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Trading: CySEC licence 256/14

Issuing authority
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission 256/14

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
Trading.com Markets UK Limited
Issuing authority
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
256/14
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
The authority

About CySEC

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Cyprus.

Full name
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2001
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
216 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Securities, Futures, CFD
Licences it issues
CIF – Own Account / Matched Principal (CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
€50000-100000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
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
This describes the authority's regime, not how Trading applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Trading.com Markets UK Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
82.4the 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.

  • TRADING.COM MARKETS EU LIMITEDCyprus · Reg. HE328593 · Dec 29, 2024
  • TRADING.COM MARKETS PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 164367113 · Jun 19, 2013
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 Trading holds

One other licence is on record for Trading.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Trading.com prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. The broker operates primarily in the UK, EU, and globally with some exceptions. These restrictions align with regulatory compliance requirements.
Clients can reach Trading.com customer support via phone at +44 2036770002, email at support.uk@trading.com, or live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and the company maintains active social media channels for additional contact options.
Trading.com offers trading in various regulated financial instruments including Forex, stocks, options, derivatives, commodities, bonds, funds, loans, and retail investments. Binary options trading is restricted as a trading limit. This range is supported by their regulatory licenses.
Trading.com offers a maximum leverage of 30:1. This leverage level is consistent with regulatory limits set by the FCA and CySEC for retail clients. Higher leverage options are not specified in the provided context.
Trading.com supports bank transfers (including ACH for US clients), credit/debit cards for non-US clients, and e-wallets like PayPal and Skrill for non-US clients. Bank transfers may have withdrawal fees for amounts below $250, and e-wallets charge up to 2.5% fees on deposits and withdrawals. Cryptocurrency funding is not supported.
Trading.com Markets UK Limited is regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). Both regulators are onshore authorities with high transparency and client fund protection standards. The FCA provides client fund insurance up to £85,000 under FSCS, while CySEC offers protection up to €20,000 via ICF.
Licence 256/14 was issued by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the financial authority for Cyprus.
Trading holds this CySEC 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 CySEC 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 CySEC tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Trading has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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