Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: high
Equiti
We opened the file on Equiti the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since 2008, run out of Mahe, Seychelles, and carrying 5 licence entries on the public record, 1 of them tier-1.
What the two desk scores say
Both are out of 10 and both are computed, not felt.
| Cost score | Priced off the spread basis below, not off a headline rate card. | not verified |
|---|---|---|
| Safety score | Weighted on licence tier and on how many of the entries we could re-read at source. | not verified |
| Cost per 10 lots | Ten round-turn EUR/USD lots priced at the spread basis, commission excluded. | $not verified |
Spread basis. . Nothing on this page is a live quote; a spread printed on a Tuesday afternoon is not the spread you get thirty seconds after a non-farm payroll release.
Licence entries, one row per entity
Every row links to the document we read it from.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Jurisdiction | Tier | Licensed entity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 528328 | United Kingdom | T1 | Equiti Capital UK Limited | register.fca.org.uk |
| CySEC | 415/22 | Cyprus | T2 | Equiti Global Markets Ltd | cysec.gov.cy |
| FSA Seychelles | SD064 | Seychelles | T3 | Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited | equiti.com |
| CMA Kenya | Kenya | T2 | EGM Securities Ltd (FXPesa) | equiti.com | |
| UAE Securities and Commodities Authority | United Arab Emirates | T2 | Equiti Securities Currencies Brokers LLC | equiti.com |
Which entity actually holds your money is decided at signup, by the country on your application — not by the strongest licence in this table. Read the client agreement you are handed, then match the entity name against the row above.
What we were able to confirm
Confirmed at source
- Equiti Capital UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 528328; the UK entity began as Divisa UK Ltd, formed in 2014 by acquiring FCA-regulated MB Trading UK.
- Equiti Global Markets Ltd (company number HE 415535) holds CySEC licence 415/22, registered on 12 September 2022.
- Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited is authorised by the Seychelles FSA under licence SD064 as a securities dealer.
- Equiti Group also lists regulated entities in Jordan (JSC), the UAE (SCA), Kenya (CMA) and Armenia (Central Bank).
- The Seychelles entity describes itself as a mark-to-market STP execution-only broker that routes client positions to liquidity providers.
- Equiti's group history states Divisa Capital Group was incorporated in 2008; Equiti Group Ltd acquired the Divisa group in 2017 and the brand was rebranded from Divisa to Equiti in 2018 (https://www.equiti.com/sc-en/about-us/).
- Equiti Brokerage (Seychelles) Limited, the entity behind the equiti.com/sc-en site, gives its registered address as Suite 3, Global Village, Jivan's Complex, Mont Fleuri, Mahe, Seychelles in its Risk Warning Disclosure (https://eqcrm04zdocuments.blob.core.windows.net/legal-documents/3ef4980d-d281-a342-2263-64fec274f54b/SC%20-%20Risk%20Disclousure%20Warning.pdf).
- The Seychelles entity's Risk Warning Disclosure states clients 'are liable for any losses' and that it is possible to 'lose more money than your initial invested deposit'; its automatic close-out at 30% margin level is described as reducing but not eliminating that risk (same PDF URL).
Not verified
The following could not be traced to a primary source at the time of filing. We publish the gap rather than a number that would look tidier:
- founding year
- headquarters
- minimum deposit
- maximum leverage
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
- negative balance protection
- Kenya, UAE, Jordan and Armenia licence numbers
- minDeposit — varies by account type on the Seychelles accounts page: Classic 'No minimum deposit', Standard $30, Premier 'Deposits from $100'; no single figure.
- spreadEurusd — the accounts page states 'Average spreads of 1.4 pips' (Standard) and 1.6 pips (Classic) without labelling the pair as EURUSD; Premier advertises 'spreads from 0.0 pips' (raw/commission account).
- hq — the group's about page names offices in London, Dubai, Amman and Limassol but does not state a single headquarters; the registered office of the client-facing Seychelles entity (Mahe, Seychelles) was used instead.
- founded — the 2008 Divisa Capital Group incorporation is from the broker's own history timeline, not independently registry-verified.
| Founded | 2008 |
| Head office | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Minimum deposit | not verified |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:2000 (Seychelles entity) |
| EUR/USD | 1.40 pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 1 |
| Record confidence | high |
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