Remote location, very well equipped with corporate infrastructure, banks, lawyers and accountants. The Vanuatu financial services commission (VFSC) is the entity responsible for regulating and supervising the financial industry in the country.
Broker must incorporate as a Vanuatu international company in order to apply for a Vanuatu Forex license. Infrastructure and strict confidentiality for offshore companies combined make Vanuatu quite an interesting location for starting a brokerage.
Complete set up for an unregulated Forex company in st. Vincent and Grenadines island.
Efficient and affordable solutions available to start a Forex brokerage company from the broker’s point of view. Stable, independent and politically free jurisdiction by the organization for economic co-operation and development. Most proffered taxation structures within members of British commonwealth, united nations (UN), international labor organization (ILO) and organization of eastern Caribbean states (OECS).
Complete package including all the mandatory requirements for a successful forex company formation and renewal with Malta financial service association.
A stable and advanced economy, regarded as one of the strongest financial centers in the world. Forming a broker company in Malta offers you numerous benefits ranging from having a broker license issued by a well-recognized regulatory body, to acquiring favorable taxation.
Minimum one shareholding applicant must already be regulated in the provision of financial services to MFSA satisfactory level
Minimum capital requirements: €730,000
Complete package services provided with all mandatory requirements that are crucial for a full registration and renewal with the FCA insuring compliance procedure are set with regulatory body
Establish a brokerage in the united kingdom (via financial conduct authority, London). Providing and advising every step needed to maintain and sustain your brokerage.
London is regarded as one of strongest in fields of foreign investments and hedge funds
FCA, London has regulated highest Forex brokers who are duly authorized with FCA broker license
One of toughest and strongest regulatory procedure to obtain Forex license
Tax rate system:individual tax system starts from 20% / corporate tax is just 20%
United kingdom is the highest contributor in the Forex trading market with $2.6 trillion a day
Complete package services provided with all mandatory requirements that are crucial for a full registration and renewal with the FCA insuring compliance procedure are set with regulatory body
Establish a brokerage company via securities and future commission, Hong Kong.Providing and advising every step needed to maintain and sustain your brokerage.
Hong Kong is consistently regarded as one of the best countries in the world to open up the business due to the high amount of business-friendly policies and has the highest number of foreign companies in the world
Due to which FDI business is at its peak right now in Hong Kong
Tax rate system: individual tax system begins at 2% / tax 16.5%
Complete package services provided with all mandatory requirements that are crucial for a full registration and renewal with CYSEC insuring compliance procedure are set with regulatory body
one of very few highly regulated governing bodies in the Forex industry. Well-governed and most respected jurisdiction to start a financial business, which has very strict government rules and regulation, laid by authorities of CYSEC. The CYSEC broker license gives you the reliability and safety among the European jurisdiction.
Profits, interest, dividends, capital gains and any other related gains arising from disposal of shares in such investments can be freely remitted overseas without any restriction
physical office in Cyprus is mandatory. REQUIRED AT LEAST 2 executive directors and 2 non-executive directors IN company structure. DIRECTORS/NON-DIRECTORS must be domiciled in Cyprus
REQUIRED 2-3 people based in Cyprus THAT can work at BROKERS Cypriot office. Usually,are 1 executive director, accountant/ compliance/back office personEL
COMPLETE package services PROVIDED with all mandatory requirements that are crucial for a FULL registration and renewal with CYSEC INSURING compliance procedure ARE SET WITH regulatory body
Bulgaria is a full member of EU which is controlled and regulated by Financial Supervision Commission (FSC). The licensed organizations are bound to follow rules and regulation set by them from time to time. Apart from the EU Regulators, Bulgaria has some other advantages which create an attraction for many Forex brokerages and makes it a popular choice.
strategic location PROVIDING ADVANCED opportunity for investors ENABLING access TO entire EU and the markets of Central and Eastern Europe
Different tax rate systems: Corporate and Individual Tax: 10% / Dividend Tax: 5% / VAT: 20%
COMPLETE package services PROVIDED with all mandatory requirements that are crucial for a FULL registration and renewal with the FCA INSURING compliance procedure ARE SET WITH regulatory body
get approved by BVI Financial Services Commission, carrying out all the financial service activities including banking, investment services, insolvency and insurance business.
BVI Forex Broker Licenses are valuable regulators for many brokers. All the business registered under BVI FSC needs to abide by all their norms according to Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010. Even though a new Broker who is regulated under BVI FSC and has specific laws and regulations which are relatively new to the financial activity.
Basic requirements (SIBA):
Minimum required 2 directors. ANY NATIONALITY
PREPARE annual audited financial statements (appoint auditor)
Maintain adequate capital resources to conduct business (No minimum REQUIRED BY SIBA. (DONE case-by-case basis).
appoint a compliance officer and submit a compliance manual (mandatory approved by BVI FSC or apply for an exemption
Maintain Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) or to APPLY A detailed self-exemption to PII
IFSC, Belize is a regulatory body holding responsibilities of issuing, renewing and regulating Forex Brokerage Companies in Belize jurisdiction. Belize is relatively cost effective and less time consuming than other jurisdictions and hence, considered as Forex licensing hub.
