Is IC Markets safe?
Review the regulatory licences, legal entities, official warnings, company history, website records and user-reported issues connected with IC Markets.
Also known as IC, IC Markets Global, IC Trading
Editorial review updated 26 August 2026 · Broker data checked 26 August 2026
- Editorial score
- 9.6/10How we scored IC Markets
- User rating
- No user ratings yet
- Regulatory status
- ASICCySECFSA (Seychelles)SCB (Bahamas)+1
- Country
- Seychelles
- Established
- Established 2007
- Website
- icmarkets.com
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Review the regulatory licences, legal entities, official warnings, company history, website records and user-reported issues connected with IC Markets.
Safety summary
Client money is held separately from the firm's own money, at Top-tier international banks. That separation is what makes your balance recoverable if the company fails, rather than part of the pool its creditors divide up.
Covered by ICF up to €20,000 for eligible EU clients; Raw Trading Ltd insolvency insurance up to US$1,000,000, which pays eligible clients up to its limit if the firm fails owing client money.
Regulatory coverage
IC Markets is connected with 5 recorded licences: ASIC (tier one), CySEC (tier one), CMA (Kenya) (tier two), FSA (Seychelles) (tier three) and SCB (Bahamas) (tier three).
Client protections
Protections may include segregated client money and a compensation scheme (ICF up to €20,000 for eligible EU clients; Raw Trading Ltd insolvency insurance up to US$1,000,000). They apply only where the account and client are eligible under the relevant entity and jurisdiction.
Official warnings
Regulator warnings, investor alerts and clone notices appear here as they are recorded, with the source.
Licence concerns
A concern is recorded when a licence cannot be confirmed to cover the entity or website shown on this profile.
Website verification
The recorded broker website is icmarkets.com. Verify the domain through an official regulator register where possible and do not rely on links received through unsolicited messages.
Company history
IC Markets was established in 2007. No material change has yet been recorded on this profile.
Complaints and responses
This does not establish that no complaints exist elsewhere.
The available evidence supports a favourable risk assessment for IC Markets. This assessment can change if licences, entities, warnings or broker operations change.
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