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 by number of brokers
Latest regulator fines
- 2026-04-13 · XTB S.A. · Other: KNF Poland · PLN 20,000,000
- 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
- 2023-11-13 · IG Group Holdings plc · FCA · —
- 2023-11-09 · Capital Com Group · ASIC · —
- 2023-11-09 · CMC Markets plc · ASIC · —
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 (co-founders Tibor Bedő and Gergely Korpos; no outside funding reported): BrokerChooser
- Empire Media Network Ltd private: FXEmpire
Data checked 15 Oct 2026. How we check facts.