Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: medium
Exclusive Markets
We opened the file on Exclusive Markets the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since , run out of Mahe, Seychelles, and carrying 1 licence entry on the public record, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSA Seychelles | SD031 | Seychelles | T3 | Exclusive Markets Ltd | exclusivemarkets.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
- Exclusive Markets Ltd states it operates under Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer Licence SD-031 in accordance with section 46(1) of the Securities Act 2007.
- The group's 2022 client agreement also references a related company, Exclusive Markets (Cyprus) Ltd.
- The company states it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019 and ISO 22301:2019 certifications issued by MSECB.
- The Seychelles FSA licence is an offshore securities dealer authorisation and is not equivalent to FCA, ASIC or CFTC/NFA oversight.
- Exclusive Markets' Client Agreement (clause 1.2) states the company is an investment firm incorporated in Seychelles, authorised by the Seychelles FSA under licence SD-031, with its registered office at Suite 18, Third Floor, Vairam Building, Providence, Mahé, Seychelles (https://payload-exclusivemarkets-content-prod-exclusivemarkets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/exclusive-markets-client-agreement-2026.pdf).
- The same Client Agreement (clauses 7.4 and 22) states the company has implemented negative balance protection 'on an account basis' and that client money is placed into segregated accounts kept separate from the company's own money (same PDF URL).
- Exclusive Markets' FAQ states the maximum leverage is 1:4000 on the Standard, Standard Plus and Exclusive accounts, while the Cent account has fixed leverage of 1:500 (https://www.exclusivemarkets.com/faq).
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
- status of the Cyprus entity
- founded — no primary source states a founding year: the broker's own pages are silent and directories disagree (2018 vs 2020); the FSA Seychelles register entry for SD031 could not be read. Left null.
- minDeposit — varies by account type on the broker's trading-account pages: Cent $10, Standard $100, Standard Plus $500, Exclusive $1,000; no single figure.
- spreadEurusd — the Standard account card states 'From 1.6 Pip', which is a floor rather than a measured average and is not explicitly labelled as EURUSD; 1.6 was recorded as the broker's stated Standard-account spread with this caveat.
- company registration number — the broker's own pages disagree: the regulations page footer says 843950-1, the Client Agreement clause 1.2 says 8423950, and the FAQ says 8423950-1. Licence number SD-031 is consistent across pages.
- legalEntities sourceUrl https://www.exclusivemarkets.com/regulations returns HTTP 403 to plain curl (bot protection) but loads via other fetch paths; not listed as a dead URL.
| Founded | |
| Head office | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Minimum deposit | not verified |
| Leverage cap | up to 1:4000 |
| EUR/USD | 1.60 pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 0 |
| Record confidence | medium |
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