Authority and scope
Sections ↑The AMF is France’s independent financial-markets authority. It oversees markets and infrastructure, market participants and investment products, with investor information, public savings protection, supervision and enforcement among its responsibilities. Its role includes mediation for eligible disputes.[1]
Remit and verification routes
| Subject | Authority or record | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Market conduct and products | AMF | Rules, authorisations within its remit, monitoring, investigation and sanctions.Source 1 |
| Bank or investment firm | REGAFI | Check the named contractual entity and the services actually authorised.Source 2Source 3 |
| Investment intermediaries | Register appropriate to the intermediary category | An ORIAS entry is not interchangeable with an investment-firm authorisation.Source 2 |
| Fund management and collective investment | AMF supervision and authorisation framework | Do not transfer a fund manager’s approval to an unrelated distributor or every product it offers.Source 1 |
Registers and permission checks
Sections ↑Use ACPR’s REGAFI for banks and investment firms. The AMF association records conduct oversight, not a second bank licence or an investment guarantee.[2][3]
Check the exact legal entity, permissions, current status and scope in the official record. A brand connection in our coverage does not establish authorisation.
Rules for firms and products
Sections ↑AMF has adopted national product-intervention measures for binary options and CFDs. These retail-product restrictions are distinct from a firm’s authorisation: a permitted investment firm must still comply with the product rules applying to the customer and service. Read the operative measure rather than using a group’s general regulatory description as evidence that every leveraged product can be marketed to retail customers.[5]
Complaints and redress
Sections ↑Escalating an investment-service dispute
| Stage | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Complain to the firm | Submit a written complaint and preserve its date and the response.Source 4 |
| Refer to the mediator | After an unsatisfactory reply or two months without a reply; referral normally within one year of the initial written complaint.Source 4 |
| Identify the relevant dispute | Use the mediator’s eligibility process; a general banking or insurance dispute may fall under a different mediation body.Source 4 |
Compensation and firm failure
Sections ↑France has more than one guarantee mechanism. The FGDR brochure distinguishes ordinary securities custody protection from the guarantee for services provided by asset management companies. The latter is capped at EUR 20,000 for an eligible customer’s covered securities and cash, and is activated on AMF’s determination that the relevant assets cannot be returned. It is not compensation for disappointing investment performance.[6][7]
Identify the mechanism before quoting a ceiling
| Subject | What it means |
|---|---|
| Bank or investment-firm custody | The securities mechanism addresses missing eligible instruments; the FGDR brochure describes its separate EUR 70,000 framework.Source 7 |
| Asset-management-company services | The EUR 20,000 mechanism includes eligible fund units/cash in shareholder-register services or assets held contrary to the prohibition on such holding.Source 6Source 7 |
| Mediation | A dispute about conduct or execution follows the complaint/mediation route; it does not automatically trigger either firm-failure guarantee.Source 4Source 7 |
Official contacts and resources
Sections ↑AMF consumer information
Scope Helpline: +33 1 53 45 62 00, Monday–Friday 09:00–12:30 as published; web forms separate requests by purpose.
AMF national intervention for binary options and CFDs
- Responsible body
- Autorité des marchés financiers
- Scope
- National binary-option prohibition and CFD restrictions; separate from authorisation.
- Resource availability
- Available
- Checked
- Source 5
Guarantee for asset-management-company services
- Responsible body
- Autorité des marchés financiers
- Scope
- 3 July 2026 published explanation of EUR20,000 eligible-investor guarantee.
- Resource availability
- Available
- Checked
- Source 6
FGDR guide to protection mechanisms
- Responsible body
- Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution
- Scope
- Distinct management-services mechanism; eligible registered-fund units/cash or illegally held assets, AMF trigger and non-return.
- Resource availability
- Available
- Checked
- Source 7
AMF reminder: end of the French MiCA transition
- Responsible body
- Autorité des marchés financiers
- Scope
- 5 February 2026 reminder: providers without required CASP authorisation must cease relevant activities from 1 July 2026.
- Resource availability
- Available
- Checked
- Source 8
AMF contact and consumer helpline
- Responsible body
- Autorité des marchés financiers
- Scope
- Consumer helpline and purpose-specific enquiry forms.
- Resource availability
- Available
- Checked
- Source 9
Resource availability describes the documented route. It does not establish eligibility, authorisation or compensation coverage.
Enforcement and developments
Sections ↑AMF’s 5 February 2026 reminder set 1 July 2026 as the end of the French transition allowing eligible digital-asset providers to operate without MiCA authorisation. As this profile is checked after that date, a legacy PSAN registration alone must not be treated as sufficient evidence of current authority for services requiring CASP authorisation. Match the provider, service and current register status.[8]
Report misconduct, scams or a clone
Sections ↑This profile has not yet established the applicable procedure, receiving body and eligibility for this task. Consult the authority’s official resources and check your firm, product and circumstances before acting.
Sources & further reading
- AMF missions, market supervision and investor protection Autorité des marchés financiers · 17 Aug 2023 · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- AMF guide to official financial-intermediary checks Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Current REGAFI banking and insurance register Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution · 1 Jul 2026 · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Prior complaint required before AMF mediation Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- AMF national intervention for binary options and CFDs Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- Guarantee for asset-management-company services Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- FGDR guide to protection mechanisms Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- AMF reminder: end of the French MiCA transition Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- AMF contact and consumer helpline Autorité des marchés financiers · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
A documented resource is not a finding of eligibility or compensation coverage. Consult the named body and current official terms for your firm, product and circumstances.
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Covered broker profiles
Profiles connected to this authority in our coverage. This is not a complete official register or a list of approved brokers; see each entity’s dated status.
Bourse Direct
A detailed French profile of Bourse Direct’s individual and corporate accounts, domestic and foreign charges, programmed investing, SRD and derivatives, transfers, client-asset protection, insurance contracts and dated source conflicts.
- Operating status
- Active
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Sources checked
- 11 Oct 2026
BoursoBank
A detailed French guide to BoursoBank’s bank-linked securities accounts, PEA family, Boursomarkets, business investing, SRD, transfer terms, recurring funds, BoursoFirst, insurance and retirement services.
- Operating status
- Active
- Headquarters
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Sources checked
- 11 Oct 2026
Fortuneo
A comprehensive French profile of Fortuneo’s account eligibility, domestic and international dealing costs, intelligent orders, transfer rules, ProCapital operating arrangement, discretionary portfolios, life insurance and retirement contract.
- Operating status
- Active
- Headquarters
- Courbevoie, France; REGAFI address discrepancy disclosed
- Sources checked
- 11 Oct 2026