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AvaTrade regulation and licences

avatrade.com

A forex and CFD broker founded in 2006, with its headquarters in Dublin. It operates through regulated entities in Ireland, Australia, Japan, Abu Dhabi, South Africa and Kenya, and its international site is run by a company in the British Virgin Islands.

Ownership
Privately held; group parent Ava Trade Ltd (British Virgin Islands), per GLEIF; owners not disclosed
Regulated entities
9 companies, 9 regulators
Last checked
10 October 2026

Regulated entities

EntityRegulatorJurisdictionLicence
AVA Trade EU LimitedCentral Bank of IrelandIrelandC53877
Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty LtdASICAustraliaAFSL 406684
Ava Trade Japan K.K.Financial Services Agency (Kanto Local Finance Bureau)JapanFinancial Instruments Business Operator No. 1662
Ava Trade Middle East LimitedADGM FSRAAbu Dhabi Global Market, UAEFSP 190018
Ava Capital Markets (Pty) LtdFSCASouth AfricaFSP 45984 (as stated by the firm)
Ava Trade Kenya LimitedCapital Markets Authority of KenyaKenyaLicence 262 (non-dealing online foreign exchange broker)
D.T. Direct Investment Hub LtdCySECCyprusLicence 347/17
ATrade LtdIsrael Securities AuthorityIsraelAs stated by the firm
Ava Trade Markets LtdBVI Financial Services CommissionBritish Virgin IslandsSIBA/L/13/1049 (as stated by the firm)

As disclosed by the firm; last checked 10 October 2026 (see sources). Licences were independently verified in audit TBR-A-2026-028.

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