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Brokers Licensed by SEC

Compiled by the traderpublic research desk

Every broker on this page carries a registration naming SEC in our published records. For each one we print the licence number, its standing, and a link to the regulator's own register so you can check it yourself.

A licence is a fact about an entity on a date, not a rating. It says a regulator authorised that company and can be asked about it; it does not say the firm will treat you well, and a register can change after the day we read it.

This page rests on 9 published broker records, of which we verified 9 licences against the register.

Jurisdictions: US

Trading CFDs carries a high risk of losing money. Nothing on this page is advice to open an account with any firm.

Broker records we publish

Every published broker record whose licence trail names this page's subject. The records our desk has scored are ranked first, by that published score; the rest are listed under them, without a number.

This order is our published desk score, which covers the broker overall. It is NOT a ranking of licences: a licence is either on the register or not, and every row here links to the register so you can confirm it.

  1. Rank12 licences verified

    Interactive Brokers

    Record updated 1 Nov 2026

    3.8 out of 5
    Read the full record

    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified2 of 2 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight3.5 / 5
    • Desktop and web platform3.5 / 5
    • Trading from a phone4.5 / 5
    What the desk recorded
    • The broker is authorised by the FCA in Great Britain under licence number 208159.
    • The broker is authorised by the SEC in the US under licence number 8-47257.

Not scored yet — listed, not ranked

Our desk has published no score for these records, so none of them holds a position. They belong on this page all the same: their licence trail names this page's subject, and it is printed below with the others.

What a registration does not tell you

The licence trail below is verified. These are the things a registration cannot answer, and our records do not carry them yet.

  • Regulator named on the licence✓
  • Licence number on the public register✓
  • Standing of the licence when we read it✓
  • Link to the regulator's own register✓
  • Date we read the register✓
  • Legal entity the licence is issued tonot published
  • Client categories the licence coversnot published
  • Other jurisdictions the licence is passported tonot published

Licences we checked ourselves

This is the part of the page that rests on evidence: each licence number was read from the regulator's own public register on the date shown.

Interactive Brokers

  • FCA (GB) — 208159 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • SEC (US) — 8-47257 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Allaria Securities

  • SEC (US) — 8-69891 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Edward Jones

  • SEC (US) — 8-759 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Fidelity

  • SEC (US) — 8-23292 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Jefferies

  • SEC (US) — 8-15074 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

UOB Kay Hian

  • SEC (US) — 8-65981 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • MAS (SG)
  • SFC (HK)

Vanguard Brokerage Services

  • SEC (US) — 8-21570 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Webull

  • SEC (US) — 8-69978 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

XP Investimentos

  • SEC (US) — 8-68817 · 23 Sept 2026 · ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does a licence mean the broker is safe?

No. It means a regulator authorised the entity, which gives you somewhere to complain and a register to check. It is a necessary condition, not a verdict.

The entity on my account is not the one listed. Why?

A group commonly operates several entities under different licences, and the one you contract with depends on where you live. Our records do not yet publish the entity name per licence, which is why it is listed as unpublished above.