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Regulator FINMA
FINMA - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, is completely under the state control.
Regulator MIFID
MiFID - The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. It is probably the only one abbreviation in financial sector, which is not used in relation to the regulator as a legal entity, but but a document embodying the order of actions and interactions between all economic actors of the European space.
Regulator FCA
FCA - Financial Conduct Authority. The office of financial regulation and supervision - non-state financial regulator of Great Britain.
Regulator MFSA
MFSA – Malta Financial Services Authority. Another well-known regulator of the middle tier, which is popular among brokers who open accounts and representation in the offshore areas.
Regulator SEC
SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission is an agency of US government. SEC is an organization that has the absolute power for control in the regulation of the stock market (exchange circulation of shares and bonds) and US stock exchanges. It has a high reputation among the financial regulators of the world.
Regulator NFA
NFA – National Futures Association in the USA. Was established in 1976 and currently is one of the best regulators in the world (company is trusted like the British FCA)
Regulator SIPC
Security Investor Protection Corporation – is a non-profit self-regulating organization, which is financed by its members. It was established in 1970 after the crisis in 1968-1970, when the trust of private investors to bankrupt brokers was undermined
Regulator AFM
The license of this regulator refers to the number of licenses with an average level of confidence behind the German, Cypriot and Swiss regulator, but still is quite significant in the European space.
Regulator CFTC
CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Was found in 1974 (started working in 1975), is an independent governmental agency.
Regulator FINRA
FINRA - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. It belongs to private American institution, has a status of self-regulating organization (SRO)