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Is ING Direkt-Depot safe?

Name: ING Direkt-Depot verdict: Caution
Item: ING Direkt-Depot
Rating: 72
Author: verify.trading

ING Direkt-Depot is a broker licensed by BaFin (verified on the register). Our global rating is Caution, 72 out of 100. Below: why it scores this way, what each regulator means for client protection, and how to verify.

Caution

72 / 100

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Global rating: 72 Caution · evidence 83/100

Licences verified: BaFin
Global score: 72 / 100
Evidence: 83 / 100
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Why this score

Global rating 72 out of 100, Caution. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.

Reason: Research incomplete
Cap applied: Score capped at 74: research incomplete
Regulation: 35 / 40
Client protection: 0 / 20
Regulatory conduct: 25 / 25
Track record: Not yet checked
Transparency: 5 / 5
Evidence confidence: 83 / 100

Pillars marked “Not yet checked” are left out of the score rather than counted as zero; they lower evidence confidence instead. Nothing commercial affects a score, verdict or ranking.

What the verdict means

ING Direkt-Depot 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 Verified. 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 ING Direkt-Depot

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

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

(BaFin)

Germany

Major onshore regulatorBaFin company database

How to verify this yourself

Take a few minutes to check official registers directly:

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Open the BaFin company database at portal.mvp.bafin.de.
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Search for the company's name or BaFin ID.
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Check that the licensed legal entity matches ING Direkt-Depot's account terms and that status is current.
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Check permissions cover the instruments you plan to trade.

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The record

Public verification fields held for this entity:

Global verdict: Caution
Global score: 72 / 100
Licences verified: BaFin BaFin-ID 10100088 / BAK 100088
FCA warning: None recorded
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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ING Direkt-Depot: questions answered

Is ING Direkt-Depot regulated?

Our record lists ING Direkt-Depot as regulated by BaFin (Germany). Confirm each licence on the regulator's own register, because a listing here is a pointer and not proof.

Is ING Direkt-Depot FCA regulated?

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