Bank Negara Malaysia
BNM · Malaysia · Established 1959
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is the financial regulator of Malaysia, established 1959. It caps retail leverage at 1:100, requires segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to MYR 250,000 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
- 1:100
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:200
- Compensation if the firm fails
- MYR 250,000
- Negative balance protection
- Not required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Banking, Insurance, Payment Systems, Islamic Finance
- Body type
- Government
About BNM
Malaysia's central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability. Islamic finance hub.
- Islamic finance center
- PIDM protection
- Regional hub
No listed broker holds a BNM licence
None of the brokers in our database holds an active licence from this authority. That is a statement about our listings, not about the regulator.