SCAUnited Arab EmiratesTier 2Licence number
CP-0001317
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- Held by Plus500
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At a glance
Regulation on record for Plus500
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
- 16
- Issuing authorities
- 16
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 13
- Found on an official register
- 16
Plus500 has 16 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by 16 authorities across 15 jurisdictions. 13 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. We located 16 of 16 on the issuing authority’s own register.
5 licences come from authorities classed as offshore. An offshore regime can be a legitimate registration, but it typically carries lower capital requirements and no compensation scheme.
The registers print these licences under Plus500JP Securities Ltd., PLUS500BHS Ltd, Plus500SEY Ltd. Searching a register for the trading brand alone may return nothing — use the name above.
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Licences by jurisdiction
Every licence on record for Plus500, grouped by the 15 jurisdictions it is registered in.
16 records
United Arab Emirates2 licences
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DFSAUnited Arab EmiratesTier 2Licence number
F005651
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United States1 licence
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Singapore1 licence
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Canada1 licence
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United Kingdom1 licence
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Japan1 licence
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Estonia1 licence
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South Africa1 licence
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Israel1 licence
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New Zealand1 licence
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Cyprus1 licence
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Indonesia1 licence
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Bahamas1 licence
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Seychelles1 licence
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- MAS registerOpen register
- CIRO registerOpen register
- FCA registerOpen register
- FSA registerOpen register
- SCA registerOpen register
- FSA registerOpen register
- ISA registerOpen register
- FMA registerOpen register
- CySEC registerOpen register
- BAPPEBTI registerOpen register
- SCB registerOpen register
- FSA registerOpen register
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by Plus500
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Most Popular Questions
It depends on which Plus500 company holds your account. A compensation scheme pays eligible clients when a firm fails, but never pays back trading losses.
- Plus500UK Ltd: the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) covers eligible clients up to 85,000 GBP per person.
- Plus500CY Ltd: the Investor Compensation Fund in Cyprus covers eligible retail clients up to 20,000 EUR.
- Plus500EE AS: the Estonian investor protection scheme covers eligible clients up to 20,000 EUR.
- Plus500CA Ltd: the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) covers eligible accounts.
- Plus500JP Securities Ltd.: Japanese rules require client margin, the money clients put up for trades, to sit in a trust separate from company money.
- Plus500US Financial Services LLC: futures accounts get no cover from SIPC, the US scheme that protects securities accounts if a broker fails.
- Plus500AU Pty Ltd, Plus500SG Pte Ltd, Plus500AE Ltd and Plus500IL Ltd: no investor compensation scheme.
- Plus500Gulf Securities L.L.C, PT Plus500 Indonesia Futures, Plus500SEY Ltd and Plus500BHS Ltd: no investor compensation scheme.
Yes, but US clients trade futures, not CFDs, through the Plus500 futures broker Plus500US Financial Services LLC. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registered Plus500US Financial Services LLC as a futures commission merchant, with National Futures Association ID 0001398. Futures accounts at Plus500US Financial Services LLC get no cover from SIPC, the US scheme that protects securities accounts if a broker fails.
The Plus500 website has versions in 28 languages, including English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Polish and Spanish. The Japanese version is a separate site, jp.plus500.com.
The Premium Service is a set of extra services for selected Plus500 clients, according to the Plus500 home page. The Premium Service includes periodic technical analysis, a dedicated Client Manager and Premium Customer Support.
The Plus500 home page lists 3 steps: register your details, verify, and fund your account. The Join Plus500 link on the Plus500 home page leads to the Plus500 Web-Platform at app.plus500.com.
In November 2026, the Plus500 home page said that 82% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with Plus500. Plus500 calls CFDs complex instruments and warns that leverage can cause fast losses. Leverage means you trade a position larger than the money in your account, so a small price move can cause a large loss.
Yes, if you meet the eligibility criteria of Plus500. The Plus500 home page says eligible clients may request professional status, which gives access to different trading conditions. Plus500 checks the eligibility criteria before moving a client to professional status.
Plus500 earns mainly from the bid/ask spread, according to the Plus500 home page. The spread is the difference between the buying price and the selling price of an instrument.
Yes. The Plus500 home page offers demo trading with unlimited virtual funds, which are not real money, and live market data. The demo link on the Plus500 home page opens the Plus500 Web-Platform in demo mode.
Plus500 runs its own trading platform, according to the Plus500 website. You can use the platform in a web browser as the Plus500 Web-Platform, or as an app for iOS and Android. Plus500 says the platform has over 100 technical indicators, which are chart tools, and flexible alerts.
Plus500 is a trademark of Plus500 Ltd. The Plus500 website says Plus500 Ltd operates through the following 9 subsidiaries:
- Plus500CY Ltd, with its office at 169-171 Arch. Makarios III Avenue, Cedars Oasis Tower, Floor 1, 3027 Limassol, Cyprus
- Plus500UK Ltd
- Plus500AU Pty Ltd
- Plus500SEY Ltd
- Plus500EE AS
- Plus500SG Pte Ltd
- Plus500AE Ltd
- Plus500BHS Ltd
- Plus500CA Ltd
Regulators' registers name 5 more Plus500 companies:
- Plus500JP Securities Ltd. in Japan
- Plus500US Financial Services LLC in the United States
- Plus500IL Ltd in Israel
- Plus500Gulf Securities L.L.C in the United Arab Emirates
- PT Plus500 Indonesia Futures in Indonesia
Plus500 offers CFDs on forex (currencies), cryptocurrencies, shares, commodities, indices, ETFs (exchange-traded funds) and options, according to the Plus500 website. A CFD (contract for difference) lets you trade on the price change of an asset without owning the asset. The Plus500 website says cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail clients in the UK. In the United States, Plus500 offers futures instead of CFDs, through Plus500US Financial Services LLC.
Plus500 Ltd runs Plus500 through subsidiaries, and the protection you get depends on which Plus500 company holds your account. Plus500 companies hold licences from the FCA in the UK, CySEC in Cyprus, ASIC in Australia, MAS in Singapore and other financial regulators. The Seychelles and Bahamas licences of Plus500SEY Ltd and Plus500BHS Ltd are offshore licences, with no investor compensation scheme. Trading CFDs with Plus500 is high risk: 82% of retail investor accounts lose money, according to the Plus500 home page in November 2026.
Plus500 has 16 licence records with Wikilix, issued by 16 authorities across 15 jurisdictions. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Plus500 holds licence records issued by CFTC, ASIC, MAS, CIRO, FCA, FSA, SCA, DFSA, FSA, FSCA, ISA, FMA, CySEC, BAPPEBTI, SCB, FSA. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
13 of the licence records held by Plus500 come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (6 tier-1, 7 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
We located 16 of the 16 licence records held by Plus500 on the issuing authority’s own register. Every entry has been looked up. An unchecked entry is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
The registers print them under Plus500JP Securities Ltd., PLUS500BHS Ltd, Plus500SEY Ltd. A licence is often held by a subsidiary rather than the trading brand, which is why searching a register for the brand name alone can return nothing.
Plus500 has licence records in United Arab Emirates, United States, Australia, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Estonia, South Africa, Israel, New Zealand, Cyprus, Indonesia, Bahamas, Seychelles. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.