Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Thailand · Thailand · Established 1992
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Thailand) is the financial regulator of Thailand, established 1992. It caps retail leverage at 1:20 and requires negative balance protection and 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
- 1:20
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:50
- Compensation if the firm fails
- —
- Negative balance protection
- Required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Securities, derivatives, investment funds, digital assets, forex/digital brokers
- Body type
- Government agency under Ministry of Finance
About SEC Thailand
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand regulates capital markets, securities, digital assets, and licensed forex/digital brokers to ensure fairness, transparency, and investor protection. It promotes fintech innovation while enforcing strict licensing and AML rules. SEC works alongside the Bank of Thailand (BOT) for overall financial stability.
No listed broker holds a SEC Thailand 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.