Sucden Financial 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
Sucden Financial is a futures broker (FX futures) founded in 1973 and headquartered in United Kingdom. Primarily serves professional and institutional clients.
In our database Sucden Financial is matched to 1 licence from FCA. At the top of that list, the FCA (United Kingdom) 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 FSCS (FCA). Negative balance protection is mandatory for retail clients under FCA rules. Retail leverage caps apply at the FCA-regulated entities (for example 30:1 on major FX pairs at FCA).
Sucden Financial offers its own proprietary platform.
Sucden Financial 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
- Licensed by 1 tier-1 regulator (FCA)
- Operating for about 53 years
- Compensation scheme available at FCA entity
- Negative balance protection required at some entities
Points to check
- No specific concerns from our licence data
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Sucden Financial regulation FAQ
Is Sucden Financial regulated?
Yes — in our database Sucden Financial is matched to 1 licence: FCA (United Kingdom). 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 Sucden Financial a tier-1 regulated broker?
Sucden Financial holds 1 licence from regulators we classify as tier 1: FCA.
Does Sucden Financial accept US clients?
Sucden Financial 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 Sucden Financial generally cannot accept US retail forex clients.
Is my money protected with Sucden Financial?
Clients of Sucden Financial's FCA-regulated entity may be eligible for statutory compensation (FSCS — up to £85,000 per eligible client per firm). Clients of other entities rely on segregation of funds and the firm's financial strength.
How can I verify Sucden Financial's licence?
Find the company name and licence number in Sucden Financial'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.