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2026 Institutional Rankings & Supervisory Leaderboards
Navigate programmatic leaderboards segmented by Tier-1 supervisory authority, sovereign jurisdiction, asset-class classification, and execution terminal architecture — or audit the Top 100 composite-rated institutions in this publication slice.
Coverage: Firms with licence warnings, enforcement flags or complaints
Tier-1 Prudential, Asset-Class & Watchlist Facets
Filter institutions by composite 5D rating threshold, primary venue classification, or active enforcement alerts.
Tier-1 Regulated Institutions
High-score financial institutions and execution venues meeting the ≥ 7.5 / 10 composite prudential benchmark.
Top 100 Rated Leaderboard
Flagship composite score leaderboard ranking the top 100 institutions across licensing, risk, brand, and market standing.
Forex & Multi-Asset CFD Brokers
Licensed foreign exchange, OTC derivatives, and multi-asset brokerage counterparties ordered by composite rating.
Crypto Exchanges & Digital-Asset VASPs
Virtual asset service providers, digital-asset exchanges, and cross-venue instrument specifications.
Revoked Licences & Enforcement Watchlist
Counterparty risk register of revoked licences, regulatory warnings, clone alerts, and sub-threshold scores.
Supervisory Authority Leaderboards
Direct rankings of brokers, banks, and investment houses holding licence records under major global financial regulators.
FCA Regulated Brokers
Financial Conduct Authority (United Kingdom) authorised investment firms and brokers.
ASIC Regulated Brokers
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (AFSL) licensed financial institutions.
CySEC Regulated Brokers
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CIF) European passported investment firms.
NFA / CFTC Registered Firms
National Futures Association & CFTC registered futures commission merchants and RFEDs.
FSA Licensed Institutions
Financial Services Agency (Japan) and FSA-supervised financial service operators.
MAS Licensed Institutions
Monetary Authority of Singapore CMS and Major Payment Institution licence holders.
FINMA Authorised Banks & Securities Houses
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority licensed banks and securities dealers.
BaFin Supervised Institutions
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority licensed credit and investment firms.
SFC Hong Kong Licensed Corporations
Securities and Futures Commission (Hong Kong) regulated activity licence holders.
DFSA Authorised DIFC Firms
Dubai Financial Services Authority regulated institutions operating in the DIFC.
Sovereign Jurisdiction & Country Leaderboards
Compare regulated financial institutions domiciled or authorised across 10 major financial centres.
United Kingdom (GB)
Institutions domiciled or licensed in the United Kingdom under FCA and PRA oversight.
Australia (AU)
Australian financial institutions and multi-asset dealers regulated by ASIC and AUSTRAC.
United States (US)
U.S. broker-dealers, futures merchants, and exchanges under SEC, CFTC, NFA, and FinCEN.
Singapore (SG)
Singapore-licensed capital markets intermediaries and digital payment token providers.
Japan (JP)
Japanese Type I financial instruments business operators supervised by the JFSA and FFAJ.
Cyprus (CY)
Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) operating across the European Economic Area under MiFID II.
Germany (DE)
German banking, clearing, and brokerage institutions regulated by BaFin and Bundesbank.
Switzerland (CH)
Swiss institutional banks, FX dealers, and VQF/FINMA supervised financial intermediaries.
Hong Kong (HK)
Hong Kong SFC-licensed corporations, bullion dealers, and virtual asset trading platforms.
United Arab Emirates (AE)
UAE financial institutions licensed across DIFC (DFSA), ADGM (FSRA), VARA, and SCA.
Execution Terminal & Trading Platform Leaderboards
Filter regulated counterparties by supported client terminal software, algorithmic execution engines, and FIX connectivity.
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) Brokers
Regulated FX and CFD execution venues supporting MetaTrader 4 terminals, Expert Advisors, and ECN bridges.
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) Venues
Multi-asset brokerages offering MetaTrader 5 with Level II depth-of-market (DOM) and netting/hedging execution.
Spotware cTrader Brokers
Direct-market-access (DMA) and ECN counterparties operating Spotware cTrader terminals and FIX APIs.
Proprietary Terminals & Execution Engines
Institutions and exchanges operating proprietary web, desktop, mobile, and low-latency API execution stacks.
Top 50 Rated Entities Leaderboard (RegTech Codex Slice)
Ordered by composite 5D score, active supervisory licence records, and risk classification across firms with licence warnings, enforcement flags or complaints.
