Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
BaFin · Germany · Established 2002
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) is the financial regulator of Germany, established 2002. It caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection and segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to EUR 100,000 if a firm fails.
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What this licence gets you
The rules a firm has to follow to keep this licence. A dash means we hold no answer on file, which is not the same as a no.
- Maximum leverage, retail
- 1:30
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:500
- Compensation if the firm fails
- EUR 100,000
- Negative balance protection
- Required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Banking, Insurance, Securities, Forex
- Body type
- Government
About BaFin
BaFin is Germany's integrated financial supervisory authority, overseeing banks, insurance companies, and securities trading. Known for rigorous enforcement and consumer protection.
- MiFID II compliant
- EU passporting rights
- Deposit guarantee