Forex regulation and broker checks in China

Check the local authorities, licensed entities, client-protection limits and official complaint routes for China.

Mainland China prohibits retail OTC FX / CFD trading. Chinese residents using offshore brokers operate in a legal grey zone.

Reality:

• No domestic licensed FX/CFD broker

• Many international brokers solicit via local IBs

• Capital flow restricted to USD 50,000/year per person (SAFE)

• Disputes nearly impossible to resolve through Chinese regulators

If trading, pick brokers with FCA / ASIC / CySEC licenses and ensure your account entity is the regulated one (not offshore SVG/VFSC).

Brokers with verified local licences

This list reflects only locally licensed relationships verified in our database. It does not prove that a broker accepts every location or client category; confirm the contracting entity before opening an account.

No broker currently passes the local-licence evidence threshold in our data. Missing data does not prove that no licence exists, and a foreign licence is not local authorisation.

Brokers headquartered in China

Headquarters describe corporate background only; they do not establish a local licence, customer eligibility or local protection.

No brokers are headquartered here yet, but you can still choose a broker holding an active Tier 1 licence elsewhere.