Is IG regulated by the JFSA?

What the JFSA licence means

Our records show that, IG holds a licence from the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA), the financial regulator for Japan. We classify the JFSA as tier 1 — top-tier regulation. Strict capital, client-money and conduct rules with active enforcement; usually leverage caps and often compensation schemes.

For IG clients whose account is held by its JFSA-regulated entity, the key protections are: compensation — No compensation fund, but client funds must be held in a mandatory trust (kubun kanri shintaku); retail leverage — 25:1 on FX for individual traders; negative balance protection — not a regulatory requirement (may be offered contractually); client money — Mandatory segregated trust with a trust bank. Disputes can be taken to FINMAC (Financial Instruments Mediation Assistance Center).

IG is also matched to licences from ASIC, BaFin, CFTC / NFA, FCA, FINMA, MAS, DFSA, FMA (NZ), FSCA and BMA. Note that clients outside Japan may be onboarded to a weaker entity (DFSA, FMA (NZ), FSCA or BMA) instead.

Protection at a glance

Regulator tier

Tier 1 — Top-tier regulation

Compensation scheme

No compensation fund, but client funds must be held in a mandatory trust (kubun kanri shintaku)

Retail leverage

25:1 on FX for individual traders

Negative balance protection

Not a regulatory requirement

Client money

Mandatory segregated trust with a trust bank

Complaints

FINMAC (Financial Instruments Mediation Assistance Center)

How to verify this licence

1. Open IG's client agreement or website footer and note the exact company name and JFSA licence number.
2. Search that name or number on the official JFSA register. Check the status is current, not cancelled or suspended.
3. Confirm the website domain you're using (ig.com) is the one listed on the register — clone firms copy genuine licence numbers.
4. Search the JFSA warnings page and IOSCO I-SCAN for the brand name.

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