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IFX: DFSA licence F001814

Issuing authority
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Licence type
Common Financial Service License

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Dubai Financial Services Authority F001814

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

Holder
IFX (UK) Ltd
Issuing authority
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Licence type
Common Financial Service License

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
F001814
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Common Financial Service License
The authority

About DFSA

Dubai Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Arab Emirates.

Full name
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2004
Firms we track under it
9 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Futures
Licences it issues
Cat 3A/3B Brokerage Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 50000-100000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

DFSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeDFSA Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:150
This describes the authority's regime, not how IFX applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
IFX (UK) Ltd
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
61.9the 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.

  • IFX (UK) LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 05422718 · Aug 18, 2018
  • IFX (UK) LimitedUnited Arab Emirates · Reg. 1363
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 IFX holds

2 other licences are on record for IFX.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes — IFX Brokers does require KYC (Know Your Customer) verification before an account can be opened and enabled for trading.
the broker offers a maximum leverage of up to 500:1. However, regulatory limits such as those imposed by the FCA restrict leverage to a maximum of 30:1 for retail clients in the UK.
IFX supports several deposit methods including bank transfer, credit/debit cards, e-wallets like Skrill and Neteller, cryptocurrencies, and local payment methods such as Ozow and PayFast. Deposit fees vary by method, for example, bank transfers incur a 2.5% fee in ZAR, while card and e-wallet deposits generally have no fees. Processing times range from instant to up to 2 business days.
IFX provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, both available on desktop and web trader versions. These platforms support advanced charting, algorithmic trading, and multi-asset trading including Forex, stocks, and futures.
IFX (UK) Ltd is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, which is a tier 1 global regulator. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The broker operates with high transparency and follows strict regulatory standards.
Licence F001814 was issued by Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial authority for United Arab Emirates.
IFX holds this DFSA 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 DFSA 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 DFSA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
IFX has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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