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VFSC licence recorded for BUX Markets

Holder
BUX Markets
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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

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RecordModified Aug 7, 2026

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Vanuatu Financial Services Commission No number on the register

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

Issuing authority
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Holder
BUX Financial Services Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)
Effective
Dec 1, 2001

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Open BUX MarketsAbout VFSC
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 4
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
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

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About VFSC

Vanuatu Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 4Minimal supervision. A registration here says little about client protection.
Established
1993
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
45 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Dealer in Securities Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 5000-10000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

VFSC 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

VFSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeVFSC Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:997
This describes the authority's regime, not how BUX Markets applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
BUX Financial Services Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
Above 20 years
Wikilix score
53.5the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged BUX Markets as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

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 BUX Markets holds

One other licence is on record for BUX Markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
BUX Markets offers trading in forex, stocks, options, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are regulated under their licenses.
BUX Markets is regulated in the UK and Vanuatu, with geographical coverage including most countries worldwide. However, it prohibits clients from North Korea and other UN-sanctioned countries.
BUX Markets provides customer support via live chat during business hours and email at service@buxasia.one. Support is available in English, but no phone support details are specified.
BUX Markets offers a maximum leverage of 30. This is in line with regulatory limits set by the FCA for retail clients.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with BUX Markets is 100 USD. This requirement is specified in their trading conditions.
BUX Markets is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, which is a tier 1 regulator. The FCA provides client fund insurance up to £85,000 through FSCS. However, WIKILIX also notes a suspicious clone status for this broker, so users should exercise caution.
BUX Markets holds this VFSC 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 VFSC 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 VFSC tier 4, the lowest band. A registration here says little on its own about client protection.
Yes, VFSC 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.
BUX Markets has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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