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Capital.com is licensed in Kenya by the CMA (CC Kenya Securities Limited, licence 244) and in South Africa Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd is an approved OTC derivative provider. Deposits start at $10, there is no commission and no inactivity fee, and it supports MT4, MT5 and TradingView. In Kenya it holds a dealing licence, so it can take the other side of your trades.
Licensed as a dealing online forex broker: Capital.com Kenya can be the other side of your trades (market maker). Licence announced in December 2025; on the CMA list of dealing online forex brokers, checked 29 Oct 2026.
Capital.com announced FSCA approval as an ODP and a Category I FSP on 23 June 2026. Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd is an approved OTC derivative provider on the FSCA list, checked 25 and 29 Oct 2026; its FSP number is still to be confirmed.
Source: capital.com, not yet checked on the register
Other Capital.com group companies are supervised by FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), SCB (Bahamas). Those licences only protect you if your account is with that company.
A licence means someone supervises the broker. It does not make trading safe: most retail CFD accounts lose money.
Capital.com is regulated by the FCA, CySEC, ASIC and the Bahamas SCB. It announced FSCA approval as an ODP and Category I FSP in June 2026, and Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd appears as approved on the FSCA ODP list.
In Kenya, CC Kenya Securities Limited (trading as Capital.com) received a CMA licence as a dealing online forex broker in December 2025. A dealing broker can act as principal and market maker; a non-dealing broker passes your orders to another firm.
| Account | Minimum deposit | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $10 by card | No commission; EUR/USD about 0.7 pips |
| Commission | 0% |
| Inactivity fee | None (account may be closed after a year idle) |
| Currency conversion | 0.7% |
| Minimum card withdrawal | $20 |
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Yes. In Kenya, Capital.com operates through CC Kenya Securities Limited, which holds CMA licence 244. Check that this company is named on your client agreement, not an offshore company of the same brand. Licensed as a dealing online forex broker: Capital.com Kenya can be the other side of your trades (market maker). Licence announced in December 2025; on the CMA list of dealing online forex brokers, checked 29 Oct 2026.
Yes. In South Africa, Capital.com operates through Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd, which holds FSCA licence Approved ODP. Check that this company is named on your client agreement, not an offshore company of the same brand. Capital.com announced FSCA approval as an ODP and a Category I FSP on 23 June 2026. Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd is an approved OTC derivative provider on the FSCA list, checked 25 and 29 Oct 2026; its FSP number is still to be confirmed.
Yes. CC Kenya Securities Limited holds CMA licence 244 as a dealing online forex broker.
Capital.com South Africa (Pty) Ltd is an approved OTC derivative provider on the FSCA register.
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