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FMA licence 684191

Holder
IG
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Licence type
Straight Through Processing(STP)

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Financial Markets Authority 684191

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

Issuing authority
Financial Markets Authority
Holder
IG Group Limited
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Licence type
Straight Through Processing(STP)

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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

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

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Licence number
684191
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Straight Through Processing(STP)
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 IG applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
IG Group Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
Above 20 years
Wikilix score
69.5the 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.

  • IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLCUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04677092 · Aug 18, 2023
  • IG MARKETS SOUTH AFRICA LIMITEDSouth Africa · Reg. 07094705 · Dec 3, 2009
  • IG ASIA PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 200510021K · Jul 20, 2005
  • IG AUSTRALIA PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 096585410 · May 7, 2001
  • IG GROUP LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04008980 · Jun 1, 2000
  • IG MARKETS LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04008957 · Jun 1, 2000
  • IG INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDBermuda
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 IG holds

9 other licences are on record for IG.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, IG does not accept clients from certain prohibited countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.
IG clients can access customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and the broker provides multiple contact channels including email and social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
IG Group Limited follows strict fund segregation practices to protect client funds. While some regulators like the FCA provide client fund insurance up to £85,000, others such as ASIC do not mandate insurance but enforce strict segregation. Protection levels vary by region and regulator.
IG provides varying maximum leverage depending on the regulatory jurisdiction, with the highest leverage reaching up to 400. For example, leverage is capped at 30 in the UK and Germany, 28 in Australia, and up to 1000 in some offshore jurisdictions.
IG offers popular trading platforms including MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. These platforms support multiple device types such as desktop, mobile, and web versions, and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
IG Group Limited is a regulated broker licensed by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Australia's ASIC. These regulators ensure IG complies with strict financial standards and investor protection rules. The broker operates under onshore licenses in multiple countries, providing a high level of regulatory oversight.
Yes, IG does not accept clients from certain prohibited countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.
IG clients can access customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and the broker provides multiple contact channels including email and social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
IG Group Limited follows strict fund segregation practices to protect client funds. While some regulators like the FCA provide client fund insurance up to £85,000, others such as ASIC do not mandate insurance but enforce strict segregation. Protection levels vary by region and regulator.
IG provides varying maximum leverage depending on the regulatory jurisdiction, with the highest leverage reaching up to 400. For example, leverage is capped at 30 in the UK and Germany, 28 in Australia, and up to 1000 in some offshore jurisdictions.
IG offers popular trading platforms including MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. These platforms support multiple device types such as desktop, mobile, and web versions, and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
IG Group Limited is a regulated broker licensed by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Australia's ASIC. These regulators ensure IG complies with strict financial standards and investor protection rules. The broker operates under onshore licenses in multiple countries, providing a high level of regulatory oversight.
Licence 684191 was issued by Financial Markets Authority (FMA), the financial authority for New Zealand.
IG 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.
IG has 9 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 8 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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