Questrade 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
Questrade is a multi-asset broker founded in 1999 and headquartered in Canada.
In our database Questrade is matched to 1 licence from CIRO. Most importantly, the CIRO (Canada) is among the regulators we classify as tier 1 — regulators that combine high capital requirements with meaningful retail protections.
Depending on the entity, eligible clients may be covered by CIPF (CIRO). Retail leverage caps apply at the CIRO-regulated entities (for example Margin set by CIRO rules; up to roughly 50:1 on major pairs at CIRO).
Questrade provides access to its own proprietary platform and MT4.
Regulatory strengths
- Licensed by 1 tier-1 regulator (CIRO)
- Operating for about 27 years
- Compensation scheme available at CIRO entity
Points to check
- No specific concerns from our licence data
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Questrade regulation FAQ
Is Questrade regulated?
Yes — in our database Questrade is matched to 1 licence: CIRO (Canada). 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 Questrade a tier-1 regulated broker?
Questrade holds 1 licence from regulators we classify as tier 1: CIRO.
Does Questrade accept US clients?
Questrade 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 Questrade generally cannot accept US retail forex clients.
Is my money protected with Questrade?
Clients of Questrade's CIRO-regulated entity may be eligible for statutory compensation (CIPF — up to CAD 1,000,000 per account category). Clients of other entities rely on segregation of funds and the firm's financial strength.
How can I verify Questrade's licence?
Find the company name and licence number in Questrade'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.