CSSF regulated forex brokers
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) is the financial regulator for Luxembourg, established in 1998. ForexLicenses.com classifies it as tier 2 (strong regulation). We currently match 2 brokers in our database to an CSSF licence.
Luxembourg's CSSF supervises one of Europe's largest fund and banking centres. A handful of retail trading firms, such as WH SelfInvest and the EU arms of some Swiss groups, operate under CSSF authorisation and passport into other EU states. The CSSF runs a free out-of-court complaint procedure and publishes regular warnings about unauthorised entities using Luxembourg addresses.
Key rules for retail clients
- Tier
- Tier 2 — Strong regulation
- Compensation
- SIIL — up to €20,000
- Leverage
- 30:1 on major FX pairs (ESMA rules)
- Negative balance protection
- Required for retail clients
- Client money
- MiFID II client asset rules
- Complaints
- CSSF out-of-court complaint resolution
Brokers licensed by the CSSF 2
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a broker is CSSF regulated?
Search the firm's name or licence number on the CSSF official register (https://www.cssf.lu/en/search-entities/), confirm the status is current and that the website domain you're using is listed, then check the CSSF warning list for clones.
Does the CSSF offer investor compensation?
SIIL — up to €20,000
What leverage do CSSF-regulated brokers offer?
30:1 on major FX pairs (ESMA rules)
Is negative balance protection required by the CSSF?
Yes. Negative balance protection is required for retail clients of CSSF-regulated firms.