Regulations & Safety
Regulations that put our clients at ease while simultaneously mitigating risks.
We value secured investing and thus follow strict EU laws & regulations, safely secure monies in segregated accounts, and only deposit assets with respectable banks.
Clients of Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited are protected by the Irish Investor Compensation Scheme (“ICS”). The ICS is intended to help private individuals and does not cover institutions and professional clients. Compensation under the ICS is limited to 90% of the amount lost, subject to a maximum of €20,000 to each investor. The coverage provides protection against the failure of the investment firm, not against loss of market value of financial products.
The ICS is administered by the Investor Compensation Company DAC (“ICCL”), which is an independent body set up under Ireland’s Investor Compensation Act, 1998.
MEXEM is a European regulated investment firm supervised by Cysec and registered with the Financial Markets Authority (AFM) in the Netherlands and with the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) in Belgium.
Clients of Interactive Brokers Central Europe Zrt. are protected by the Hungarian Investor Protection Fund (“IPF”).Compensation under the IPF is limited to a maximum of €100,000 to each investor where the IPF will pay 100% of the value up to HUF 1 million and then 90% of the claim over HUF 1 million. The coverage provides protection against the failure of the investment firm, not against loss of market value of financial products.
The IPF operates pursuant to and in compliance with the provisions of Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market, effective as of 1 January 2020, governing the Investor Protection Fund, subject to the amendments provided for in Act CXVIII of 2019.
MEXEM is a European regulated investment firm supervised by Cysec and registered with the Financial Markets Authority (AFM) in the Netherlands and with the Financial Services andMarkets Authority (FSMA) in Belgium.
MEXEM follows EU regulations and the Mifid II laws.
Your money is kept secure in a segregated account other than that of the broker.
Your assets are only deposited in respectable banks.
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