InstaForex
1 legal entity is on file for this firm, across 1 jurisdiction. The strongest supervision on file is Tier 2.
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Entity-by-entity licence record
One row per legal entity in this firm's structure. Numbers are reproduced exactly as published; every row links to the source we read them from.
| Legal entity | Authority / registry | Number | Jurisdiction | Tier | What it is | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Trading EU Ltd (reg. HE 266937) | CySEC | 266/15 | Cyprus | T2 | Financial licence | cysec.gov.cyhttps://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/71294/ |
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What the record says
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- F01InstaForex's own history page states the brand was founded in 2007 by the InstaFintech group of companies.
- F02The EU-facing site is operated by Instant Trading EU Ltd, a Cyprus Investment Firm regulated by CySEC under licence 266/15, and displays a retail loss disclosure of 81.62%.
- F03Instant Trading EU Ltd states it is a member of the Cyprus Investor Compensation Fund and does not accept clients resident in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus and several other jurisdictions.
- F04The company's regulation page lists a number of domains it says are not associated with it, including insta-markets.com and instanttrade.net.
- F05The InstaForex account-types page advertises a minimum deposit of 1 USD, subject to the payment system used.
- F06The Securities Commission Malaysia's Investor Alert List includes InstaForex (instaforex.com) for carrying on unlicensed capital market activities of dealing in securities (alert list entry dated 2024) (https://www.sc.com.my/investor-alert-list).
Not verified at last check
Recorded openly rather than filled with a plausible guess. A blank on this register means we could not confirm it on 2026-09-02.
- not verifiedhq
- not verifiedspreadEurusd
- not verifiedsegregatedFunds
- not verifiednegativeBalanceProtection
- not verifiedpubliclyListed
- not verifiedoffshore/non-EU InstaForex legal entity and its registration details
- not verifiedheadquarters
- not verifiednegative balance protection
Account conditions on file
As published by the firm. Blank fields were not confirmed.
| Incorporated | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Registered office | not verified |
| Minimum deposit | 1 USD |
| Leverage offered | 1:30 (CySEC retail); higher leverage advertised on non-EU InstaForex sites |
| Quoted EUR/USD spread | not verified |
| Trading systems | MT4 · MT5 |
| Account tiers | Insta.Standard · Insta.Eurica |
Leverage above a tier-1 retail cap is normally only available through an offshore entity. If the figure above is far above 1:30, check which entity is offering it in the licence table.
Sources
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- CySECInstant Trading EU Ltd (reg. HE 266937) — Cyprushttps://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/71294/RETRIEVED 2026-09-02
- Issuing authority — read the noticeInstaForex — regulator alert or list noticehttps://www.sc.com.my/investor-alert-listRETRIEVED 2026-09-02