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Exness: licences, deposits and country rules, checked against official pages
Start here for Exness: which entity serves your country and its licence, minimum deposits by account and country, and the source behind every figure.
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Exness is a group of companies, each licensed in a different place, so the first question is which one would hold your account. South African clients deal with Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd1, a Financial Service Provider (FSP) authorised by the FSCA, FSP number 510241. Kenyan residents are served by Exness (KE) Limited2, which holds a non-dealing online foreign exchange broker licence from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya, licence number 1622. Elsewhere, ask Exness which entity your account sits under before you deposit.
Use the pages below in order: check the rules where you live, then what it costs to start.
Which Exness entity serves you?
The licence that protects you is the licence of the entity your account is opened with, not the best-known licence in the group. These are the entities and licences Exness lists on its regulation page:
| Entity | Regulator and licence |
|---|---|
| Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd1 | Financial Service Provider (FSP) authorised by the FSCA, FSP number 510241 |
| Exness (KE) Limited2 | non-dealing online foreign exchange broker licence from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya, licence number 1622 |
| Exness (SC) Ltd2 | Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles, Securities Dealer licence SD0252; also authorised by the FSCA as an Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider (ODP)1 |
| Exness B.V. | Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS), Securities Intermediary licence 0003LSI2 |
| Exness (VG) Ltd | Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the British Virgin Islands, investment business licence SIBA/L/20/11332 |
| Exness (MU) Ltd | Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius, Investment Dealer licence GB20025294; the page says it does not currently provide retail services2 |
| Exness (Cy) Ltd | CySEC, Cyprus Investment Firm licence 178/12; does not offer services to retail clients2 |
| Exness (UK) Ltd | FCA, Financial Services Register number 730729; does not offer services to retail clients2 |
The global Exness site does not serve certain jurisdictions, including the USA, Canada, Europe, the UK, Russia and Belarus3.
How this guide is organised
Each page answers one question. Is it legit where you live? covers the regulator and the law in your country. What it costs to start covers minimum deposits and payment methods. Every figure carries a numbered source and the date we read it; if a figure is not verified yet, the page says so and stays out of search results. Read how we verify broker data for the full method.
Is it legit where you live?
- Is Exness legal in India? What the RBI Alert List and FEMA sayExness is named on the RBI Alert List of unauthorised forex platforms. What that list means, what FEMA allows Indian residents to do, and where to check.
- Is Exness legal in Kenya? The CMA licence, explainedExness (KE) Limited holds a Capital Markets Authority licence as a non-dealing online forex broker. The licence number, what it covers and how to check it.
- Is Exness legal in Nigeria? What ISA 2025 and the SEC's draft rules sayWe found no source saying Exness is registered with SEC Nigeria. What ISA 2025 says, what the SEC's draft forex rules propose, and what it means for you.
- Is Exness legal in South Africa? The FSCA authorisation, explainedExness ZA (Pty) Ltd is an FSCA-authorised financial services provider. Its FSP number, who supplies the CFDs, and how to check both on the FSCA register.
- Is Exness legit? What its licences do and do not tell youExness runs licensed entities in several countries. Which licence applies to you, where Exness is restricted or flagged, and what a licence cannot protect.
- Exness review: accounts, costs, licences and who it suitsAn Exness review built only from checked figures: which entity serves you, account costs, minimum deposits, payment methods, platforms and country limits.
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What it costs to start
- Exness deposit methods by country: M-Pesa, naira and randbeing verifiedExness payment methods by country with the minimum, fee and timing for each: M-Pesa in Kenya, naira bank transfer in Nigeria and internet banking in South Africa.
- Exness minimum deposit in Kenya: KES amounts and M-PesaThe minimum deposit Exness Kenya lists in KES for Standard and Pro accounts, plus the M-Pesa minimum, fees and timing, each with its source.
- Exness minimum deposit in Nigeria (naira)being verifiedThe Exness deposit rules that apply in Nigeria, the naira bank-transfer limits we are still verifying, and the SEC rules to read first.
- Exness minimum deposit in South Africa (rand)being verifiedThe Exness deposit rules for South African traders, the ZAR internet-banking limits we are still verifying, and the FSCA-authorised entity you deal with.
- Exness minimum deposit: by account type, payment method and countryExness Standard has no fixed minimum first deposit; Pro, Raw Spread and Zero need more, set by region. The rules and country figures, with sources.
- Exness spreads and fees by account: what you pay per lotbeing verifiedExness spreads and commissions for Standard, Raw Spread and Zero, our measured average EUR/USD and gold spreads, and how to turn them into a cost per lot.
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Sources
- [1] Exness South Africa (home page footer), checked October 29, 2026. Used for: South Africa entity; Exness ZA (Pty) Ltd authorisation; Exness (SC) Ltd in South Africa.
- [2] Exness Kenya: Regulation, checked October 29, 2026. Used for: Kenya entity; Exness (KE) Limited licence; Seychelles entity; Exness (SC) Ltd licence; Exness B.V. licence; Exness (VG) Ltd licence; Exness (MU) Ltd licence; Exness (Cy) Ltd licence; Exness (UK) Ltd licence.
- [3] Exness Standard accounts page, checked October 19, 2026. Used for: Countries the global site does not serve.