Regulators · Americas
🇺🇸 NFA United States
National Futures Association
Check a firm
- Search the NFA register ↗ for the exact company name and licence number the broker gives you.
- Match the website and phone number on the register to the ones you were given. Clone firms copy real names.
- Read the NFA warnings ↗.
- Also check IOSCO I-SCAN ↗, which gathers warnings from regulators worldwide.
Official site: nfa.futures.org
Where to complain
- Complain to the firm first, in writing, and keep copies. Most schemes need this step.
- If it isn't fixed, go to NFA Arbitration ↗. Using it is free.
- Tell the regulator: NFA contact and complaints ↗.
- If the firm isn't licensed by NFA, these routes may not help. Report fraud to your local police too.
Watch out: after you complain online, "recovery" firms may contact you. Regulators and ombudsmen never charge to get money back. Read about recovery scams.