action naming highness.pro or Highness Investment LLC. Absence of a warning is not clearance, but there is no adverse regulator record at the time of writing.
ModerateRegulator warning-list and web searchesE8The site advertises 25,000 live accounts, branches in the UAE, Turkey and Malaysia, and compliance with 'international financial regulations', none of which is verifiable; only the single Mauritius entity is confirmed. This is unverified marketing.
ModerateHighness website (About page)E9Third party user reviews describe execution speed delays, platform glitches and deposits or withdrawals being slower than advertised, alongside some promotional five star posts. None describe refused withdrawals, frozen accounts or advance fee demands, so there is no fund theft pattern.
ModerateA third-party broker directoryE10The site publishes explicit derivatives risk warnings and states it does not serve the United States or FATF and EU or UN sanctioned jurisdictions, consistent with a compliance minded offshore broker.
WeakHighness website
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
Here is the strongest case in the broker's favour.
- It holds a genuine, in force Mauritius Investment Dealer licence in its own name, verified on the regulator's own register. Many flagged brokers cannot show this.
- The registered entity name and address match the licence record exactly, so this is its own identity, not an impersonation or a clone.
- The licence type (Full Service Dealer) actually permits dealing in securities and CFDs, so the licence fits the business, unlike brokers holding only an advice or introducing permission.
- We found no fund integrity complaints: no blocked withdrawals, no frozen accounts, no extra fee to release money. The few user comments concern execution speed and platform glitches.
- It publishes clear risk warnings and excludes the United States and sanctioned jurisdictions, which is what a compliance minded offshore broker does.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
What would move this verdict up or down.
- Toward safer: the broker correcting or removing the false 'since 2009' claim, publishing verifiable audited client fund segregation, and building a real, independent review record over time.
- Toward safer: evidence of a genuine staffed office and named, checkable management would raise confidence in its transparency.
- Toward worse: any regulator warning naming highness.pro, or a cluster of credible reports of refused withdrawals, frozen accounts or demands for extra payment to release funds, would push this toward a scam verdict.
- Toward worse: the Mauritius FSC suspending, cancelling or not renewing the Investment Dealer licence.
Check it yourself
Official registers and warning lists. Verify every claim first-hand.
Mauritius FSC Online Public Register
Search 'Highness' to see the Investment Dealer licence and its 23 Aug 2023 date.
Highness regulation and company details (broker's About page)
Where the broker states its licence number and its 2009 claim.
Highness home page
Account types, deposits and the trading offer.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is Highness a scam?
We did not find proof that Highness is an outright scam, but we rate it high risk. It holds a real Mauritius offshore licence, yet it advertises a false 15 year history and has almost no independent track record. Treat it with caution.
Is Highness a fraud?
No regulator or court has found Highness guilty of fraud, and we found no evidence of fraud such as stolen deposits or refused withdrawals. Our concern is honesty and weak oversight: the firm overstates its age and is regulated only offshore. We assess the overall risk as elevated.
Is Highness regulated?
Yes, but only offshore. The Mauritius Financial Services Commission lists Highness Investment LLC as an Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer excluding underwriting), granted on 23 August 2023. Mauritius is a low tier regulator, so protection for clients is limited.
What is a Mauritius FSC licence worth?
It is a genuine licence, but a weak one. Mauritius offshore oversight does not include the investor compensation schemes or the strict conduct rules of tier one regulators like the FCA or ASIC. If the firm fails, recovering money is difficult.
Can I withdraw my money from Highness?
We found no credible reports of blocked or refused withdrawals. The only user complaints were about slow processing and platform glitches, not lost funds. As with any offshore broker, test a small withdrawal before depositing more.
Is my money safe with Highness?
Your money sits with a Mauritius offshore entity that carries limited regulatory protection. The site says funds are held in segregated accounts, but we could not independently verify that. Only deposit what you can afford to lose.
How old is Highness really?
About three years. The company was licensed in August 2023 and the main website highness.pro was created in September 2024. The advertised founding year of 2009 is not supported by any evidence we found.
Does Highness really date back to 2009?
No. Its own licence and website both date to 2023 and 2024. The 'Since 2009' and '14+ years' claims on the site are misleading and overstate its history by more than a decade.
Who owns and operates Highness?
The operator is Highness Investment LLC, a Mauritius Global Business Company administered by Legacy Capital Co Ltd, at an address in Ebène, Mauritius. The site does not name the individual owners or directors.
Is Highness a clone of another broker?
No. The licence, company name and registered address all match on the Mauritius FSC register, so this is the firm's own identity, not an impersonation of another company.
Which countries does Highness accept?
It says it does not serve the United States or any jurisdiction on the FATF and EU or UN sanctions lists. It markets internationally on MetaTrader 5 with leverage up to 1:400 and a minimum deposit of 100 USD.
What should I check before depositing with Highness?
Confirm the licence yourself on the Mauritius FSC register, remember the protection is offshore and limited, ignore the '2009' and '25,000 accounts' marketing, and test a small withdrawal first. Never deposit money you cannot afford to lose.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
For readers, and for our records.
- Treat Highness as a high risk offshore broker. If you use it, deposit only what you can afford to lose and test a small withdrawal before adding more.
- Do not rely on the '15 years' or '25,000 accounts' claims; this is a young operation licensed in 2023.
- Our own record should be corrected: the broker is not unregulated. It holds a Mauritius FSC Investment Dealer licence, so its status should read offshore, not no regulation.
- Re-check in about 90 days for any regulator warning or a shift in the complaint pattern toward withdrawal problems.
This is an independent assessment of risk, not a legal ruling. Scores and verdicts follow the Wikilix broker-safety methodology and can change as new evidence appears. Review scores are treated with caution when a broker’s reviews look manipulated. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.
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