Capital Markets Authority of Kenya
CMA Kenya · Kenya · Established 1989
Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA Kenya) is the financial regulator of Kenya, established 1989. It caps retail leverage at 1:400, requires segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to KSH 50,000 if a firm fails.
Official register
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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
- 1:400
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:500
- Compensation if the firm fails
- KSH 50,000
- Negative balance protection
- Not required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Margin Forex supervised
- Body type
- Government
About CMA Kenya
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is the regulatory body responsible for supervising, licensing and monitoring the activities of capital market intermediaries in Kenya, including forex brokers and online trading platforms.
- Client Fund Segregation
- Growing African Financial Hub