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Accendo Markets regulation: what happens if the firm fails

The licence is what decides where your money sits and who is obliged to do something about it. Here is who licenses Accendo Markets and what the protections are.

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Regulation and safety

Regulated by
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 475285
Regulator tier
Tier 1
Register entry
FCA Financial Services Register, FRN 475285
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
Major UK high-street bank; specific bank not disclosed
Negative balance protection
Yes for eligible UK retail CFD/spread-betting clients under FCA rules
Compensation scheme
FSCS protection potentially up to £85,000 for eligible claims
Audited by
Independent statutory auditor
Not available to
United States and all countries outside the United Kingdom

Check the licence yourself: the FCA Register.

What this means

The licence is what decides where your money sits and who is obliged to do something about it.

Accendo Markets holds a tier-one authorisation from FCA. That matters more than any headline spread: it determines your leverage cap, whether losses can exceed your deposit, and what happens to your money if the firm fails.

The FCA caps retail leverage at 1:30, mandates negative balance protection, and covers eligible clients under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Major UK high-street bank; specific bank not disclosed. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.

Negative balance protection applies, so a losing position cannot take the account below zero and leave you owing the broker money.

Covered by FSCS protection potentially up to £85,000 for eligible claims, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Questions about Accendo Markets regulation

Is client money segregated at Accendo Markets?

Yes. Accendo Markets holds client money separately from its own funds, at Major UK high-street bank; specific bank not disclosed.

Does Accendo Markets offer negative balance protection?

Yes. Accendo Markets offers negative balance protection, so a losing position cannot leave you owing the broker more than your account held.

Is there a compensation scheme at Accendo Markets?

Accendo Markets's compensation scheme is recorded as: FSCS protection potentially up to £85,000 for eligible claims. A scheme covers the broker failing, not losses on your trades.

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