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OANDA is an Established Market Maker

OANDA is a respected and established player in the forex market, and is a trusted source for forex rates. It has provided online currency exchange information since 1996 and forex trading services since 2001, with:

• An emphasis on market-defining innovation.
• Solid investors who are industry and technology leaders.
• A strong list of clients, including the big four accounting firms and other financial institutions.

Regulatory Compliance

OANDA Corporation has built an enviable performance record since the launch of our fxTrade forex trading platform in 2001. During that time, OANDA has never been the subject of any disciplinary or corrective action, unresolved customer dispute, regulatory or court proceeding, and OANDA has satisfied all of its obligations.

OANDA Corporation is:

• A registered Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
• A Forex Dealer Member (FDM) of the National Futures Association (NFA # 0325821).
• Incorporated in the state of Delaware.

OANDA Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is regulated in Singapore by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

OANDA Middle East Ltd. is licensed in Dubai by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC is regulated in Canada by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).

OANDA Europe Limited is registered in England at 1st Floor, 25 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BR, No: 7110087. Regulated by the Financial Servies Authority (FSA), No: 542574

OANDA Japan Inc. holds a Type 1 Financial Instruments license from the Japanese Financial Services Authority; registration with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau #2137, and is a member of the Financial Futures Association of Japan #1571.

Financial Compliance

OANDA is required by law to meet specific financial requirements, file financial reports with the NFA and the CFTC, and retain an international professional accountant firm (currently KPMG) to audit its financial statements. To ensure strict compliance with these requirements, OANDA compiles and submits financial data to its regulators on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Financial regulations require OANDA to maintain capital reserves at specified levels. OANDA’s reserves exceed these levels many times over.

Risk Management

OANDA keeps customer funds in accounts at top tier banks, and it is our policy to only withdraw customer funds as a direct result of their trading-related activities or withdrawal requests.

We partner with the world's leading banks to both access and provide global forex liquidity. To manage currency exposure and risk, we use sophisticated risk management technology to net aggregate client positions automatically and anonymously, and we immediately hedge outstanding aggregated positions above predefined thresholds with our partner banks.