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CIRO licence Unreleased

Holder
FOREX.com
Jurisdiction
Canada

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 10, 2026

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Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Unreleased

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

Issuing authority
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Holder
GAIN Global Markets, Inc.
Jurisdiction
Canada

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Open FOREX.comAbout CIRO
Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

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

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

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The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
Unreleased
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 FOREX.com applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
GAIN Global Markets, Inc.
Based in
United States
Operating
Above 20 years
Wikilix score
68.3the 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.

  • STONEX FINANCIAL LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 05616586 · Mar 24, 2006
  • STONEX FINANCIAL PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 201130598R · Oct 11, 2011
  • STONEX FINANCIAL PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 141774727 · Feb 1, 2010
  • STONEX EUROPE LTDCyprus · Reg. HE409708 · May 30, 2020
  • GAIN CAPITAL GROUP, LLCUnited States · Reg. 3688567 · Aug 1, 2003
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 FOREX.com holds

6 other licences are on record for FOREX.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, FOREX.com prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with international regulations and sanctions enforced by its regulatory bodies.
FOREX.com adheres to regulatory requirements for Know Your Customer (KYC) and client verification across its regulated jurisdictions. This includes verifying identity and residency to comply with anti-money laundering laws. Specific KYC procedures are aligned with the standards of regulators like ASIC, FCA, and NFA.
FOREX.com offers leverage up to 200:1 depending on the jurisdiction. For example, the highest leverage is 47:1 under US regulation and up to 30:1 in the UK and Cyprus. Leverage limits comply with local regulatory requirements.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with FOREX.com is 100 USD. This allows traders to start trading with a relatively low initial investment, although specific account types and conditions may vary.
FOREX.com supports the MetaTrader 5 platform, which is a multi-asset trading software offering advanced analytics, faster execution, and algorithmic trading tools. MetaTrader 5 is available on desktop, web, mobile, and other operating systems, providing flexibility for traders across various devices.
FOREX.com is regulated by multiple top-tier authorities including ASIC in Australia, FCA in the UK, NFA in the US, CySEC in Cyprus, MAS in Singapore, and CIRO in Canada. These regulators impose strict rules on fund segregation and client protection, although mandatory insurance varies by jurisdiction. The broker operates under a market-making model and complies with high transparency and complaint mechanisms.
Licence Unreleased was issued by Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), the financial authority for Canada.
FOREX.com 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.
FOREX.com has 6 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 6 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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