Plus500 operates through entities supervised by leading regulators, including Plus500UK Ltd, authorised by the UK FCA under licence number 509909; Plus500AU Pty Ltd, regulated by ASIC under licence number 417727; and Plus500CY Ltd, authorised by CySEC under licence number 250/14. The group also holds regulatory approvals from the FMA in New Zealand and MAS in Singapore.

Plus500 is also listed on the London Stock Exchange, which adds disclosure and governance requirements alongside the supervision applied to its operating entities. However, products, leverage, complaint procedures and investor-protection arrangements depend on the Plus500 company serving the account and the client’s country of residence.

When assessing Plus500’s safety, traders should identify the legal entity responsible for the account rather than relying only on the brand’s reputation or the group’s stock-market listing. This is particularly important for CFD traders because it determines the regulator they can contact and the legal rights that apply to their account and funds.

Plus500 states that eligible retail client funds are held in segregated bank accounts under the rules applying to the relevant legal entity. Client money is kept separate from company operating funds and should not be used to cover the broker’s business expenses. Eligible accounts may also receive negative balance protection, limiting liability caused by a negative account balance.

Some clients may qualify for statutory investor compensation depending on the jurisdiction, entity and eligibility rules. Client-money protection, compensation limits and complaint procedures may differ between the FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FMA and MAS entities. Traders should verify the legal company responsible for their Plus500 account before depositing.

Capital.com operates through several regulated entities, including Capital Com (UK) Limited, authorised by the UK FCA under licence number 793714; Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd, regulated by ASIC under licence number 513393; and Capital Com SV Investments Limited, authorised by CySEC under licence number 319/17. The group also includes an entity regulated by the DFSA in Dubai under licence number F006943, together with regulated entities in other jurisdictions.

Capital.com applies client-protection measures that include segregated client funds, anti-money-laundering and compliance requirements, and negative-balance protection for eligible retail clients. Additional compensation schemes or protection measures may be available depending on the regulatory entity responsible for the account.

Leverage, products, investor rights and complaint procedures depend on the legal company through which the account is opened. Traders should therefore verify the entity name and licence number shown in the client agreement rather than relying on Capital.com’s combined list of global licences.

Capital.com protects client funds by keeping them separate from the company’s operating funds in segregated accounts under applicable regulatory requirements. Eligible retail clients may also receive negative balance protection, helping limit losses to the funds available in the trading account. Additional compensation schemes or safeguards may apply depending on the entity and jurisdiction.

Traders should review the legal entity, applicable protection rules and compensation limits before depositing, because the available safeguards are not necessarily identical across all Capital.com entities.