The Role of Regulators in the Forex Market today

By: Damian Okonkwo

Who are the forex market regulators？

The forex market regulators have established authorities in the financial market today that ensure that brokers comply with the codes of conduct guarding the financial market today and are able to pay the returns from investments to clients for each transaction carried out in the Forex market. In truth, these established regulatory bodies bring sanity to the forex market today, and without them; there will be high cases of fraud and manipulations by brokers to the detriment of the traders. In truth, regulators are the trader's defense against fraud and bridge of trust by the brokers. They set the rules and standards to be met by each broker before they are given the official license to function. Every country today has got at least one strong regulator foreseeing the activities of brokers in their region today. It is therefore very important for traders to carry out research and ensure that any broker they are dealing with is fully registered and licensed to operate in their regions. Brokers with multiple regulations especially those registered with the G3 regulators are most recommended for forex traders today. Below is the list of regulators functioning in different countries today

List of Forex Market Regulators in different countries today:

*Financial Conduct Authority (FCA - UK).

*Financial Services Authority (FSA - Japan)

*Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC - Australia)

*Cyprus Securities and Economic Commission ( CYSEC - Cyprus)

*Financial Markets Authority (FMA - New Zealand)

*Financial Services Commission (FSC - Mauritius)

*Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR - New Zealand)

*Securities and Futures Commission (SFC - Hong Kong)

*Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange (CGSE - Hong Kong)

*China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFSE - China)

*Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC - Vanuatu)

*Financial Services Commission (FSC - British Virgin Island)

*Financial Market Regulators (FINMAR - Switzerland)

*Banque de France (BFF - France)

*Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin - Germany)

*Central Bank of Russia ( CBR - Russia)

*National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB - Belarus)

*Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA- South Africa)

*Central Bank of Ireland (CBI - Ireland)

*Financial Services Authority (FSA- Seychelles)

*Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV - Spain)

*Securities and Exchange Regulatory Commission (SERC - Cambodia)

*Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS - Singapore)

*Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA - Cayman Islands)

*Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA - Malta)

*National Futures Association (NFA - US)

*Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA - US)

*US Securities and Exchanges Commission ( SEC - US).

*Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT - Chicago)

*Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA - Dubai)

*Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB - Bahamas).