Desk file · 2026 edition · record confidence: medium
Rakuten Securities Australia
We opened the file on Rakuten Securities Australia the way we open every file: register first, marketing never. Trading since , run out of Sydney, Australia, and carrying 1 licence entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIC | Australia | T1 | Rakuten Securities Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 99 153 803 804), renamed AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd on 17 January 2024 | abr.business.gov.au |
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
- The Australian Business Register records that ABN 99 153 803 804 traded as FXASIA PTY LTD from 2011, as RAKUTEN SECURITIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD from 13 October 2016, and as AT GLOBAL MARKETS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD from 17 January 2024.
- ATFX acquired Rakuten Securities Australia and announced the change of the entity's name to AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd (https://www.atfx.com/en-au/about-us/company-news/atfx-announced-the-change-of-name-of-rakuten-securities-australia).
- The Rakuten Securities Australia brand is no longer used for retail clients; the business now trades as ATFX in Australia.
- ASIC product intervention rules cap retail CFD leverage in Australia at 1:30 for major currency pairs and require negative balance protection.
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:
- AFSL number of the entity (not confirmed on an ASIC register page)
- founding year
- minimum deposit
- EUR/USD spread
- account types
- segregated funds
| Founded | |
| Head office | Sydney, Australia |
| Minimum deposit | not verified |
| Leverage cap | 1:30 (AU retail) |
| EUR/USD | not verified pips |
| Tier-1 entries | 1 |
| Record confidence | medium |
Platforms and account types on file
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CFDs are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. A desk file is a record of what the public register said on the day we read it, not a recommendation to open an account.