Institution record
Deriv
Deriv (FX) Ltd
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (futures, options and derivatives providers) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BVIFSCOffshore British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission | SIBA/L/18/1114 | Regulated | Deriv (BVI) Ltd | — | |
VFSCOffshore Vanuatu Financial Services Commission | 14556 | Regulated | Deriv (V) LTD | 2022-12-23 | |
LabuanOffshore Labuan Financial Services Authority | MB/18/0024 | Regulated | Deriv (FX) Ltd. | — | |
MFSATier-2 Malta Financial Services Authority | C70156 | Regulated | DERIV INVESTMENTS | 2015-05-19 | |
FSCOffshore Financial Services Commission, Mauritius | GB24101229 | Regulated | Deriv (Mauritius) Ltd | 2024-06-14 |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Deriv against peer institutions in our futures, options and derivatives providers dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deriv (this record) | BVIFSCVFSCLabuan+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| OKX | FSAMASSEC+6 | 9 / 9 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
| Doo Prime | FCAFSASEC+4 | 7 / 7 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
| EC Markets | FMAFSAFCA+2 | 3 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| FXGlobe | FSAAMFCYSEC+5 | 8 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| GLOBAL | CYSECFSAFCA+3 | 5 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
Deriv: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is Deriv's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, Deriv (legal entity reference: Deriv (FX) Ltd) holds 5 recorded licence entries, of which 5 carry a "regulated" status and 5 are marked regulated or registered: BVIFSC (British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission) — licence SIBA/L/18/1114, status: regulated, Offshore; VFSC (Vanuatu Financial Services Commission) — licence 14556, status: regulated, Offshore; Labuan (Labuan Financial Services Authority) — licence MB/18/0024, status: regulated, Offshore; MFSA (Malta Financial Services Authority) — licence C70156, status: regulated, Tier-2; FSC (Financial Services Commission, Mauritius) — licence GB24101229, status: regulated, Offshore. 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 BVIFSC, VFSC, Labuan public register.
Which of Deriv's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
Deriv is registered at Level 3, W Business Centre, Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara, BKR 9033 Office 1902, Jumeirah Business Center 1, JLT Cluster G Suite 1, Ground Floor, Block D Apex Forbury Road Reading RG1 1AX and tracked under our futures, options and derivatives providers scope based on its institutional service profile (Indices, Forex, Stocks, Commodities) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 5 recorded licences (BVIFSC, VFSC, Labuan, MFSA, FSC) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.
What is Deriv's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
Deriv 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 Deriv's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with Deriv, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (deriv.com/zh-cn) 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 BVIFSC.
Related institutional research & regulatory analysis
Editorial briefings and compliance research from VolSurface Desk relevant to Deriv's supervisory scope.
Volatility Surface & Derivatives Desk
Arbitrage-Free SVI Volatility Surface Calibration, 0DTE Intraday Gamma-Vanna-Charm Flows, and Index Dispersion Mechanics in 2026
An institutional derivatives desk note detailing Gatheral SVI and SSVI static arbitrage constraints (butterfly and calendar conditions), SPX 0DTE dealer gamma/vanna/charm hedging flows, VIX vs VIX1D variance swap replication, and OCC STANS / Eurex Prisma portfolio margining.
VIX Term Structure & Skew
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX): Partial Derivative Formulas, Scaling Units & Tenor Surface Grid (59.0% Share of SPX Options Volume Benchmark)
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX) (SPX-0DTE-GEX) stands at 59.0% (Share of SPX Options Volume) (Source: Cboe Global Markets, 2026-10-20), governing exact Black-Scholes-Merton analytic
Second-Order Greeks & Hedging
Vanna (dDelta/dVol) & Charm (dDelta/dTime) Second-Order Dealer Hedging: Partial Derivative Formulas, Scaling Units & Tenor Surface Grid (6.5 hrs Intraday Cash Decay Window Benchmark)
Vanna (dDelta/dVol) & Charm (dDelta/dTime) Second-Order Dealer Hedging (VANNA-CHARM-FLOWS) stands at 6.5 hrs (Intraday Cash Decay Window) (Source: Cboe Options Institute, 2026-10-20), governing exact Black-Scholes-Merton
OCC Margin & Dispersion Desk
OCC STANS 20-Minute Intraday Risk Snapshots & 0DTE Margin Add-On: Partial Derivative Formulas, Scaling Units & Tenor Surface Grid (20 min Intraday Monte Carlo Interval Benchmark)
OCC STANS 20-Minute Intraday Risk Snapshots & 0DTE Margin Add-On (OCC-STANS-MARGIN) stands at 20 min (Intraday Monte Carlo Interval) (Source: The Options Clearing Corporation, 2026-10-20), governing exact Black-Scholes-M