Regulator labels on the broker list
In brief
cTrader's page of brokers prints, for each broker, a short list of regulators. This page counts that field on 6 November 2026 for the 24 entries carrying the copy flag, names no broker other than FxPro, and shows why a label read quickly can mislead. The counts describe how the list prints, not how any firm is regulated.
What the field is
The saved page held 53 broker entries, 24 of them with the copy flag that the page prints as "Copy available". Each entry has a regulators field, a short text per regulator, such as a name with a country beside it. Across the 24 copy entries the field held 40 labels in all, 18 different spellings, and 10 entries printed none. The list does not say who typed the labels or when they were last updated.
A label is a pointer. It shows which authority an entry's text names, and it stops there: it carries no licence number, no legal entity and no date.
How many regulator labels each of the 24 entries prints
The list prints regulators for each broker as short names. Counting the labels per entry gives the shape of the field. Source: ctrader.com/copy/brokers, read on 6 November 2026. The figures are about the entries that carry the copy flag.
| Labels printed on the entry | Entries |
|---|---|
| 0 labels | 10 |
| 1 label | 4 |
| 2 labels | 4 |
| 3 labels | 1 |
| 4 labels | 2 |
| 5 labels | 2 |
| 7 labels | 1 |
Reading the first table
10 entries print no regulator at all, and the rest print between one and 7. A long list of labels is not a stronger statement than a short one: it is a longer text. An entry that prints several names may hold different entities of a group under different authorities, and the list does not separate them. The reader cannot tell from this field which entity would hold a given account.
Which labels look like the Emirates
2 entries print "DFSA UAE", and 1 prints "CMA UAE". 3 entries in all print a label with UAE in it. The count of 2 is a reading of cTrader's list, not a check of the DFSA's register. Neither the register nor the DFSA's pages could be read for this site, so the count says only what the list printed on the day.
Labels that contain a UAE word or a UAE-looking short name
Counted in the same 24 entries. The list's wording is quoted and not interpreted: this site read no register that would say what any of these labels refer to. Source: ctrader.com/copy/brokers, read on 6 November 2026.
| Label as printed | Entries printing it | What can be said |
|---|---|---|
| DFSA UAE | 2 | The letters match the Dubai authority defined on the first page; the label is the list's and was checked against no register. |
| CMA UAE | 1 | The letters CMA are also used in the list for Kenya (below). This site does not define the body the label means. |
| FSRA Saint Lucia | 1 | Contains the letters FSRA, but the place named is Saint Lucia, not Abu Dhabi. |
| Entries whose printed headquarters is in the UAE | 2 | Of them, 0 also print a DFSA label; the headquarters field is the list's own. |
Letters that travel
A short name is a few letters, and different places reuse them. The list prints CMA next to Kenya on one entry and next to the UAE on another. It prints FSRA next to Saint Lucia on a third. A reader who sees FSRA in a brokerage's text and thinks of Abu Dhabi has read the letters, not the place. The place word beside the letters is the part to read first.
The same name spelled differently, and one name for two places
Counted across the 40 labels printed on the 24 entries. A count by exact label undercounts a name that is spelled in more than one way. Source: ctrader.com/copy/brokers, read on 6 November 2026.
| Case | Labels as printed | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| One Cyprus authority name, three spellings | CYSEC (7), CYSEC Cyprus (1), CySEC (1) | 9 |
| One Australian name, two spellings | ASIC (3), ASIC AUSTRALIA (1) | 4 |
| Same letters, different countries | CMA Kenya (1), CMA UAE (1) | 2 |
| Same letters, different places | FSRA Saint Lucia against the FSRA defined on the first page | 1 |
Counting by label undercounts
The Cyprus regulator's name is printed in 3 spellings across 9 entries, so a count of one spelling gives a smaller number than a count of the name. The counts on this page are by exact label, as printed, and where a name has several spellings the table says so. A reader doing the same exercise on a later reading of the list will find the numbers have moved, because brokers are added and entries are edited.
The one entry this site links to
For FxPro the list printed FCA UK; SCB - SIA Bahamas on 6 November 2026. It printed a copy flag, a maximum leverage of 1:30 and a minimum deposit of USD 100. No label for FxPro contains a UAE word. That is a statement about the list's text and says nothing about any FxPro entity; the register of the authority named in the client agreement is where an entity can be looked up.
A search routine that needs no reading of this site
Take the exact legal name of the company in the client agreement. Note the authority the agreement names for it. Look for the name in that authority's register, spelled as in the agreement, and note the status the register prints and its date. If an authority's register uses a different spelling, try the registration number if the agreement prints one. This is a routine, not a result, and this site ran it for no firm.
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Questions a UAE reader asks about copying
Does "DFSA UAE" on the list mean the broker is regulated by the DFSA?
It means the list printed that label for the entry. This site checked it against no register and read no DFSA page.
Why does a label with FSRA not mean Abu Dhabi?
Because the list prints FSRA with Saint Lucia on one entry. The place beside the letters decides which body is meant.
How many entries print no regulator?
10 of the 24 copy entries on 6 November 2026.
Is the list a register?
No. It is a page of a platform vendor that prints short texts per broker.
The broker this site links to
This site links to FxPro, which cTrader's list marks as a copy-enabled broker. A copied trade is a leveraged contract on a price, not ownership of anything. Read the terms before you decide anything.