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FSCA licence FSP51303

Holder
ACI TRADING
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Financial Sector Conduct Authority FSP51303

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

Issuing authority
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Holder
ACI Trading Ltd
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service

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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
South Africa
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
FSP51303
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About FSCA

Financial Sector Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is South Africa.

Full name
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
1991
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
19 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, CFD
Licences it issues
ODP Category IIA – Principal & Agency OTC Derivatives
Typical cost of a licence
USD 50,000-100,000 + ~USD 270k capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High

FSCA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

FSCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to ZAR 500,000
  • Complaints routeFSCA Dispute Resolution
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how ACI TRADING applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
ACI Trading Ltd
Based in
Anguilla
Wikilix score
60.4the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix records ACI TRADING as operating beyond the scope of its authorisation. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • ACIFX LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 16311555 · Mar 12, 2025
  • ACI TRADING LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 06856560 · Dec 6, 2022
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 ACI TRADING holds

One other licence is on record for ACI TRADING.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, ACI Trading Ltd requires KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) verification before processing withdrawals. This is a standard regulatory requirement to ensure client security and compliance with financial laws. Verification helps protect both the broker and clients from fraud and unauthorized transactions.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with ACI Trading Ltd is 50 USD. This applies across various funding methods including bank transfer, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency. No explicit deposit fees are specified, but possible merchant or payment provider fees may apply.
Clients of ACI Trading can fund their accounts via bank transfer, credit/debit cards (Visa, Mastercard), e-wallets like Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, and cryptocurrency. Deposits are generally instant except for bank transfers which take 1-3 business days. Withdrawals typically process within 1-3 business days for most methods, with KYC/AML verification required before withdrawals.
ACI Trading provides access to the MetaTrader 5 platform, which supports desktop, web trader, and mobile versions. MetaTrader 5 is a multi-asset platform suitable for trading forex, stocks, and futures with advanced analytics and algorithmic trading tools. This platform is widely used and supported across multiple operating systems.
ACI Trading Ltd is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. These regulators provide onshore oversight and client fund protection, including insurance up to ZAR 500,000 in South Africa and £85,000 in the UK. The broker operates under high transparency and has complaint mechanisms through FSCA and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Licence FSP51303 was issued by Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the financial authority for South Africa.
ACI TRADING holds this FSCA 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 FSCA 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 FSCA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Yes, FSCA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
ACI TRADING has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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