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FX trading glossary · Regulation

Negative Balance Protection

After the 2015 CHF black swan, FCA / CySEC / ASIC required negative balance protection for retail accounts.

Even if your account gaps to negative, the broker eats the loss — they cannot pursue you.

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Negative Balance Protection

Negative balance protection depends on the contracting entity, retail or professional status and local rules; it cannot be inferred from a brand homepage.

This is not an isolated definition. The data below comes from FXCN regulator records and active licence relationships and shows what requires verification.

Relevant regulators:  3 Active licence relationships:  92 Evidence as of: 
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