Which company really holds your money?
One broker brand often runs several companies: a strictly regulated one and an offshore one with much weaker protection. The company you sign up with decides your protection.
Biggest owners
Listed and state-owned groups
- IG Group Holdings plc 4
- StoneX Group Inc. 2
- CMC Markets plc 1
- eToro Group Ltd 1
- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. 1
- Plus500 Ltd 1
Private groups
- Capital Com Group 2
- Deriv Group (formerly Binary.com / Regent Markets) 2
- FXCM / Stratos Group International 2
- HF Markets Group (HFM, formerly HotForex) 2
- OANDA Global Corporation 2
- Octa (formerly OctaFX) 2
The number is all brokers of the group, as on its owner page.
Latest regulator fines
- 2026-08-24 · RoboForex · CySEC · EUR 100,000
- 2026-04-13 · XTB S.A. · Other: KNF Poland · PLN 20,000,000
- 2026-02-04 · FP Markets (First Prudential Markets) · CySEC · EUR 100,000
- 2025-11-01 · Exness Group · Other: Reserve Bank of India · —
- 2025-11-01 · FBS · Other: Reserve Bank of India · —
- 2025-11-01 · IC Markets · Other: Reserve Bank of India · —
- 2025-05-29 · OANDA Global Corporation · NFA · USD 600,000
- 2025-01-27 · INFINOX · FCA · GBP 99,200
The review sites are not neutral
Broker comparison sites usually earn a fee for each trader who opens an account. This page shows who owns them.
- Reink Media Group, LLC private: ForexBrokers.com, StockBrokers.com, BrokerNotes
- Finance Magnates private (owner not confirmed on Tier-1 source): Finance Magnates, investingLive (ex-ForexLive)
- BrokerChooser private (owned by its two co-founders; no outside funding reported): BrokerChooser
- Empire Media Network Ltd private: FXEmpire
Data checked 26 Oct 2026. How we check facts.
