British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
BVI FSC · British Virgin Islands · Established 2001
British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is the financial register of the British Virgin Islands, established 2001. It caps retail leverage at 1:2000 and requires segregated client funds.
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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
- 1:2000
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:2000
- Compensation if the firm fails
- —
- Negative balance protection
- Not required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Investment business (e.g., securities, forex, funds, insurance, insolvency, company registry)
- Body type
- Statutory government body
This is an offshore register. A firm licensed here is registered in the British Virgin Islands, not supervised by the country it advertises to, and the protections above are what that registration actually carries.
About BVI FSC
The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is a leading offshore regulator that oversees investment business, including forex brokers, with a focus on AML compliance and corporate flexibility. It provides a business-friendly environment with fast licensing and low taxes, attracting global firms while maintaining basic investor safeguards. Enforcement is lighter than tier-1 jurisdictions, with no compensation fund.
No listed broker holds a BVI FSC 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.