Marshall Islands · Marshall Islands
Registrar of Corporations (Republic of the Marshall Islands)
The Marshall Islands is a company-registration and shipping registry jurisdiction. There is no dedicated financial services regulator for forex brokers.
- Retail leverage
- Unregulated.
- Compensation
- None.
- Capital
- None.
- Supervision & substance
- Company registration only. Registration shows that a legal entity exists, nothing more.
- Stocks, futures & crypto
- None.
- Trade-off
- No supervision of the brokerage business at all.
What it means for you: If a broker's only entity is in the Marshall Islands, treat it as unregulated.
Common questions about Marshall Islands
Is Marshall Islands a good regulator for forex brokers?
In our view, Marshall Islands is not meaningful regulation for forex brokers (Red flag). The Marshall Islands is a company-registration and shipping registry jurisdiction. There is no dedicated financial services regulator for forex brokers. If a broker's only entity is in the Marshall Islands, treat it as unregulated.
What leverage can brokers regulated by Marshall Islands offer retail clients?
Unregulated.
Is there a compensation scheme if a broker regulated by Marshall Islands fails?
None.
Does Marshall Islands regulate stocks, futures, or crypto?
None.
A licence only protects you if your account is with the entity that holds it. Many broker groups hold several licences and onboard clients through an offshore entity. Check your client agreement, and verify the licence on the regulator's own register.
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