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Firstrade

Risk level not supplied1 of 1 licences marked regulated
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Warnings
0
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Licence records

Licences within our coverage (crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
FIN-FSATier-1
Financial Supervisory Authority
2855415‐2RegulatedLocalBitcoins Oy2019‐10‐14

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Firstrade against peer institutions in our crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
Firstrade (this record)
FIN-FSA
1 / 1Risk level not suppliedβ€”0
Nordea
FSAFIDKFSA+2
5 / 5Risk level not suppliedβ€”0
Binance
FIU-INDAMFFinCEN+11
12 / 14Risk level not suppliedβ€”0
OKX
FSAMASVARA+6
9 / 9Risk level not suppliedβ€”1
BAM
AMFFIUVARA+12
15 / 15Risk level not suppliedβ€”0
Coinbase
MASBMAAMF+6
9 / 9Risk level not suppliedβ€”1

Firstrade: institutional due diligence FAQ

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

What is Firstrade's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, Firstrade (legal entity reference: Firstrade) holds 1 recorded licence entry, of which 1 carries a "regulated" status and 1 are marked regulated or registered: FIN-FSA (Financial Supervisory Authority) β€” licence 2855415‐2, status: regulated, Tier-1. 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 FIN-FSA public register.

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

Firstrade is registered at LocalBitcoins Oy Firdonkatu 2 T 63 00520 Helsinki Finland and tracked under our crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers scope based on its institutional service profile (multi-asset financial services) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 1 recorded licence (FIN-FSA) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

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

Firstrade 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 Firstrade's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with Firstrade, 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 FIN-FSA.

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market-insights

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