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Is VALR safe?

Name: VALR verdict: Caution
Item: VALR
Rating: 74
Author: verify.trading

VALR is a broker licensed by FSCA (verified on the register). Our global rating is Caution, 74 out of 100. Below: why it scores this way, what each regulator means for client protection, and how to verify.

Caution

74 / 100

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Global rating: 74 Caution · evidence 51/100

Licences verified: FSCA
Global score: 74 / 100
Evidence: 51 / 100
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Why this score

Global rating 74 out of 100, Caution. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.

Reason: Regulatory record not yet checked
Cap applied: Score capped at 74: regulatory record not yet checked
Regulation: 32 / 40
Client protection: Not yet checked
Regulatory conduct: Not yet checked
Track record: Not yet checked
Transparency: 4 / 5
Evidence confidence: 51 / 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

VALR 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 VALR

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

Financial Sector Conduct Authority

(FSCA)

South Africa

National or regional regulatorFSCA website (FSP search)

How to verify this yourself

Take a few minutes to check official registers directly:

01
Open the FSCA website (FSP search) at www.fsca.co.za.
02
Search for the FSP name or FSP number.
03
Check that the licensed legal entity matches VALR's account terms and that status is current.
04
Check permissions cover the instruments you plan to trade.

Open the FSCA website (FSP search)

Alternatives to VALR

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The record

Public verification fields held for this entity:

Global verdict: Caution
Global score: 74 / 100
Licences verified: FSCA 53308, FSCA 54897
FCA warning: None recorded
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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VALR: questions answered

Is VALR regulated?

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

Is VALR FCA regulated?

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