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Capital Markets License | Forex & Trading Authorisation
Capital Markets License — Authority Overview | NevesForexLicense.org
License reference

Capital Markets License

An authority-style reference page explaining scope, boundaries, and common counterparty interpretation for capital markets activity. This page is informational only and does not constitute legal advice.

Informational content only. No licensing services, no banking guarantees, no legal advice.
Definition

What this license framework covers

  • Scope-based authorisation Activities are assessed by declared scope, operational reality, and controls—never by marketing labels.
  • Capital markets activity Typically relates to execution, routing, client-facing market services, and associated governance expectations.
  • Verifiable claims Designed for public verification and counterparty due diligence.
  • Counterparty readable Banks/PSPs assess flows, who touches funds, and consistency with scope.
Boundaries

What it does not authorise

  • Banking or payments No deposit-taking, lending, issuing, acquiring, or payment services unless separately authorised.
  • Custody by default Custody and client asset safeguarding require explicit scope, controls, and clarity of responsibility.
  • “Anything forex” marketing “Forex broker” is a business description; legal permissions are defined by scope.
  • Legal advice This page is informational. Consult qualified professionals for advice.
High-level models

Common operating models (illustrative)

These are examples only. Actual permissions depend on declared scope, documented controls, and operational reality.

Common Boundary-led

Execution-only brokerage

Client-initiated orders, execution/routing, no discretionary trading. Counterparties focus on who touches client funds and where.

  • Client order handling and routing
  • Clear disclosure of roles/responsibilities
  • Documented controls and complaint handling
  • Funds flow narrative aligned to scope

See business model mapping

Conditional Responsibility mapping

White-label operation

A brand/front-end operating model where the principal broker and key responsibilities must be explicitly disclosed and consistent.

  • Clear “who does what” mapping
  • Client communication standards
  • Marketing claims limited to scope
  • Banking-ready documentation pack

Read scope rules

Core principle

Licensing is a consistency test

Counterparties evaluate whether what you do matches what you claim. The fastest failures are scope creep, mixed models, and unclear funds flow.

Framework → Declared scope → Operational reality → Banking outcome
Counterparty lens

What banks and PSPs typically validate

This is not a checklist for approval. It is a description of what is commonly reviewed during due diligence.

Verification
Public status, entity details, and consistency of claims.
Scope
Declared activities mapped to operational reality.
Funds flow
Where funds sit, who touches them, and why.
Controls
Policies, monitoring, escalation, and incident readiness.
Governance
Fit-and-proper, oversight, record-keeping, complaints.

Banking expectations (detail)

How counterparties interpret “licensed” claims in practice.

Open the banking page

Verification guide

What to verify, how to read register fields, and what mismatches mean.

Open verification guide

Avoid scope confusion

Proprietary / funded trading models

If your model trades only your own capital or operates funded-trader / evaluation structures, it should be reviewed under the proprietary trading framework to prevent misclassification.

Reference: NevesPropLicense.org

Contact

Contact us

For general enquiries, verification questions, or reference corrections. This site does not accept applications.

Reference enquiries

Replace placeholders with your final channels.

Include: license name/number (if any), entity name, and what you are trying to verify.
Reference desk

Contact details

Emailinfo@nevesfinancialauthority.org
Phone+2399087684
LocationCapital Markets Desk, Neves Financial Services Authority Division, Neves Licensing Authority, R.3 de Feveirero, Almeirim, São Tomé , São Tomé & Príncipe
If you need application intake, use the commercial domain (.com). This .org is a reference site.