A local licence or an offshore one: the difference

A broker can take clients in Vietnam in two ways: through a company licensed by the CFD here, or through a company licensed somewhere else. Both happen, and the second is not the same as being unregulated.

What changes is where you stand if something goes wrong. A locally licensed entity is answerable to the CFD and to the complaint route that comes with it; an offshore entity is answerable to its own regulator, in its own jurisdiction, under its own compensation rules - which may be generous, limited, or absent.

The ten below hold a local licence. The brokers that do not are not hidden: they have their own page, because the question a reader asks is usually about one named firm.

Licensed in Vietnam, or not (70 of 72)

21Local licence
49Offshore

Affiliate links: we earn a commission; it never changes scores or order. CFDs are high-risk and leverage can lose you money rapidly.

Key facts (21 of 72 counts · 68 brokers onboarding Vietnamese residents)

21of 72
qualify for this ranking
29% of 72
0of 21
scored on all six axes
0% of 21
47of 72
publish a price
65% of 72
45of 72
publish a leverage figure for this country
62% of 72

Top 3

A local licence or an offshore one: the difference (21 of 72)

By slice score, formula v1.0. · 21 of 68 brokers in this ranking · all 21
#BrokerWithdrawal, hVNScoreExecutionFoundedFunding
1—4.1—20002 methods · local
2—3.52—20061 methods · local
3—3.36—20061 methods · local
4———19991 methods · local
5———20071 methods · local
6———20072 methods · local
772—ECN/raw + standard19991 methods · local
82——20082 methods · local
9———20071 methods · local
10———20023 methods · local
1124——20001 methods · local
12———19991 methods · local
13———20061 methods · local
14———20081 methods · local
15———20081 methods · local
16———20061 methods · local
17———20061 methods · local
18———20071 methods · local
19———20071 methods · local
20———20061 methods · local
2148——20061 methods · local
Ten are shown; the button opens the rest.

— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.

The ten above illustrate the term. CFD-regulated brokers in Vietnam lists every broker that qualifies, with the figure each one publishes.

Identical for every row, so it is stated once: Who onboards Local · SSC · Swap-free fee none, no limit · VND account Yes.

What the data shows(21 of 72 distributions · 68 brokers)

Swap-free availability (21 of 72 brokers)

68%30/44
Offered30Not offered14

Admin fee after the free period (21 of 72 swap-free)

53%16/30
Never16After 3–30 days9not published5

Who onboards Vietnamese residents (21 of 72 brokers)

45%20/44
Local SSC entity20Offshore entity24

VND account (21 of 72 brokers)

36%16/44
Yes16No23not published5

Who grants the leverage figure (48 of 72)

1Local entity
28Offshore entity
19Not stated

Full list(21 of 72)

  1. 1ACB Securities (ACBS)4.1
    Onboards
    Local · SSC
    Swap-free
    none, no limit
    VND
    Yes
  2. 2Tan Viet Securities (TVSI)3.52
    Onboards
    Local · SSC
    Swap-free
    none, no limit
    VND
    Yes
  3. 3VPS Securities (VPS)3.36
    Onboards
    Local · SSC
    Swap-free
    none, no limit
    VND
    Yes

How to read the ten below

  1. Start with the figure this page ranks on.

    Every row here is ordered by computed score, highest first; unscored brokers follow. A broker that publishes no figure is shown without one rather than guessed at.

  2. Check which company would onboard you.

    The same brand can take a resident of Vietnam through a locally licensed entity or an offshore one, and the leverage cap, the complaint route and the protection all follow the entity, not the brand.

  3. Read the cost beside the deposit.

    The median round turn across this country is 6.0 USD and the median minimum deposit 15.0 USD; a low deposit beside a wide spread takes the difference back on every trade.

Neighbouring slices(6 rankings · 5 explainers)

FAQ

How many brokers qualify for this ranking in Vietnam?
21 of 72 brokers measured for this country qualify.
What does a trade typically cost here?
The median round turn - spread plus commission for one standard lot, in and out - is 6.0 USD across the brokers that publish both parts.
Why do some rows show a dash instead of a figure?
Because the broker does not publish that figure for this country. A dash is a statement about what is published, and a figure is never filled in from a group-wide page as if it applied locally.
Why are only ten brokers shown here?
This page explains the term; the ten illustrate it. The full ranking lists 21 of 72 and is one click away.

How this slice is scored

Slice score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of the six axes; the swap-free fee and availability feed price and reliability. A missing axis drops out and weights are renormalised; group-wide figures never enter. Full methodology

Verified · What changed · Sources(21 of 72 broker records)

Verified01.10.2026
data re-captured 28.09.2026

Risk warning and affiliate disclosure

CFDs are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. A swap-free account removes overnight interest, not market risk. We earn a commission on some links; paid rows are marked and never ranked first.