| Rank | Entity & Legal Name | Classification | Supervisory Licences | Composite Score | Risk Standing | Audit & Peer Comparison Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Forex GAIN Global Markets, Inc. Jurisdiction: US | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedFSARegulatedASICRegulated+2 more | 9.3/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #2 | Coinbase Coinbase Exchange Jurisdiction: US | Company / Broker | BMARegulatedBdERegulatedAMFRegulated+6 more | 8.5/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #3 | TMGM Trademax Global Markets. Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | VFSCOffshoreFMARegulatedASICRegulated | 8.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #4 | TeraFX Tera Europe Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRegulated | 7.5/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #5 | Exness Exness Europe Limited Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | FSCARegulatedCYSECRegulatedFinancial Services Commission, MauritiusRegulated+2 more | 7.3/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #6 | OKX Jurisdiction: SC | Company / Broker | MASRegulatedVARARegulatedAUSTRACRegulated+6 more | 7.2/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #7 | Acetop Acetop Limited. Jurisdiction: BS | Company / Broker | CGSERegisteredFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedSCBOffshore+1 more | 7.2/ 10 | Risk level not supplied3 alerts | |
| #8 | CMCMarkets CMC Markets Asia Pacific PTY Ltd Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | BaFinRevokedIIROCRegulatedFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulated+3 more | 7.1/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #9 | Doo Prime Jurisdiction: US | Company / Broker | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)RegulatedFinancial Services Commission, MauritiusRegulatedVFSCRegulated+4 more | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #10 | ThinkMarkets TF GLOBAL MARKETS (AUST) PTY LTD Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | FSCAExceeded scopeFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedFSARegulated+3 more | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #11 | ICM ICM Capital Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRevokedFSRARegulatedLabuan FSARegulated+1 more | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #12 | Tickmill Tickmill UK Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedFSCARegulatedCYSECRegulated+1 more | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #13 | PRCBroker Performance Ronnaru Company Ltd Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRevokedVFSCOffshoreCYSECRegulated | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #14 | HTFX HTFX Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | VFSCOffshoreFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedCYSECRegulated | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #15 | FONDEX Fondex Limited Jurisdiction: SC | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesSuspected cloneCYSECSuspected clone | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #16 | Direct TT Direct Trading Technologies LTD Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthoritySuspected cloneVFSCOffshore | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #17 | IC Markets Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | ASICRegulatedCYSECRegulated | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #18 | Taurex Zenfinex Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesOffshoreFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulated | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #19 | Emperor Capital Group Emperor Securities Limited Jurisdiction: BM | Company / Broker | SFCRegulated | 7.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied2 alerts | |
| #20 | Swissquote Swissquote Asia Limited Jurisdiction: CH | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA)Suspected cloneFINMARegulatedSFCRegulated+3 more | 6.5/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #21 | Dupoin Dupoin UK Ltd Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA)RegulatedCommodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency of Indonesia (BAPPEBTI)Regulated | 6.2/ 10 | Risk level not supplied2 alerts | |
| #22 | M4Markets Harindale Ltd Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesRegulatedDFSARegulatedCYSECRegulated | 6.1/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #23 | Equiti Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRegulatedFinancial Services Authority SeychellesOffshoreCYSECRegulated+2 more | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #24 | ATFX AT Global Markets (UK) Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | SCARegulatedASICRegulatedFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulated+1 more | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #25 | TRADE.COM Lead Capital Global Ltd Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthoritySuspected cloneFSCASuspected cloneCYSECRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #26 | FXOpen FXOpen EU Ltd Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | ASICRevokedCYSECRegulatedFinancial Conduct AuthorityRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #27 | Exinity Exinity Works UK Ltd Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA)Suspected cloneFinancial Services Commission, MauritiusRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #28 | KEY TO MARKETS KEY TO MARKETS INTERNATIONAL Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct AuthorityRevokedFinancial Services Commission, MauritiusRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #29 | ACY Securities ACY Securities Pty Ltd Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | ASICRegulatedASICRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied3 alerts | |
| #30 | Octa Octa Markets Cyprus Ltd. Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | CYSECRegulatedCommodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency of Indonesia (BAPPEBTI)Regulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #31 | VT Markets VT Markets Pty Ltd Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | FSCARegulatedASICRegistered | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #32 | AximTrade Jurisdiction: SG | Company / Broker | ASICSuspected clone | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #33 | GFA GFA Capital Markets LTD Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | ASICSuspected clone | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #34 | PBFX PRIME BUSINESS CO.,LIMITED Jurisdiction: NZ | Company / Broker | FSPRRevoked | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #35 | Trust Capital TC Trust Capital TC LTD Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | CYSECSuspected clone | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #36 | FinPros FinPros Financial Ltd Jurisdiction: SC | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesOffshore | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #37 | Ultima Markets Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | CYSECRegulated | 6.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #38 | Xtrade XTRADE.AU PTY LTD Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | ASICRevokedFinancial Services CommissionRegulated | 5.9/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #39 | uTrada uTrada Limited Jurisdiction: HK | Company / Broker | Labuan FSARegulated | 5.8/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #40 | FXGT.com GT Global Ltd Jurisdiction: SC | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesRegulatedCYSECRegulatedVFSCRegulated | 5.7/ 10 | Risk level not supplied3 alerts | |
| #41 | BAXIA MARKETS Jurisdiction: US | Company / Broker | SCBOffshoreFinancial Services Authority SeychellesOffshore | 5.6/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #42 | XS XS Ltd Jurisdiction: SC | Company / Broker | Financial Services Authority SeychellesRegulatedASICRegulated | 5.6/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #43 | GTC GTC Global Trade Capital Ltd Jurisdiction: AE | Company / Broker | SCARegulatedASICRegulatedFinancial Services Commission, MauritiusRegulated+1 more | 5.1/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #44 | Tradeo UR TRADE FIX Ltd Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | Financial Services CommissionSuspected cloneCYSECSuspected clone | 5.1/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #45 | Axi AxiTrader Limited Jurisdiction: AU | Company / Broker | ASICRegulatedFinancial Conduct Authority (UK FCA)RegulatedFMARegulated+2 more | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #46 | Pionex Jurisdiction: SG | Company / Broker | AUSTRACRevokedFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)Exceeded scopeSECRegulated | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #47 | Zenfinex Zenfinex Limited Jurisdiction: GB | Company / Broker | Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA)Suspected cloneSVG FSARegulatedFinancial Services Authority SeychellesRegulated | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #48 | AMP Global Jurisdiction: CY | Company / Broker | NFAExceeded scopeCYSECRevoked | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied | |
| #49 | WELTRADE Systemgates Ltd Jurisdiction: VC | Company / Broker | FSCAExceeded scopeNBRBRevoked | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied1 alert | |
| #50 | Banxso Banxso (PTY) Limited Jurisdiction: ZA | Company / Broker | FSCARevokedCYSECRegulated | 5.0/ 10 | Risk level not supplied |
Structured against supervisory register snapshots and public regulatory filings. Verify your contracting legal entity and current authorisation status directly on the issuing regulator’s official register before transacting.