Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 33 of the 139 brokers in our researched set (24%) currently hold a licence from this regulator, computed live from the same dataset behind every review and ranking on this site.
| Jurisdiction | Australia -- licenses firms as Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licensees |
|---|---|
| Leverage rules | Binding retail CFD leverage caps under ASIC's Product Intervention Order (in force since 29 March 2021, extended to 23 May 2027): 30:1 on major FX pairs, 20:1 on minor FX pairs/gold/major indices, 10:1 on other commodities/minor indices, 5:1 on shares, 2:1 on crypto-assets, plus mandatory negative balance protection. |
| Investor compensation | Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) -- scope uncertain for CFDs: Pays unpaid AFCA determinations up to AU$150,000, but its confirmed scope is personal financial advice, securities dealing for retail clients, and credit -- whether a CFD/forex broker dispute counts as "securities dealing" isn't clearly confirmed from public guidance, so this isn't presented as a confirmed safety net for a CFD/forex-specific loss. |
| Complaint process | A client disputes an AFS Licensee directly with the firm first; unresolved complaints can go to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), an independent external dispute resolution body whose determinations are binding on the firm. |
| Official register | Search ASIC's Professional Registers Search (search by AFS Licence number or entity name) → |
See our full ASIC regulation guide for what this licence does and doesn't guarantee. See our ranked best ASIC-regulated brokers list.
We track that each broker below discloses a ASIC licence, but not the specific licence number or which legal entity holds it -- that detail isn't consistently available in our research for this regulator. See the broker's own review for whatever entity/licence detail it discloses directly.