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Equiti 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 Equiti and what the protections are.

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Regulation and safety

Regulated by
FCA; UAE SCA; Jordan JSC; Kenya CMA; Seychelles FSA; Armenia CBA
Regulator tier
Tier 1
Register entry
FCA Financial Services Register, FRN 528328
Client money segregated
Yes
Held at
Regulated banking institutions; entity-dependent
Negative balance protection
Yes for eligible retail clients; entity-dependent
Compensation scheme
FSCS for eligible UK clients; no equivalent scheme under several international entities
Audited by
Independent external/statutory auditors
Not available to
United States and jurisdictions where Equiti is not authorised to provide services

Check the licence yourself: the FCA Register, the Seychelles FSA list of regulated entities.

What this means

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

Equiti 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.

It also operates an offshore entity (FSA). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

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

An FSA licence here is usually the Seychelles authorisation - an offshore entity, with lighter obligations than a tier-one regulator.

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Regulated banking institutions; entity-dependent. 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 for eligible UK clients; no equivalent scheme under several international entities, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Questions about Equiti regulation

Is client money segregated at Equiti?

Yes. Equiti holds client money separately from its own funds, at Regulated banking institutions; entity-dependent.

Does Equiti offer negative balance protection?

Yes. Equiti 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 Equiti?

Equiti's compensation scheme is recorded as: FSCS for eligible UK clients; no equivalent scheme under several international entities. A scheme covers the broker failing, not losses on your trades.

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