CySECCyprusTier 2Licence number
247/14
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- Held by IQ Option
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
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At a glance
Regulation on record for IQ Option
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 2
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 2
- Found on an official register
- 0
IQ Option has 2 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. 2 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for IQ Option, strongest authority first.
2 records
- CySECCyprusTier 2
- CySECCyprusTier 2
Licence number
247/14
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- Held by IQ Option
- Licence type and regime
- Market Making(MM)
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Protection
What this licence protects
CySEC's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- Compensation schemeUp to €20000 (ICF)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeCyprus Financial Ombudsman
- Maximum leverage1:30
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by IQ Option
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
IQ Option provides 24/7 live chat support and email support in English. The broker's support email addresses include support@iqoption.com for general inquiries and complaints@iqoption.com for complaints. The physical contact address is in Limassol, Cyprus.
According to WIKILIX data on IQ Option, the maximum leverage available is 500. This leverage level applies to trading accounts offered by the broker, allowing traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of capital.
IQ Option supports various deposit and withdrawal methods including Visa, Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, and bank transfers. Deposit minimums start at $10 USD, and withdrawal processing times vary from instant to several business days depending on the method. Withdrawals require the payment account name to match the IQ Option account.
IQ Option is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under license number 247/14. Client funds are protected up to €20,000 through the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF). The broker operates under onshore regulation with a high transparency level and a complaint mechanism via the Cyprus Financial Ombudsman.
IQ Option has 2 licence records with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
IQ Option holds licence records issued by CySEC. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
2 of the licence records held by IQ Option come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (0 tier-1, 2 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the 2 licence records held by IQ Option has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
IQ Option has licence records in Cyprus. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.