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Who is the CySEC?
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, better known as CySEC, is the financial regulatory watchdog of Cyprus. CySEC came into the Forex scene as early as 2001.
Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, and as an EU member state, CySEC's financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.
Cyprus is one of the most attractive regions in Europe to set up a forex company, due to its advantageous fiscal and tax structure. CySEC regulated brokers have elicited a mixed response from the Forex markets, and as far as retail traders are concerned, you either love them or you hate them.
The country witnessed an exponential growth in the number of Forex brokers and soon became a breeding ground for scams and financial malpractices that ultimately diminished the country’s efficiency in dealing with broker irregularities. The CySEC was also notorious for letting companies off with no penalties or simple warnings, even for larger financial crimes, as the country did not want to alienate its investors from shutting down shop and taking their business elsewhere. The lack of a strict regulatory regime did affect the CySEC in advertising its potential as a credible regulatory authority.
How does the CySEC regulate a forex broker?
1.Safety of Client Funds：
CySEC asks CIFs/forex brokers put clients funds into segregated accounts. The brokers must, upon receiving any client funds, promptly place those funds into one or more accounts opened with any of the following entities:
a. central bank
b. credit institution as defined in article 2(1) of the Business of Credit Institutions Law
c. bank authorised in a third country
d. qualifying money market fund
2. Requirement on Forex Brokers' Initial Capital:
An initial share capital of at least €200,000
At least €750,000 in operating capital
3. Requirement on Forex Brokers' Reports：
Cyprus forex brokers are asked to provide transactions reports, audit reports, client funds reports and anti-money laundering reports to CySEC.
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Danish FSA
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FKTK
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AMF
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Company Name: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Country: Cyprus
Date of establishment: 2001
Regulating Forex: yes
Type of organization: Government
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FKTK
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