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FCA licence 434413

Holder
ActivTrades
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority 434413

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Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Holder
ActivTrades Markets Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
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 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
434413
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
The authority

About FCA

Financial Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
108 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment
Licences it issues
MiFID Investment Firm – Dealing on Own Account / Matched Principal (retail & market-making CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
£100000+ (including compliance setup)
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how ActivTrades applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
ActivTrades Markets Ltd
Based in
Mauritius
Wikilix score
55.7the 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.

  • ActivTrades PlcUnited Kingdom · Reg. 05367727 · Feb 17, 2005
  • ActivTrades CorpBahamas · Reg. 199667B
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 ActivTrades holds

2 other licences are on record for ActivTrades.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
ActivTrades offers leverage up to 400:1 depending on the entity, with the UK FCA-regulated entity offering maximum leverage of 30:1. Leverage limits vary by jurisdiction and regulatory requirements.
Yes — ActivTrades requires KYC/verification of identity and address before you can deposit and trade live.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with ActivTrades is 10 USD. This applies across their trading accounts as specified in their trading conditions.
ActivTrades supports several funding methods including bank transfers, credit/debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, cryptocurrencies, and Sofort. Deposit fees are generally free, while withdrawal fees may apply for USD bank transfers at certain entities. Withdrawal processing times vary from hours to days depending on the method.
According to WIKILIX data, ActivTrades supports MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. Both platforms are available on desktop and mobile devices, offering advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
ActivTrades Markets Ltd is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and other authorities including the Dubai Financial Services Authority and The Securities Commission of The Bahamas. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the UK FSCS scheme, while other entities maintain strict fund segregation but may not offer mandatory insurance.
Licence 434413 was issued by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial authority for United Kingdom.
ActivTrades holds this FCA 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 FCA 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 FCA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
ActivTrades has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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