List of Broker with CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY Regulation

According to the PRA rulebook, there are 3 areas of the PRA regulations. Firms must comply with the regulations depending on which classification they fall into.

• Banking and Investment Rules: for CRR firms (banks, building societies, or investment firms subject to the EU Capital Requirements Regulation) and non-CRR firms (credit unions, building societies, or PRA-designated investment firms not subject to the EU CRR).
• Insurance Rules: for SII firms (insurance firms subject to the Solvency II Directive) and non-SII firms.
• Other rules: for non-authorized persons (persons or firms not authorized by the PRA).

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The first official effort to regulate the industry began in 2004 through the establishment of Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS/FSFR). After the agency's disbandment in 2013, the Central Bank of Russia took over supervising Russian forex brokers.

In 2015, the Central Bank of Russia launched far stricter law enforcement. Forex brokers were given a January 2016 deadline to obtain licenses from CBR, or abstain from carrying out their services in the region. Since then, CBR only granted licenses to a handful of brokers.

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Here are the steps on how to check if a forex broker is regulated:

• Check the broker's website.
  
  
• Visit the regulatory agency's website.
  
  
• Contact the regulatory agency.
  
  

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The CNMV is responsible for supervising and regulating the financial markets in Spain. It collaborates closely with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and applies unified laws for trading in leveraged markets for retail investors, as Spain is a member of the European Union.

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