Scandinavian Capital Markets regulation & licences
Licences on record 1
4 Tier 4 — light / offshore
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
Scandinavian Capital Markets is a forex & CFD broker founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vanuatu.
In our database Scandinavian Capital Markets is matched to 1 licence from VFSC. All of its licences are from jurisdictions we classify as tier 4 (light-touch offshore regulation). Clients of these entities typically have no compensation scheme, no leverage caps and limited recourse if something goes wrong.
None of the regulators we have matched to Scandinavian Capital Markets operates a statutory compensation scheme covering retail forex, so the safety of your deposit relies mainly on segregation of client funds and the broker's own financial strength.
Scandinavian Capital Markets offers MT4.
Regulatory strengths
- None identified from our data
Points to check
- Only offshore licences on record — limited recourse and no compensation
- No statutory compensation scheme at any matched regulator
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Scandinavian Capital Markets regulation FAQ
Is Scandinavian Capital Markets regulated?
Yes — in our database Scandinavian Capital Markets is matched to 1 licence: VFSC (Vanuatu). 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 Scandinavian Capital Markets a tier-1 regulated broker?
No. None of the licences we have matched to Scandinavian Capital Markets is from a tier-1 regulator. Its strongest licence is tier 4.
Does Scandinavian Capital Markets accept US clients?
Scandinavian Capital Markets 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 Scandinavian Capital Markets generally cannot accept US retail forex clients.
Is my money protected with Scandinavian Capital Markets?
None of the regulators matched to Scandinavian Capital Markets 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 Scandinavian Capital Markets's licence?
Find the company name and licence number in Scandinavian Capital Markets'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.