#1
EFG Holding
RegulatedEst. 2025DFSA
Regulation
License
Spread
70.2Score
Eight brokers in the WIKILIX records hold a licence from the Israel Securities Authority, the ISA. It is a tier-2 onshore regulator, and the more useful fact about this particular list is what sits beside that licence: six of the eight also hold at least one tier-1 authorisation, from a regulator such as the FCA, ASIC or MAS, while two rest on the ISA licence alone. Scores run from 33.2 up to 68.6, the midpoint sits near 56, and the oldest firm here opened in 2000.
The table below is the complete set, ordered by WIKILIX score, highest first.
| Broker | Score | Based in | Opened | Also licensed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFG Holding | 68.6 | Not recorded | 2025 | FCA, MAS, FINRA |
| FXCM | 63.6 | United Kingdom | 2000 | FCA, ASIC, CySEC |
| CFI | 58.0 | Mauritius | 2018 | FCA, NFA, CySEC |
| Plus500 | 57.2 | Israel | 2008 | FCA, MAS, CIRO |
| AvaStocks | 54.5 | Ireland | 2019 | ASIC, CBI, CySEC |
| FXTRADING.com | 53.5 | Vanuatu | 2009 | ASIC, VFSC |
| WeekendFX | 38.0 | Comoros | 2020 | ISA only |
| ATRADE | 33.2 | Israel | 2005 | ISA only |
What an ISA licence covers, and what it does not
The Israel Securities Authority licenses firms that offer leveraged forex and CFD trading to Israeli residents, and it lists every one of them in the Supervised Entities section of its official register. An ISA authorisation sits in the tier-2 band: genuine onshore oversight, with capital and leverage rules attached, but a step below the tier-1 authorities several of these firms answer to elsewhere. Every licence shown here reflects what WIKILIX has on record today. Confirm the exact entity on the ISA register before you deposit, because the company that holds the Israeli licence is not always the one you would open an account with.
Why most of these firms are not Israeli
A licence from Israel's regulator does not make a broker an Israeli company. Only two of the eight, Plus500 and ATRADE, are headquartered in Israel. The rest are registered elsewhere: FXCM in the United Kingdom, AvaStocks in Ireland, CFI in Mauritius, FXTRADING.com in Vanuatu and WeekendFX in Comoros, with EFG Holding carrying no recorded home country at all. Four of the eight opened before 2010, FXCM the earliest in 2000, so the list mixes long-established names with firms only a few years old.
The gap in licensing quality is the part to read closely. Six firms pair the Israeli licence with a tier-1 authorisation, which is why FXCM and Plus500 sit near the top of the table. WeekendFX and ATRADE hold the ISA licence and nothing else in our records, and WeekendFX also carries an "exceeded" status flag, a label worth reading before you act on it. CFI and FXTRADING.com are recorded with an offshore status despite the Israeli licence, which is a reminder that one authorisation rarely tells the whole story.
Before you open an account
- Find the exact company name on the ISA Supervised Entities register, not just the brand, since a group can license one entity and trade you through another.
- Check whether the ISA licence is the only one the firm holds, as it is for two brokers here, or one of several.
- Read the recorded status label first: an offshore or "exceeded" flag changes what the Israeli licence is worth to you.
- Remember that the ISA's leverage limits bind the Israeli-licensed entity, which may not be the arm you are offered a trading account through.
This list covers licences and recorded status, nothing more. It does not tell you a broker's spreads, its funding methods or whether it will take you on as a client from outside Israel, and each of those belongs on the broker's own terms.
8brokers on this list
Researched & ranked by the Wikilix team
- #2
Stratos Markets Limited
RegulatedUnited KingdomEst. 2000ASIC
RegulationLicenseSpread63.6Score - #3
CFI International Ltd
OffshoreMauritiusEst. 2018FSA
RegulationLicenseSpread58.9Score - #4
Plus500 Ltd
RegulatedIsraelEst. 2008CySEC
RegulationLicenseSpread58.2Score - #5
AVA Trade EU Ltd
RegulatedIrelandEst. 2019ASIC
RegulationLicenseSpread58.1Score - #6
Gleneagle Securities Pty Limited
OffshoreVanuatuEst. 2009MISA
RegulationLicenseSpread53.4Score - #7
WEEKENDFX LIMITED
ExceededComorosEst. 2020ISA
RegulationLicenseSpread38.0Score - #8
Atrade Ltd
RegulatedIsraelEst. 2005ISARegulationLicenseSpread33.2Score
The Israeli register is one of the shorter ones WIKILIX keeps, and this page rebuilds itself whenever a firm gains or loses that licence, so the count of eight can move without anyone rewriting the copy. A broker that picks up a tier-1 authorisation, or one whose ISA licence is withdrawn, will change what appears here on the next rebuild.
If you came to weigh regulation quality, the tier-1 register is the natural next step, since six of these eight already sit on it through their FCA, ASIC or MAS licences. The CySEC and FCA lists overlap heavily with this one and hold far more names, so they help when eight brokers feels too short. For the opposite end, the tier-4 register shows what the thinnest oversight looks like.
Whichever list you start from, finish the check on the regulator itself. The Israel Securities Authority publishes its licensed firms at isa.gov.il, and a broker that is not on that register does not hold the licence a marketing page might claim for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions
Answers from the Wikilix research team about this ranking.
Most Popular Questions
Check the Supervised Entities section of the Israel Securities Authority register at isa.gov.il and match the exact company name, not just the trading brand. On this list the licence holder and the brand differ for several firms: Plus500 is operated by Plus500 Ltd and FXCM by Stratos Markets Limited. If the entity is not on the ISA register, it does not hold the licence.
'Exceeded' is the status label WIKILIX has recorded against WeekendFX, and it is our own marker rather than a ruling by the Israel Securities Authority. Treat it as a signal to look closer before depositing, not a verdict. Read the firm's current standing on the ISA register at isa.gov.il, since a recorded label can lag behind a regulator's own action in either direction.
The ISA licence alone does not answer this. It shows a firm is authorised to serve Israeli residents, not which other countries it accepts clients from. Most of these brokers hold licences across several regions and route clients to different entities by location, so a UK trader and an Israeli trader may not deal with the same company. Check each broker's own terms and the entity you would sign with.
Two: WeekendFX and ATRADE. In the WIKILIX records these firms carry the Israel Securities Authority licence and no other regulator, where the other six pair it with licences from the FCA, ASIC, CySEC or similar. WeekendFX also carries an 'exceeded' status flag, so read its record carefully before you treat the single licence as enough.
The Israel Securities Authority sits in the tier-2 band: a genuine onshore regulator with capital and leverage requirements, but ranked below tier-1 authorities such as the FCA or ASIC. On this list that distinction matters, because six of the eight firms also hold at least one tier-1 licence, while two rely on the ISA licence alone.
Mostly no. Only two of the eight, Plus500 and ATRADE, are headquartered in Israel. The others are registered in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Mauritius, Vanuatu and Comoros, and one has no recorded home country. Holding an Israel Securities Authority licence is about where a firm is regulated for certain business, not where its head office sits.
FXCM, which opened in 2000, is the oldest firm on this list. It is followed by ATRADE, dating to 2005, and Plus500, from 2008. Four of the eight brokers here opened before 2010, and the newest, EFG Holding, is recorded as opening in 2025. Age is taken from each firm's recorded opening date.
Eight, as of today. Every one holds a current licence from the Israel Securities Authority in the WIKILIX records, and the list is generated from those licence records rather than kept by hand, so a firm that gains or loses the licence appears or drops off without anyone editing the page. Six of the eight also hold at least one tier-1 licence elsewhere.