OANDA
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Asset-segregation composite governed by the weaker axis — (segregation × ) = 6.3, (custody tier) = 7.0. Dimension score = 6.3.
Capped at 7.0/10 — no negative-balance protection (jurisdiction not mandating it).
No (jurisdiction not mandating it). Withdrawal Integrity is capped at 7.0/10 regardless of other withdrawal performance (it would otherwise be 7.5). Approximate composite impact: −0.6 points.
OANDA Canada Corporation ULC scores 76/100 (Strong) — CIRO Investment Dealer and CIPF member with 15+ years of continuous Canadian operation (formerly IIROC, transitioned to CIRO 2023), delivering strong D1 Regulatory Standing (9.0/10) and D2 Investor Protection (8.7/10): full CIRO supervision, mandatory CIPF CAD $1M per account category. The largest structural drag is D3 Segregation and Custody (6.3/10): OANDA Canada operates as a pure OTC principal/market-maker — client cash is held in CIRO-compliant chartered bank trust accounts per CIRO Rule 17.2, but client positions are contractual obligations of OANDA with no Tier-1 CDS custodian; this is inherent to all OTC FX/CFD principal dealers, not an OANDA-specific deficiency. D6 Transparency and Conduct (6.3/10) is pulled by two in-window NFA enforcement actions against OANDA Corporation (US parent) — April 2021 $200,000 BCC (AML program failures and supervisory deficiencies; no client-harm finding) and May 2025 $600,000 BCC (margin deposit failures, pricing display glitch, capital deficiency approximately seven months in 2023, and supervision failures; no client-harm finding) — OANDA Canada Corporation ULC has zero CIRO enforcement. Three L3 stress signals are disclosed, disclosure-only, no composite cap: (1) FTMO Group (Czech Republic, private) acquired OANDA Corporation April 2024; (2) Omus I Inc. received CIRO approval to acquire OANDA Canada Corporation ULC July 2025 — a second ownership change within 15 months; (3) US parent NFA enforcement in window. D5 NBP ceiling fires and binds: D5_raw 7.462 exceeds the 7.0 ceiling — CIRO does not mandate negative balance protection for retail FX.
Canadian FX traders who want a CIRO Investment Dealer with mandatory CIPF coverage and a 15+ year Canadian operating track record; comfortable with the fully disclosed OTC principal/market-maker model and transparent spread-only pricing; not seeking agency or DMA execution
investors who require Tier-1 CDS securities custody rather than CIRO Rule 17.2 trust-account cash segregation; clients for whom two CIRO-approved ownership changes within 15 months raises ownership-continuity concerns; traders who treat in-window US parent NFA enforcement as disqualifying regardless of the rated Canadian entity's clean CIRO record
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