FMA (AT) regulated forex brokers
Austrian Financial Market Authority · 🇦🇹 Austria
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA (AT)) is the financial regulator for Austria, established in 2002. ForexLicenses.com classifies it as tier 2 (strong regulation). We currently match 0 brokers in our database to an FMA (AT) licence.
Austria's FMA supervises banks and investment firms and is particularly active in publishing investor warnings about unlicensed trading platforms, including clone websites of genuine brokers. Austrian traders mainly use passported EU brokers.
Key rules for retail clients
- Tier
- Tier 2 — Strong regulation
- Compensation
- Anlegerentschädigung — 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
- Joint Conciliation Board of the Austrian Banking Industry
Brokers licensed by the FMA (AT) 0
We haven't matched any active brokers to this regulator yet.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a broker is FMA (AT) regulated?
Search the firm's name or licence number on the FMA (AT) official register (https://www.fma.gv.at/en/search-company-database/), confirm the status is current and that the website domain you're using is listed, then check the FMA (AT) warning list for clones.
Does the FMA (AT) offer investor compensation?
Anlegerentschädigung — up to €20,000
What leverage do FMA (AT)-regulated brokers offer?
30:1 on major FX pairs (ESMA rules)
Is negative balance protection required by the FMA (AT)?
Yes. Negative balance protection is required for retail clients of FMA (AT)-regulated firms.