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FMA — Finanzmarktaufsicht (Austria)
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The Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) is Austria's integrated financial market supervisor — a single authority covering banking, insurance, securities, pension funds and investment firms. It operates alongside the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) on prudential matters.
Brokers in Austria accepting residents under FMA- Jurisdiction
- Austria · all federal states.
- Founded
- 2002
- Mandate
- Established by the 2001 Financial Market Authority Act, consolidating supervisory functions previously split between the Ministry of Finance and OeNB. FMA enforces the Austrian Banking Act, Securities Supervision Act, Investment Fund Act, MiFID II implementation and EU regulations directly applicable in Austria. Supervises around 800 entities.
- Consumer protection
- Einlagensicherung Austria covers bank deposits up to €100,000 per depositor; the Investor Compensation Scheme (Anlegerentschädigung) covers up to €20,000 per client of authorised investment firms. Negative balance protection mandatory for retail CFD clients under MiFID II.
- Retail leverage caps
- ESMA-aligned: 1:30 on major FX pairs, 1:20 on minor pairs and gold, 1:10 on commodities and major indices, 1:5 on equities, 1:2 on crypto CFDs. FMA enforces these via national implementation of ESMA's permanent product-intervention measures; binary options for retail are prohibited.
- Public register
- FMA maintains separate searchable databases for credit institutions, investment firms, fund managers, insurers and pension funds. The "Investor Warnings" list publishes names of entities operating without Austrian authorisation; updated continuously and cross-referenced with ESMA peers. Open register ↗
- Dispute resolution
- Joint Conciliation Board for Banking and Insurance (Gemeinsame Schlichtungsstelle der österreichischen Kreditwirtschaft) handles bank-related disputes; the Verein für Konsumenteninformation (VKI) offers consumer-protection support. Austrian courts for unresolved matters.
- Editor notes
- Austrian retail FX/CFD flow is dominated by EU-passported brokers (CySEC, MFSA, BaFin) routed via parent groups. FMA actively publishes investor warnings against unlicensed providers and has coordinated with peer EU regulators on cross-border enforcement actions.
Brokers we track with a FMA licence
No brokersNo tracked broker currently holds a FMA licence in our database.