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Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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ACY Securities

Broker · International

About the company

Legal company nameACY Securities Pty Ltd · ACY Capital LLC · ACY Securities SA Pty Ltd
Year founded2011
Headquarters / registered countrySydney, Australia
Websiteacy.com
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, ACY Securities is a forex and CFD broker based in Chatswood, Sydney, which began in 2011 as a trading education company; its history page gives 2013 as the founding year. The brand belongs to ACY Securities Pty Ltd and ACY Capital LLC: Australian residents open accounts with ASIC-licensed ACY Securities Pty Ltd (AFSL 403863), while non-Australian clients may be onboarded, subject to local rules, with ACY Capital LLC, incorporated in St Vincent and the Grenadines (company no 2610 LLC 2022); only a company registration is stated for it, and it holds no regulatory licence. The group's South African company ACY Securities SA Pty Ltd is FSCA-licensed (FSP 51008). The company offers more than 2,200 CFDs on forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, ETFs and crypto through Basic, Standard and ProZero accounts for international clients and ProZero in Australia, on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and the ACY Trading Platform; the minimum deposit on the international Basic account is 50 USD. Leverage at the international entity is up to 1:5000 on the ACY Trading Platform and up to 1:30 for Australian retail clients. Client funds are stated to be held in segregated trust accounts at Commonwealth Bank. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESBasic · Standard · ProZero · Swap-free option (Standard)
MIN. DEPOSIT50 USD (Basic)
PLATFORMSMetaTrader 4 · MetaTrader 5 · ACY Trading Platform · TradingCup
PRODUCTS2,200+ CFDs: forex, shares, indices, commodities, metals, ETFs and crypto
LEVERAGEUp to 1:5000

Licences and regulation

ASIC (Australia)

Licence no.AFSL 403863
Licence holderACY Securities Pty Ltd
ScopeAFS licence held since 11 Jul 2011. According to ASIC's record, authorised to give general advice on and deal in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for retail and wholesale clients.
StatusVerified

FSCA (South Africa)

Licence no.FSP 51008
Licence holderACY Securities SA Pty Ltd
ScopeFinancial services provider (FSP) licence. Listed in the FSCA register under ACY SECURITIES SA (PTY) LTD with status "Authorized".
StatusVerified

User complaints

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Period reviewed: August 2020 – August 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 20
  • Withdrawal / payment: 15
  • Other: 9
  • Customer support: 5
  • Bonus / promotion: 1
  • Identity verification: 1

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on ACY Securities' Trustpilot page (51) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the ACY Securities name are left out. Across the complaints, allegations that profits were clawed back through swap charges or on prohibited-strategy grounds, spread spikes and slippage, and rejected and delayed withdrawals stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesacy.com — homepage, About us, ACY history, Compare account types, Account types, Deposit and withdrawal methods, Regulations, Terms and conditions, Contact us, footer
Regulator recordsASIC — ACY Securities Pty Ltd, AFSL 403863 (data.gov.au) · FSCA — ACY Securities SA (Pty) Ltd, FSP 51008 (fsca.co.za)
Company registerNo Companies House record; the site states ABN 80 150 565 781 for ACY Securities Pty Ltd and SVG company no 2610 LLC 2022 for ACY Capital LLC
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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