Vantage review

UK licence Australia Forex / CFD Founded 2009 Reviewed 30 September 2026
66
Good protectionProtection Score out of 100. See breakdown

Formerly Vantage FX; it holds a UK FCA authorisation but we have no EU entity on record, so EU retail clients should check which entity would onboard them.

Headquarters
Australia
Founded
2009
Type
Forex & CFD brokers
Licences on record
5 (1 European)
Platforms
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, Own platform
Products
Forex, CFDs
Website
vantagemarkets.com

Strengths

  • Established in 2009 with ASIC and FCA licences
  • MT4, MT5, TradingView and copy-trading options

Watch-outs

  • No EU/EEA licence on our record
  • Global clients served by offshore entities (Vanuatu, Cayman Islands)

Overview

Vantage (formerly Vantage FX) was founded in Sydney in 2009. It holds licences from ASIC in Australia and the FCA in the UK, and serves international clients through entities in the Cayman Islands and Vanuatu.

For EU residents

We have no EU or EEA licence on record for Vantage. An FCA licence does not cover EU clients after Brexit, and offshore entities do not offer EU protections. If you live in the EU, look for a broker with an EU entity – see our forex & CFD broker list. Our previous site reviewed Vantage; this profile replaces that review.

Licences on record

Brands often operate several companies. The one that onboards you depends on where you live, and that company's regulator decides your protection. Confirm the entity on the official register before you deposit.

RegulatorJurisdictionTypeCheck it
FCA Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom UK Official register
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australia Non-European Regulator website
CIMA Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Cayman Islands Offshore Regulator website
VFSC Vanuatu Financial Services Commission Vanuatu Offshore Regulator website
FSCA Financial Sector Conduct Authority South Africa Non-European Regulator website

What protection would you get?

If you are a retail client of Vantage's European entity, these safeguards apply by law. Which one applies to you depends on the entity you sign with.

Via a FCA-licensed entity
United Kingdom

Verify Vantage yourself

  1. Find the exact company name in the footer of the website and in the client agreement you are asked to sign.
  2. Search that name on the register of the regulator listed for your country (links above). Make sure the register shows the same website domain.
  3. Check warning lists for look-alike names: IOSCO I-SCAN covers alerts from regulators worldwide.
  4. Never download remote-access software or move money because someone "from the broker" phoned you. How clone-firm scams work.

Protection Score breakdown

FactorPoints
Holds at least one European licence (EU/EEA, UK or Swiss)+40
ESMA/FCA retail protections available (leverage caps, negative balance protection, compensation scheme)+15
Supervised in 2 strong jurisdictions+4
Operating for 17 years+7
Total66/100

The score measures structural protection from licences and corporate facts, not costs, service or platform quality. A high score does not mean a firm is right for you. Methodology.

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About this data

Profile type: reviewed profile. Licence data is from our research and has not yet been re-checked against every register; confirm it on the official register before relying on it. Last updated 30 September 2026.

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