High-risk forex brokers
Brokers with no licence from any financial authority, or named in an official warning or legal finding. Offshore regulation on its own is not a risk indicator here.
Compare qualifying brokers using the criteria and data coverage described below. Results were last updated 3 November 2026.
Ranking basis. Absence of any licence, or a verified warning or legal finding. This is a risk list, not a recommendation. Brokers that hold no licence with any authority, lowest overall score first. A broker with an official warning or legal finding against it joins the list when that record is published.
Every option for a reader there is a foreign or offshore entity. The international brokers that do not exclude the country are listed below.
A ranking position does not establish that a broker is suitable for every trader. Verify the legal entity, account terms, costs and protections that apply in your country.
Methodology updated 3 November 2026 · Data updated 3 November 2026 · Report a data issue