Trading forex (currencies) internationally is popular among traders. Before any fx broker in Cyprus can accept forex and CFD traders as clients, they must become authorised by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), which is the financial regulatory body in Cyprus. CySEC's website is cysec.gov.cy. We recommend Cypriot residents also follow CySEC on twitter, @CySEC_official. CySEC was formed in 2001, and in 2004 the country became a member of the European Union (EU), which made CySEC part of MiFID regulation. For a historical breakdown, here's a link to the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission's webpage on Wikipedia. Best Cyprus Forex Brokers List To find the best forex broker regulated in Cyprus, we created a list of all CySEC authorised brokers, then ranked brokers by both trustworthiness, as well as their Overall ranking from the ForexBrokers.com 2018 Review. The result is our top forex brokers list for Cyprus. CySEC Authorised (Cyprus) Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard Minimum Initial Deposit Trust Score Overall eToro Yes 3.00 $200 86 4 Stars FxPro Yes 1.20 $0.00 83 4 Stars Markets.com Yes 2.00 $100 83 3.5 Stars Henyep Yes N/A $100 77 3.5 Stars TickMill Yes N/A $25.00 74 3.5 Stars easyMarkets Yes 1.80 $100.00 74 4 Stars XM Yes 1.60 $10-100 71 3.5 Stars Forex Club Yes N/A $100 72 3.5 Stars Admiral Markets Yes 1.20 200 72 4 Stars ForexTime Yes 0.80 $100 70 3.5 Stars UFX Yes 3.00 $100 70 3.5 Stars iTrader Yes N/A $250 67 3 Stars How to Verify CySEC Authorisation To identify if a forex broker is regulated as a Cypriot Investment Firm (CIF) by CySEC, the first step is to identify the register number from the disclosure text at the bottom of the broker's homepage. For example, here's the key disclosure text from FxPro's website, FxPro Financial Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (licence no. 078/07) . Next, look up the firm on CySEC's website to validate the CIF register number is, in fact, legitimate. Here is the official CySEC page for FxPro.