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53 brokers measured28 pricedmedian 6.0 USDformula v1.0Data captured 03.10.2026Some links are partner links. They never change a score or a position.
Lucía Pizarro AuthorTomás Quintero EditorLucía Cabrera Fact-checkerScore recalculated 03.10.2026

How to verify a broker licence in Argentina

Licence numbers on file
14
Brokers in base
53
Without a local licence
34
Checked
2026-10-03

Four checks, in this order

1. Find the number, not the badge. A logo is not a licence. The broker pages here print the licence number we found, or say plainly that none is published for this country.2. Read it in the register. Open the regulator's own register and search the number. The regulator for Argentina and its register are named on every broker page we publish.3. Check the name on the licence against the name on the contract. This is where most of the confusion lives: the brand you signed up with and the entity on the client agreement are often different companies in different countries. Our entity column exists for this reason.4. Check the permissions, not just the presence. A firm can be on a register for one activity and not for the one it is selling you.

What goes wrong locally

Common local scams: unregistered 'forex/CFD' or 'crypto trading' platforms promising guaranteed/high returns (many named in CNV alerts), fake local 'ALyC' clones, WhatsApp/Telegram 'account manager' pump groups, recovery-scam follow-ups, and Ponzi 'inversion en dolares' schemes exploiting FX/inflation anxiety. Always verify the agent at https://registroagentes.cnv.gov.ar/ and check CNV's Alertas al Inversor before depositing. KYC: DNI (national ID), CUIL/CUIT (tax ID), and proof of address (comprobante de domicilio); local brokers also require a linked bank CBU in the client's own name.

Brokers here without a local licence

Showing 25 of 53 brokers that onboard Argentina residents.
BrokerOnboarding entityMax leverage
BlackBull MarketsBBG Limited500.0geo
EightcapEightcap Global Limited500.0geo
Fusion MarketsArgentine retail clients are onboarded under500.0geo
PepperstonePepperstone Markets Ltd200.0geo
Trade NationTrade Nation Ltd200.0geo
AlpariParlance Trading Ltd3000.0geo
BDSwissArgentine clients are onboarded under the of2000.0geo
CMC MarketsCMC Markets does not accept clients residentno data
Capital.comArgentine clients are served under the offsh200.0geo
FP MarketsFP Markets LLC500.0geo
FXGTGT Global Ltd5000.0geo
LiteFinanceLiteFinance Global LLC500.0geo
Moneta MarketsMoneta Markets Ltd1000.0geo
Plus500Plus500SEY Ltdno data
TMGMTrademax Global Ltd1000.0geo
ThinkMarketsTF Global Markets Int Ltd500.0geo
VantageArgentine retail clients are onboarded by th500.0geo
XMXM Global Limited1000.0geo
ActivTradesArgentine clients onboarded offshore under A200.0geo
FBSFBS Markets Inc3000.0geo
HFMHF Markets (SV) Ltd2000.0geo
HYCMHYCM Ltd500.0geo
IG MarketsIG International Ltd200.0geo
JustMarketsJust Global Markets Ltd3000.0geo
OctaFXOcta Markets Ltdno data

FAQ (2)

How do I check a broker licence in Argentina?

Common local scams: unregistered 'forex/CFD' or 'crypto trading' platforms promising guaranteed/high returns (many named in CNV alerts), fake local 'ALyC' clones, WhatsApp/Telegram 'account manager' pump groups, recovery-scam follow-ups, and Ponzi 'inversion en dolares' schemes e

The broker shows a licence from another country. Does it count?

It means a foreign entity regulates that company, not that it is authorised to serve Argentina residents. The two are different questions and the broker page names which entity signs the client.