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Where and how is Darwinex regulated?

Darwinex is regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) in the UK, by the CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) in Spain and by the FSA (Financial Services Authority) in Seychelles.

Darwinex is the trading name of i) Tradeslide Trading Tech LTD, a broker and asset manager authorized, supervised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, with FRN 586466; ii) Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA, a company regulated by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) in Spain under the number 311, with CIF A10537348 and registered office in Calle de Recoletos, 19, Bajo, 28001 Madrid, Spain, and iii) Tradeslide Global Ltd., a company authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles with number SD171, company registration number 8433817-1 and registered office in Office No. A17D, Providence Complex Building, plot No. V16050/v16051, Providence, Cascade, Mahé, Seychelles.

Being FCA, CNMV and FSA regulated implies that they periodically verify our solvency, internal procedures, how we manage both customer data and monies, as well as how our personnel is qualified.

Darwinex EU (Sapiens Markets EU) holds a MiFID II passport, enabling us to deliver investment services across all European Union member states.

The regulated entity in which your account has been opened can be selected on the sign up process:

Nevertheless, if you are not sure about the regulation under which your account has been opened, please reach us at info@darwinex.com

Characteristics of each regulated entity

  Darwinex Global Darwinex EU Darwinex UK
Regulated entity FSA (Seychelles) CNMV (Spain) FCA (UK)
Availability Worldwide* European Union Worldwide*
Max. leverage 200:1 30:1 (retail)** 30:1 (retail)**
Payment methods Bank, card Bank (SEPA) Bank, card, Skrill
MT4 / MT5 ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Interactive Brokers ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
DarwinIA allocation program ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Investor capital ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Deposit protection 🚫 Up to 100k EUR covered by FOGAIN Up to £85,000 covered by FSCS 
Negative balance protection 🚫 ✔️ ✔️
Investment in DARWINs 🚫 ✔️ ✔️

 

* Availability may be restricted depending on your country of tax residence. Please check during sign-up or contact us at info@darwinex.com to confirm eligibility. 

** Professional clients may be eligible for leverage of up to 200:1. Eligibility is subject to assessment and regulatory criteria.

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Risk warning: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 53% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

The Darwinex® brand and the Darwinex.com domain are commercial names used by Tradeslide Trading Tech Limited, a company regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom with FRN 586466 and company registration number 08061368, by Sapiens Markets EU Sociedad de Valores SA, a company regulated by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) in Spain under the number 311, with CIF A10537348 and by Tradeslide Global Ltd., a company authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles with number SD171, company registration number 8433817-1.

Risk warning: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 53% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.