ASIC

What it actually protects

Australian Financial Services Licence holders must meet capital and conduct obligations. Retail leverage capped at 1:30 for major pairs within Australia.

How to verify a broker's licence

Look up the AFSL number on ASIC Connect's Professional Registers and confirm it is current and covers derivatives.

What this authority publishes

Confirm the AFSL number is current and that its authorisations cover derivatives.

What the ASIC pages we check look like

Captured from ASIC's own site. Each caption links straight to the live page — run the search there rather than trusting any figure reproduced here.

Records on this register citing ASIC