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Mizuho Securities

Risk level not supplied6 of 7 licences marked regulated
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Warnings
0
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Licence records

Licences within our coverage (stock brokers, investment platforms and wealth managers) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
FCATier-1
Financial Conduct Authority
119256RegulatedMizuho International plc2021-12-01
BaFinTier-1
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
10115675RegulatedMizuho Bank Europe N.V.—
MASTier-1
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Number pending checkRegulatedMIZUHO BANK, LTD.—
ECBTier-1
European Central Bank
724500ZSA7ZOZHUXBS53RegulatedMizuho Bank Europe NV—
SFCTier-1
Securities and Futures Commission
AEZ953RegulatedMizuho Securities Asia Limited2005-04-27
HKMATier-1
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Number pending checkRegulatedMIZUHO BANK, LTD.—
FSATier-1
Financial Services Agency
7010001008687Revoked—2007-09-30

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Mizuho Securities against peer institutions in our stock brokers, investment platforms and wealth managers dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
Mizuho Securities (this record)
FCABaFinMAS+4
6 / 7Risk level not supplied—0
Doo Prime
FCAFINRASEC+4
7 / 7Risk level not supplied—1
Swissquote
FCASFCCYSEC+3
5 / 6Risk level not supplied—0
IB
IIROCFCAASIC+2
5 / 5Risk level not supplied—0
Tiger Brokers
SFCFINRAASIC+1
4 / 4Risk level not supplied—0
Hantec Markets Australia
ASICFCAFSA+1
4 / 4Risk level not supplied—0

Mizuho Securities: institutional due diligence FAQ

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

What is Mizuho Securities's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, Mizuho Securities (legal entity reference: Mizuho Securities) holds 7 recorded licence entries, of which 6 carry a "regulated" status and 6 are marked regulated or registered: FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) — licence 119256, status: regulated, Tier-1; BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) — licence 10115675, status: regulated, Tier-1; MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-1; ECB (European Central Bank) — licence 724500ZSA7ZOZHUXBS53, status: regulated, Tier-1; SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) — licence AEZ953, status: regulated, Tier-1; HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-1; FSA (Financial Services Agency) — licence 7010001008687, status: revoked, 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 FCA, BaFin, MAS public register.

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

Mizuho Securities is registered at -- and tracked under our stock brokers, investment platforms and wealth managers scope based on its institutional service profile (CFDs, Precious metals, Stock indices, Forex) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 7 recorded licences (FCA, BaFin, MAS, ECB, SFC, HKMA, FSA) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

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

Mizuho Securities 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 and 1 licence record with elevated status flags (FSA: revoked). 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 Mizuho Securities's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with Mizuho Securities, 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 FCA.

Editorial briefings and compliance research from ETFYield Lab relevant to Mizuho Securities's supervisory scope.

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Fixed Income ETFs & Market Microstructure

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Treasury Ladders & Yield Math

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Treasury Ladders & Yield Math

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) Yield & Fee Benchmark: 30-Day SEC Yield vs. Trailing 12-Month Distribution Yield Audit (4.31% 30-Day SEC Yield (3 bps ER) Benchmark)

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