List of Broker with CNVM 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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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 Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is the financial regulatory body in Kenya. Although the CMA was established in 1989, it was not until 2016 that the government granted the CMA the power to monitor forex trading. Before this, the market was full of scams committed by unregulated brokers. Today, thanks to the Financial Act of 2016, forex trading is more secure and transparent in Kenya.

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Some brokers might claim that they are in the process of applying for a license or a license extension. But in reality, not all brokers are true to their words. Some of them don't actually apply for any license and only use those words to steal the clients' funds. Even if the license is indeed "in the process", the broker's still unregulated during that time.

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