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CySEC licence 169/12

Holder
XTB
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission 169/12

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

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

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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 2
Jurisdiction
Cyprus
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
169/12
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 XTB applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
XTB Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
60.0the 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.

  • XTB S.A., organizational unitPoland · Reg. 36859699 · Sep 26, 2024
  • XTB LIMITEDCyprus · Reg. HE296794 · Nov 14, 2011
  • XTB LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 08228453 · Sep 25, 2012
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 XTB holds

One other licence is on record for XTB.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
XTB provides access to a range of regulated financial instruments including Forex, stocks, options, derivatives, commodities, securities, futures, and CFDs. Binary options trading is subject to specific trading limits.
XTB offers a maximum leverage of up to 500:1. However, regulatory limits such as those imposed by CySEC and FCA typically restrict leverage to 30:1 for retail clients.
XTB does not charge fixed fees for deposits or withdrawals. However, a currency conversion fee of 0.50% applies if the transaction is made in a different currency than the account currency.
The minimum deposit amount at XTB is 250 USD, and the minimum withdrawal amount is 50 USD. Deposits and withdrawals can be made via various methods including credit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets.
XTB offers the MetaTrader 4 trading platform, which supports desktop, mobile, and web versions. MetaTrader 4 is known for advanced charting, automated trading via Expert Advisors, and reliable execution.
XTB Limited is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Client funds are protected up to €20,000 under the Investor Compensation Fund in Cyprus and up to £85,000 under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the UK.
Licence 169/12 was issued by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the financial authority for Cyprus.
XTB 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.
XTB has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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