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SCB licence SIA-F216

Holder
CORE SPREADS
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Licence type
Financial Service

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas. 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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The Securities Commission of The Bahamas SIA-F216

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

Issuing authority
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Holder
CORE SPREADS
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Licence type
Financial Service

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Open CORE SPREADSAbout SCB
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 3
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
SIA-F216
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About SCB

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Bahamas.

Full name
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1995
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
10 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Fund, Options, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
SIA Broker‑Dealer (Class II – Principal & Agency CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30000-50000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

SCB 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

SCB's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeSCB Complaints Unit
  • Maximum leverage1:200
This describes the authority's regime, not how CORE SPREADS applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against CORE SPREADS. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
CORE SPREADS
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
61.2the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
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 CORE SPREADS holds

5 other licences are on record for CORE SPREADS.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
According to WIKILIX data, CORE SPREADS offers a maximum leverage of up to 500:1. This leverage level allows traders to control larger positions relative to their account balance, subject to regulatory limits in different jurisdictions.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with CORE SPREADS is 1 USD. There are no additional specified minimum or maximum deposit limits mentioned in the provided context.
CORE SPREADS supports deposits and withdrawals via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, e-wallets such as Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, Allied Wallet, Payoneer, and Payeer, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Processing times range from instant to up to 5 business days depending on the method, with no fees charged by the broker.
CORE SPREADS provides access to MetaTrader 4 and TradingView platforms. MetaTrader 4 supports iOS, Mac, Android, and Windows, offering advanced charting and automated trading. TradingView is a web-based platform with advanced analytics and social trading features.
CORE SPREADS is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and other authorities including ASIC and FSCA. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the UK FSCS scheme, with strict segregation of client accounts. The broker operates under high transparency and regulatory standards.
Licence SIA-F216 was issued by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB), the financial authority for Bahamas.
CORE SPREADS holds this SCB 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 SCB 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 SCB tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, SCB 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.
CORE SPREADS has 5 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 4 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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