Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores
CNMV · Spain · Established 1988
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) is the financial regulator of Spain, established 1988. 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.
Official register
Check a firm's licence yourself
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
- Securities, Markets, Investment Services
- Body type
- Independent
About CNMV
CNMV supervises Spanish securities markets and investment services. Ensures transparency and investor protection under EU regulations.
- MiFID II compliant
- EU passporting rights
- FOGAIN protection