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MIZUHO: FCA licence 119256

Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Institution Forex License

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority 119256

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Holder
Mizuho International Plc
Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Institution Forex License

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
119256
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Institution Forex License
The authority

About FCA

Financial Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
108 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment
Licences it issues
MiFID Investment Firm – Dealing on Own Account / Matched Principal (retail & market-making CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
£100000+ (including compliance setup)
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how MIZUHO applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against MIZUHO. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
Mizuho International Plc
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
58.7the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
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 MIZUHO holds

One other licence is on record for MIZUHO.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Mizuho International Plc provides trading access to a variety of regulated financial instruments including Forex, bonds, stocks, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. However, binary options trading is subject to specific trading limits.
Mizuho International Plc offers leverage up to a maximum of 30:1. This leverage limit aligns with FCA regulations for retail clients in the UK and EU markets.
According to the provided data, Mizuho International Plc has no specified minimum deposit amount for opening an account. The minimum deposit amount is listed as zero GBP, indicating no mandatory minimum deposit requirement.
Mizuho International Plc supports several funding methods including bank transfers (SWIFT and local), credit/debit cards, e-wallets like PayPal and Skrill, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Deposits and withdrawals via credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and cryptocurrencies are processed instantly, while bank transfers may take hours to days.
Mizuho International Plc is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. It holds an onshore Institution Forex License and an Investment Advisory License. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the FSCS scheme, and the broker operates with high transparency and a complaint mechanism through the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Licence 119256 was issued by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial authority for United Kingdom.
MIZUHO holds this FCA 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 FCA 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 FCA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
MIZUHO has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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