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An offshore forex licence is a brokerage licence that allows you to operate in the forex currency exchange market. It is usually regulated by the Central Bank or Financial Services Authority of a country.
If you are a new forex broker or want to start a forex brokerage firm, the first thing you need to think about is getting a forex licence. Although licensing operations require forex businesses to adhere to strict standards of conduct, obtaining a licence will benefit your company’s operational and financial performance.
A forex trading licence or forex brokerage licence will allow your organisation to legally operate as a forex brokerage and trading firm, provide clients with a full range of forex brokerage and trading services and an online platform that allows your clients to conduct their own forex trading. You can manage your forex trading options and process debit card payments or credits on your clients’ accounts.
The foreign exchange market has no centralised regulator. In other words, there is no single international body or organisation that oversees the activities of all forex market participants. Such a regulator does not exist because forex market operations are based on the independence of individual operators and their interdependence on other operators with whom they do business.
Brokers are licensed by competent organisations to ensure the safety, legal and financial protection of traders.
Today, most legitimate brokers seek to obtain a licence as a guarantee of their reliability to potential clients. Such licences are issued by various financial authorities, which check the validity of brokerage operations, conduct inspections, and regulate brokers’ activities after they have been issued a licence.
Forex brokers need a licence to confirm the legality of their activities and to display traders’ transactions in the interbank market.
SVG does not require a licence for a foreign exchange broker to operate. Brokers can choose between two options: an unregulated company or obtaining a licence.
The first option is suitable for start-up companies that are not yet profitable, as authorisation mainly affects status and marketing, but is not required to start operations.
A company with a Forex broker authorisation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a lot of advantages compared to similar licences in the EU and implies more freedom in the services offered to the client. The FX authorisation in SVG allows you to trade on margin with no margin multiplier restrictions. Thanks to this authorisation, the client can not only trade standard currencies like a classic Forex broker, but also allows the owner to invest in cryptocurrencies and, among other things, offer binary options trading.
The FSA (Financial Services Authority) is considered the financial regulator in SVG. They have established themselves as a loyal structure with a good reputation and a high level of competence. Please note that brokers subject to FSA regulation are not allowed to spend client finances to cover personal expenses. Funds must be held in FSA approved bank accounts.
In the event of bankruptcy, a forex company is subject to the FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Schemes).
Although forex activities are not heavily regulated, the FSA recommends only working with authorised brokers, which can affect a company’s reputation.
The SVG government has not issued licences to brokers since 2018. The Financial Services Authority (SVGFSA) only registers financial and investment companies that are issued certificates. However, under St Vincent’s legislation and if all requirements are met, such activities are permitted and self-regulated.
The only regulatory factor is to warn all clients of currency brokers of the potential risks. There are no other restrictions at this time.
The main advantage of SVG is the unregulated jurisdiction, but our company can prepare documents for the legal management of the Forex Broker.
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Sometimes regulators that licence Forex brokers are divided into authoritative and non-authoritative groups. Such classification is incorrect. In fact, regulators differ in the requirements for issuing a licence to a broker and the degree of control that the regulator exercises over the broker’s activity. Consequently, the reliability of a licensed broker is often determined by the degree of control exercised by the regulator.
For example, the US has two major regulators – the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. Japan has its analogue, the Financial Regulatory Authority. These organisations should be classified as tier 1 as they are the most demanding to their brokers.
The UK Financial Services Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission make up the second tier. It is also very difficult for a forex broker to obtain a licence from these organisations and their activities are closely monitored.
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and Malta’s Department of Financial Services also have serious requirements that must be met before a forex broker’s licence can be issued. But their reporting and monitoring tends to be simpler. Therefore, they are placed in the third tier.
The BVO Financial Services Commission and the Belize International Financial Services Commission are the fourth tier regulators . Their registration is much simpler and their audits are not very detailed.
The fifth and sixth include all other offshore fees. They also monitor and supervise forex brokers but do not issue licences and they are not required. The members of these tiers are the Seychelles Department of Financial Services and the Financial Regulatory Authority of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Choosing the right Forex licence to set up a brokerage company is a key business decision that requires many parameters to be taken into consideration, including a set of regulatory procedures and compliance with domestic, community and international regulations and requirements.
So, before you start planning and structuring your business, you need to consider which regulatory jurisdiction offers you the best options for running your business.
For a forex company, an offshore forex licence is a necessity as it not only gives them access to a plethora of business opportunities in the forex market, but also implies the trust that is invoked by the regulator when entering the forex market of the respective jurisdiction.
Thanks to our team, you will be able to obtain an offshore forex licence in your chosen jurisdiction. If you are interested in individual information and obtaining an offshore forex licence, do not hesitate to contact us! Book a call today!
