Hellenic Capital Market Commission
HCMC · Greece · Established 1991
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is the financial regulator of Greece, established 1991. It caps retail leverage at 1:30, requires negative balance protection and segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to EUR 30,000 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 30,000
- Negative balance protection
- Required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Securities markets, investment services, collective investments, forex/CFD brokers
- Body type
- Independent public authority
About HCMC
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is Greece's independent regulator supervising securities, investment firms, funds, and forex/CFD brokers to ensure market integrity and investor protection. It enforces EU rules (MiFID II, EMIR) and combats unauthorized activities through warnings and sanctions. HCMC supports capital market development amid Greece's post-crisis recovery.
No listed broker holds a HCMC 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.