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Jefferies: CIRO licence recorded for Jefferies

Issuing authority
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Jurisdiction
Canada
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Holder
Jefferies Financial Group
Issuing authority
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Jurisdiction
Canada
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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What we checked

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

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The register

What the authority publishes

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

About CIRO

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Canada.

Full name
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Jurisdiction
Canada
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2008
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
23 firms
Regulates
Bond, Stocks
Licences it issues
Investment Dealer Registration
Typical cost of a licence
CAD 50000-100000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

CIRO's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to CAD 1000000 (CIPF)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeOBSI
  • Maximum leverage1:49
This describes the authority's regime, not how Jefferies applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Jefferies Financial Group
Based in
United States
Wikilix score
89.0the 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.

  • JEFFERIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 01978621 · Jan 16, 1986
  • JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.United States · Reg. 223833 · May 24, 1968
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 Jefferies holds

One other licence is on record for Jefferies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Jefferies does not specify a minimum deposit amount, with the minimum deposit listed as zero USD. This suggests there may be flexibility in initial funding, but exact details should be confirmed directly with the broker.
Jefferies prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. The broker operates globally but with exceptions based on regulatory and sanction restrictions.
Jefferies provides customer support via phone at +1 212 284 2300 and live chat during business hours. Support is offered in English, and the broker maintains active social media profiles on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram for additional contact.
Jefferies offers a maximum leverage of up to 30:1 under FCA regulation in the UK and up to 49:1 under CIRO regulation in Canada. These leverage limits comply with the respective regulatory requirements of each jurisdiction.
According to WIKILIX data, Jefferies offers trading in various regulated financial instruments including Forex, Bonds, Stocks, Funds, Options, Derivatives, Commodities, Loans, and Retail Investments. Trading limits include binary options.
Jefferies Financial Group is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) in Canada. Both regulators are onshore and tier 1, providing high transparency and client fund insurance up to £85,000 (FSCS) in the UK and CAD 1,000,000 (CIPF) in Canada. This regulatory framework supports investor protection and compliance.
Jefferies holds this CIRO 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 CIRO 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 CIRO tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Jefferies has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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