flatex regulation & licences
Licences on record 1
1 Tier 1 — top-tier regulation
Licences are matched from public sources and regulator registers, and entities change over time. A licence held by one company in a group does not cover clients of another. Always confirm on the official register.
Regulatory profile
flatex is a multi-asset broker founded in 1999 and headquartered in Germany. It is part of flatexDEGIRO. Its parent company is publicly traded (XETRA:FTK), which means audited financial statements are published regularly — a meaningful transparency advantage.
In our database flatex is matched to 1 licence from BaFin. At the top of that list, the BaFin (Germany) is among the regulators we classify as tier 1 — bodies with strict capital, client-money and conduct rules.
Depending on the entity, eligible clients may be covered by EdW (BaFin). Negative balance protection is mandatory for retail clients under BaFin rules. Retail leverage caps apply at the BaFin-regulated entities (for example 30:1 on major FX pairs at BaFin).
flatex provides access to its own proprietary platform.
Regulatory strengths
- Licensed by 1 tier-1 regulator (BaFin)
- Publicly listed group (XETRA:FTK) with audited accounts
- Operating for about 27 years
- Compensation scheme available at BaFin entity
- Negative balance protection required at some entities
Points to check
- No specific concerns from our licence data
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flatex regulation FAQ
Is flatex regulated?
Yes — in our database flatex is matched to 1 licence: BaFin (Germany). Which of these protects you depends on the legal entity you open an account with. Always confirm the licence on the regulator's official register.
Is flatex a tier-1 regulated broker?
flatex holds 1 licence from regulators we classify as tier 1: BaFin.
Does flatex accept US clients?
flatex is not matched to a CFTC/NFA registration in our database. Only CFTC-registered, NFA-member firms may offer retail forex to US residents, so flatex generally cannot accept US retail forex clients.
Is my money protected with flatex?
Clients of flatex's BaFin-regulated entity may be eligible for statutory compensation (EdW — 90% of claim, up to €20,000 (plus €100,000 deposit guarantee at banks)). Clients of other entities rely on segregation of funds and the firm's financial strength.
How can I verify flatex's licence?
Find the company name and licence number in flatex's client agreement or website footer, then search it on the regulator's official register (linked from each licence on this page). Confirm that the website domain you use is listed on the register, and check the regulator's warning list for clones.