APEXUM ASSISTS YOU in every step of the way to ensure your integrity and confidence during Belize Forex Company Formation. Our complete package satisfies all the mandatory requirements of successful registration of Belize Brokerage Company and in-depth compliance with the IFSC (Belize).
Belize IBC is not subject to any taxes in Belize regardless of source of generated INCOME.
Provides protection against fatuous lawsuits separating ownership from individual liability
Directors or shareholders do not require filing their personal information on public record. An IBC register of shareholders is available for inspection only by shareholders or by order of the Belize Courts at the request of any shareholder
Public filing requirement includes a Memorandum (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA) only
It is necessary to have a medium that is secured, efficient, reliable and easily accessible anytime, one option to this medium is a bank, to operate legally in a regulated jurisdiction, you need to have a bank account with a local or international bank. Apexum establishes your bank account that satisfies all your transnational needs. Helping brokers open bank account through experienced and professional legal coordinators, Apexum will be with you every step of the way to maintain the integrity of the process.
Apexum establishes your bank account that satisfies all your transnational needs. Helping brokers open bank account through experienced and professional legal coordinators, Apexum will be with you every step of the way to maintain the integrity of the process.
Merchant accounts that suits the requirements of all the major regulatory agencies, relieving a significant burden for a new company, and easing the transition for an existing company changing its regulations.
Streamlining the special requirements and needs of unregulated companies and provide in depth services to help brokers with their banking needs.
Apexums multi-connections and expertise can suit smaller companies seeking lower fees and efficient service.
Apexum helps ensure efficient, secure, transparent international payment processing. Whether a broker is seeking to operate financially offline, online or mobile, any financial transfer can be processed through Apexums merchant account with high grade security and compliance, regardless of the company’s size. In addition to large scale commercial chains and medium-sized companies, we also cater to smaller organizations seeking confident services such as risk management or support.
Apexum supports any business models and processes desired within a broker, providing multiple jurisdiction and currency specific features to suite any financial industry worldwide. Apexum develops a solution that is tailored to specific needs, fulfills the highest standards of security, a PSP which is economical and can be integrated seamlessly. Apexum offers a broad spectrum of credit card acceptance contracts, banking services and innovative prepaid products.
Connected to over 350 acquiring banks and PSP worldwide. Apexum operates all on-boarding procedures, allowing brokers to operate payments reliably and efficiently.
Built to operate and maintain entire payment strategy, multiple integration, platforms and PSP’s with a supportive back office system
Pre-integrated API with multiple local and global payment methods and technology, allowing a broker to accommodate traders payment preferences by Geo-location and language.
PCI DSS secured payment gateway portal, fully built to your brand’s design and user experience, thanks to Apexums flexible technology.
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
Note: Ad-hoc additional documents may be requested from any authority or institution during the process
September 7, 2016
Starting a forex brokerage is a complex process that should take into consideration many factors in order to find out the right positioning when it comes to competitor’s offer. Out of all the things to consider, though, the most difficult is to choose a liquidity provider.
This is valid from a trader’s point of view as well as it is facing the same question when choosing the broker to trade with, as execution will be different depending on the liquidity provider/providers the broker is working with.
Brokers are divided into two big categories: dealing desks and no dealing desks. The brokers in the first category are also called market makers and the reason for that is the fact that these brokers literally create a market for their traders, quoting bid and ask prices as close to the interbank market as possible.
The no dealing desks brokers can further be subdivided into ECN (Electronic Communication Network) and STP (Straight Through Processing), brokers.
There are very few true ECN brokers and it seems that the vast majority are STP. To fully understand what STP means, imagine that these brokers still don’t have access to the interbank market, but will quote their orders based on the liquidity provider’s quotations from the interbank market.
These quotations (or prices) are different from a liquidity provider to another, some offering better prices than others.
For example, if a broker works with four liquidity providers then for the EUR/USD or any other currency pair for that matter, will have four different bid and ask prices, from the worst ones to the best ones. The broker chooses then the best price, ads a markup (this gives the spread) and then shows the quotation that the forex trader is actually seeing.
A very good question would be why does the forex trader care what type of a broker is dealing with and why liquidity providers matter?
What the forex trader really sees is a small spread due to the five digit accounts that can be offered with the STP technology and doesn’t really care what’s behind the quotations that are blinking on the trading platform.
But the thing is that these quotations are different from broker to broker and the more stable and exact are, the better. This can happen only if the broker works with the best liquidity providers that can get the best prices from the interbank market.
In the case of a market maker, the broker is matching the trader’s order by virtually going in the opposite direction. This may seem like a conflict of interest but in reality, a broker will always strive to have active traders and not to scam them. These brokers take the opposite side of a trader’s order only when the order cannot be matched with the ones from its liquidity provider.
As it can be seen, liquidity providers are key in the trading process and they are very important to both traders and brokers. Access to the best liquidity provider is one of the main things that differentiate good brokers from excellent ones, and traders should appreciate this when considering opening a trading account with a forex broker.
