MF Global regulation & licences
Licences on record 0
No licence on record. We haven't matched MF Global to a licence from a regulator we track. This may mean our data is incomplete, the firm is licensed somewhere we don't cover, or it is unregulated. Follow our verification guide and search IOSCO I-SCAN before depositing.
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
MF Global is a futures broker (FX futures) founded in 1783 and headquartered in United States. MF Global is no longer operating in its original form: Filed for bankruptcy in October 2011 after misuse of customer segregated funds.
Our licence database does not yet contain a confirmed licence for MF Global. Some brands operate through companies registered in jurisdictions that do not regulate forex at all, so check the legal entity named in the client agreement against an official register.
MF Global provides access to currency futures listed on regulated exchanges such as CME Group, rather than spot forex or CFDs. Futures are standardised, centrally cleared contracts with different margin and tax treatment from spot FX.
Regulatory strengths
- Operating for about 243 years
Points to check
- No licence on record in our database — verify before depositing
- Not operating as before: Filed for bankruptcy in October 2011 after misuse of customer segregated funds
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MF Global regulation FAQ
Is MF Global regulated?
We have not matched MF Global to a licence in our database. Verify the company named in its client agreement on an official register before depositing, and check regulator warning lists such as IOSCO I-SCAN.
Does MF Global accept US clients?
MF Global 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 MF Global generally cannot accept US retail forex clients.
Is my money protected with MF Global?
None of the regulators matched to MF Global in our database runs a compensation scheme for retail forex. Protection depends on client-money segregation and the broker's solvency.
How can I verify MF Global's licence?
Find the company name and licence number in MF Global'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.