FXGT in South Africa: the Company Behind the Local Accounts
This page is written by an independent partner, not by FXGT. What follows is the part a South African reader can actually verify: the company name on the client agreement, and the authority that supervises it.
Open FXGT Account →FXGT trades forex alongside crypto, index, commodity and share CFDs on MT4 and MT5. In South Africa the group is represented by GT IO Markets (Pty) Ltd, authorised by the FSCA as FSP 48896; elsewhere clients are served by the CySEC-licensed EU entity or by offshore entities in the Seychelles and Vanuatu.
What FXGT actually is
- A multi-asset broker: forex sits alongside CFDs on crypto, indices, commodities and shares under one account
- Different FXGT entities carry different licences: South African clients deal with GT IO Markets (Pty) Ltd, authorised by the FSCA as FSP 48896, while the EU entity holds CySEC (Cyprus) licence 382/20 and other regions are served by offshore authorisations in the Seychelles (FSA) and Vanuatu (VFSC)
- The entity assigned to a given country decides its rulebook, so check on FXGT's own site which one covers your account before funding it
FXGT at a glance
| Fact | What it is |
|---|---|
| Tradable markets | Forex plus CFDs on crypto, indices, commodities and shares |
| Trading platforms | MT4, MT5, the FXGT Trade app, and a Web Terminal |
| South African regulator (your entity) | FSCA — GT IO Markets (Pty) Ltd, FSP 48896 |
| Other group regulators | CySEC 382/20 (EU entity); offshore: Seychelles FSA, Vanuatu VFSC |
South Africa-resident clients are normally onboarded to GT IO Markets (Pty) Ltd, the group's FSCA-authorised provider (FSP 48896, company registration 2015/059344/07), rather than to the CySEC-regulated EU entity. Investor-protection arrangements and complaint routes differ between the group's entities, so confirm on FXGT's own website which entity and licence cover your account before depositing.