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Independent, honest forex guides: how to verify a broker's licence, platform basics and beginner risk. Trading is high-risk.

Safety Flagship

How to verify a forex broker is licensed

A step-by-step guide to checking a forex broker's licence on the official regulator register, finding the entity that serves your country, and spotting clone-firm scams. Trading is high-risk.

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Regulation Flagship

ESMA rules explained: leverage caps, negative-balance protection and the bonus ban

What the EU-wide ESMA retail rules actually mean for forex and CFD traders: the 30:1 leverage cap, negative-balance protection, the bonus ban and the standardised risk warning. The UK applies an equivalent regime. Trading is high-risk.

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