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Institution record

Scope Markets

SM Capital Markets Ltd.

Risk level not supplied1 of 3 licences marked regulated
Source score
—
Warnings
0
Comments
0

Licence records

Licences within our coverage (institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
FSAOffshore
Financial Services Authority Seychelles
SD079OffshoreScope Markets Global Ltd—
FSCOffshore
Financial Services Commission, Belize
000274/394RegisteredRS Global Ltd—
CYSECTier-2
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
339/17RegulatedSM Capital Markets Ltd2017-11-02

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Scope Markets against peer institutions in our institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
Scope Markets (this record)
FSAFSCCYSEC
1 / 3Risk level not supplied—0
OKX
MASVARASEC+6
9 / 9Risk level not supplied—1
Plus500
FSAASICMAS+3
6 / 6Risk level not supplied—0
bybit
AFSAFIU-INDVARA+5
4 / 8Risk level not supplied—0
Swissquote
DFSAMASSFC+3
5 / 6Risk level not supplied—0
AXICORP
DFSAFMAASIC+2
5 / 5Risk level not supplied—1

Scope Markets: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is Scope Markets's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, Scope Markets (legal entity reference: SM Capital Markets Ltd.) holds 3 recorded licence entries, of which 1 carries a "regulated" status and 2 are marked regulated or registered: FSA (Financial Services Authority Seychelles) — licence SD079, status: offshore, Offshore; FSC (Financial Services Commission, Belize) — licence 000274/394, status: registered, Offshore; CYSEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) — licence 339/17, status: regulated, Tier-2. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official FSA, FSC, CYSEC public register.

Which of Scope Markets's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

Scope Markets is registered at 6160, Park Avenue, Buttonwood Bay, Lower Flat Office Space Front, Belize City, Belize Westside Towers, 4th Floor, Office 402 and 403, Lower Kabete Road, Westlands Room B11, 1st Floor, Providence Complex, Providence, Mahe, Seychelles. Office 2, Room 4, First Floor, Olivier Maradan Building, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles. and tracked under our institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east scope based on its institutional service profile (Indices, Forex, Stocks) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 3 recorded licences (FSA, FSC, CYSEC) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is Scope Markets's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

Scope Markets carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to Scope Markets's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with Scope Markets, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (not supplied in source) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to FSA.

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ASEAN & HKEX Capital Flows

TOPIX Corporate Share Buybacks (¥18.4T) & Cross-Shareholding Unwinds: Foreign Institutional Flow Attribution & Balance-Sheet Positioning (¥18.4T FY2026 Buyback Volume Benchmark)

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BOJ & Yen Rates

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TSE Governance & Equities

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TOPIX Corporate Share Buybacks (¥18.4T) & Cross-Shareholding Unwinds (TOPIX-BUYBACKS) stands at ¥18.4T (FY2026 Buyback Volume) (Source: JPX / FSA Japan, 2026-10-20), governing 2s10s and 10s30s curve steepening, bank net

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Scope Markets — Regulation, Licence Records & Risk Profile | APAC Capital Brief