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Fintrix 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 Fintrix Markets and what the protections are.

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Regulation and safety

Regulated by
Mauritius FSC, Full Service Investment Dealer, licence GB22200883. Not ASIC-regulated: the Australian company and Melbourne office do not constitute an AFSL
Regulator tier
Tier 2
Register entry
Mauritius FSC register, licence GB22200883
Client money segregated
Yes
Negative balance protection
Entity/account conditions apply
Compensation scheme
No statutory investor compensation scheme equivalent to FSCS; complimentary Client Funds Insurance for eligible clients underwritten by Lloyd's of London, including professional indemnity cover up to $2 million per claim
Not available to
United States, Belgium and jurisdictions where services would breach local law

Check the licence yourself: the Mauritius FSC register of licensees.

What this means

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

Fintrix Markets holds a tier-one authorisation from ASIC. 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 (FSC). Which one you are onboarded to depends on where you live, and the two carry very different protections - worth confirming before you deposit.

ASIC caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection, and obliges the broker to hold client money in a separate trust account.

An FSC licence (Mauritius or Belize, depending on the entity) is an offshore authorisation with lighter reporting duties than a tier-one regulator.

Client money is held separately from the firm's own money. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.

Covered by No statutory investor compensation scheme equivalent to FSCS; complimentary Client Funds Insurance for eligible clients underwritten by Lloyd's of London, including professional indemnity cover up to $2 million per claim, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.

Questions about Fintrix Markets regulation

Is client money segregated at Fintrix Markets?

Yes. Fintrix Markets holds client money separately from its own funds.

Does Fintrix Markets offer negative balance protection?

Negative balance protection at Fintrix Markets is recorded as: Entity/account conditions apply.

Is there a compensation scheme at Fintrix Markets?

Fintrix Markets's compensation scheme is recorded as: No statutory investor compensation scheme equivalent to FSCS; complimentary Client Funds Insurance for eligible clients underwritten by Lloyd's of London, including professional indemnity cover up to $2 million per claim. A scheme covers the broker failing, not losses on your trades.

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