Exness Joins Financial Commission as a Member

The Financial Commission (FinCom), a self-regulatory organization in the financial services space, announced on Thursday that global multi-asset broker Exness has been approved as its member.

The press release shared with Finance Magnates detailed that the Financial Commission membership of Exness will take effect from July 22.

Exness is a major name among forex and contracts for difference (CFDs) brokers. It offers trading services with instruments of currency pairs, precious metals, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and stocks.

Though the broker’s primary focus has been the European markets, it is now heavily focusing on the emerging markets of Southeast Asia. Exness even received an operational license from the South African regulator earlier this year.

Need for Self-Regulatory Services

As a member of FinCom, Exness will receive a wide range of services and benefits, the most important one being the fund protection of up to €20,000 per client, which is backed by the Financial Commission’s Compensation Fund.

Founded in 2013, FinCom is known for providing third-party mediation services in case of any dispute between the member brokers and their clients. It usually gets involved when the two parties fail to directly come to any agreement over the dispute.

“For approved members and their clients participating in CFDs, foreign exchange (forex) and cryptocurrency markets, the Financial Commission helps facilitate a simpler, swifter resolution process than through typical regulatory channels, such as arbitration or local court systems,” the self-regulatory body explains.

Apart from accepting brokers as members, FinCom independently audits and provides certification to copy trading and on PAMM investing platforms, thus ensuring their safety to the traders. It recently partnered with GetID, an identity verification service, to enhance services for its members further.

The demand for services of the self-regulatory organization skyrocketed in the last few years with the boom in retail trading. Some of the recently approved FinCom members are Fxview, Opoforex and AmorFX.