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FMA licence 197465

Holder
EC markets
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Financial Markets Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Financial Markets Authority 197465

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

Issuing authority
Financial Markets Authority
Holder
EC Markets Limited
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
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
New Zealand
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
197465
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
The authority

About FMA

Financial Markets Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is New Zealand.

Full name
Financial Markets Authority
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2011
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
9 firms
Regulates
Forex, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Binary option, CFD
Licences it issues
Derivatives Issuer Licence
Typical cost of a licence
NZD 50000-100000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FMA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFSCL
  • Maximum leverage1:500
This describes the authority's regime, not how EC markets applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
EC Markets Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
10-15 years
Wikilix score
64.5the 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.

  • EC MARKETS GROUP LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 07601714 · Apr 12, 2011
  • EC MARKETS GLOBAL LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 12193701 · Aug 8, 2012
  • EC MARKETS FINANCIAL LIMITEDNew Zealand · Reg. 2446590 · Mar 30, 2010
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 EC markets holds

4 other licences are on record for EC markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, EC Markets prohibits clients from countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions align with regulatory requirements and international sanctions to ensure compliance.
According to WIKILIX data, EC Markets offers trading in a variety of regulated financial instruments including Forex, stocks, bonds, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. The broker also supports CFDs and binary options under certain jurisdictions.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with EC Markets is 10 USD. This low entry threshold allows traders to start with a relatively small investment. Specific details about deposit and withdrawal methods are not specified in the provided context.
EC Markets provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. These platforms support desktop, mobile, and web trading with features like advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities. Both platforms are developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. and are widely used in the Forex and CFD markets.
EC Markets Limited is regulated by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC). Client funds are protected with insurance up to £85,000 under the FSCS in the UK and strict segregation of funds in other jurisdictions. The broker operates under onshore licenses with high transparency and complaint mechanisms such as the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Licence 197465 was issued by Financial Markets Authority (FMA), the financial authority for New Zealand.
EC markets holds this FMA 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 FMA 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 FMA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
EC markets has 4 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 4 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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