Belgium · EU/EEA regulator

FSMA Financial Services and Markets Authority

Belgian conduct regulator. Since 2016 Belgium has banned binary options for retail clients and attached extra conditions, such as no bonuses and no remuneration tied to client trading, to leveraged OTC derivatives sold through online platforms.

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Protection for clients of FSMA-licensed firms

Investor compensation
Up to €20,000 per investor for financial instruments
Scheme
Protection Fund for Deposits and Financial Instruments
Bank deposits
€100,000 per person per bank (EU Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive).
Out-of-court complaints
Ombudsfin

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14 firms in our register with a FSMA licence