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Is Avanza safe?

Name: Avanza verdict: Caution
Item: Avanza
Rating: 60
Author: verify.trading

Avanza is a broker licensed by FI (verified on the register). Our stored research rating is Caution, 60 out of 100. Below: why it scores this way, what each regulator means for client protection, and how to verify.

Caution

60/ 100

Stored research: 60 Caution · research coverage 90%

Licences verified: FI
Global score: 60 / 100
Research coverage: 90%
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Why this score

Stored research rating 60 out of 100, Caution. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.

Reason: Regulator fine or enforcement in the last 2 years
Cap applied: Score capped at 60: regulator fine or enforcement in the last 2 years
Regulation: 35 / 40
Client protection: 11 / 20
Regulatory conduct: 13 / 25
Track record: Not yet checked
Transparency: 4 / 5
Research coverage: 90%

Pillars marked “Not yet checked” are left out of the score rather than counted as zero; they reduce research coverage instead. Coverage measures completed research, not source reliability. Run full check for a current assessment with source-based confidence. Nothing commercial affects a score, verdict or ranking.

What the verdict means

Avanza is rated "Caution" globally. Verdicts come from a fixed, rule-based method applied identically to every firm.

Verified
Score 75+, research complete, and an active tier 1 or 2 licence held by the entity serving retail clients.
CautionThis record
Active, with enough evidence to score, but short of the top band. Read the reason before you deposit.
High risk
Verified adverse evidence only: a regulator warning, or a licence revoked or suspended in the last 2 years.
Insufficient data
Not enough verified evidence yet to rate. Not a judgement either way.
Under review
Our researchers are re-checking this record. No score is shown until they finish.
Not active
Inactive, redirected or merged. No score is shown.

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Who regulates Avanza

Active licences verified on the regulator's register in our latest research:

FI

(FI)

Sweden

How to verify this yourself

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The record

Public verification fields held for this entity:

Global verdict: Caution
Global score: 60 / 100
Licences verified: FI FI id 35171
FCA warning: None recorded
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Avanza: questions answered

Is Avanza regulated?

Our record lists Avanza as regulated by FI (Sweden). Confirm each licence on the regulator's own register, because a listing here is a pointer and not proof.

Is Avanza FCA regulated?

Our record does not show Avanza on the FCA register. Check register.fca.org.uk directly if you need to be sure.