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Derivatives AFSL Licence Search
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AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool using public register data. It is not the official ASIC register.
About Derivatives AFSL Licence Search
Search ASIC's derivatives AFSL register — look up AFSL holders authorised for derivatives and check a licence's number, status and conditions.
Use this derivatives AFSL search to find AFSL holders authorised for derivatives activities. Look up a derivatives licensee by company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to each derivatives AFSL.
Every record in the derivatives register below is drawn from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. For high-stakes verification, also confirm details on ASIC Connect.
What is a derivatives AFSL?
A derivatives AFSL is an Australian Financial Services Licence that ASIC has authorised to provide financial services in relation to derivatives including options, futures, swaps, forwards and other contracts whose value derives from an underlying asset. The derivatives register listed here shows every AFSL holder authorised for derivatives activities, with the AFSL number, registered state, status and licence conditions visible on each record.
What a derivatives licence covers
A derivatives AFSL typically covers issuing, dealing in, advising on or making a market in derivatives, including OTC and exchange-traded derivatives. The exact authorisations on any specific derivatives licence are set out in the AFSL conditions — open a record to review them in full.
Who typically holds a derivatives AFSL
derivative issuers, derivative brokers, market makers and AFSL-authorised dealers are the most common derivatives AFSL holders. Authorised representatives operating under those licensees also appear in the AFS Representatives register and can be looked up alongside their licensee.
Who needs a derivatives AFSL
Any Australian business that issues, deals in, makes a market in or advises on derivatives generally needs a derivatives AFSL, unless a specific exemption applies under the Corporations Act.
How to use this derivatives AFSL search
Every row in the derivatives register below is a clickable derivatives AFSL record. You can refine the derivatives AFSL search by state, paginate through the results, or open a licensee detail page to see the full derivatives licence record.
Search by derivatives licensee name
Type the business name into the global AFSL search box to run a derivatives licensee lookup across the AFSL register and any matching credit, DCE or remittance records held by the same entity.
Search by AFSL number, ABN or ACN
If you already have a derivatives licensee's AFSL number, ABN or ACN, the global search box accepts all four identifiers and resolves to the matching derivatives AFSL record. Useful for verifying a derivatives AFSL by its unique number.
Filter the derivatives register by state
Use the state filter above the table to narrow the derivatives AFSL register to a specific Australian jurisdiction — handy when you need a derivatives licensee that operates in a particular state or territory.
About the derivatives register data
This derivatives AFSL register is sourced from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. The footer of every page shows the latest data refresh date applied across the whole site.
Source and refresh of the derivatives register
Derivatives data is normalised from the public ASIC AFSL register. Licence status, conditions and authorisations are mirrored as ASIC publishes them — we do not edit or override regulator decisions on any derivatives AFSL.
Officially verifying a derivatives AFSL
For any high-stakes confirmation of a derivatives AFSL — onboarding, KYC, counterparty checks — always verify on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool and is not the official derivatives register.
Monitor a derivatives AFSL for changes
Subscribe to free monitoring to receive an email when a derivatives AFSL is granted, suspended, varied or cancelled. Useful for compliance teams, brokers and counterparties tracking derivatives licensees over time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check a derivatives AFSL?
Enter the company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN of the derivatives licensee into the search box, open the matching record, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to that derivatives AFSL.
Who needs a derivatives AFSL in Australia?
Any Australian business that issues, deals in, makes a market in or advises on derivatives generally needs a derivatives AFSL, unless a specific exemption applies under the Corporations Act.
What activities does a derivatives AFSL cover?
A derivatives AFSL covers issuing, dealing in, advising on or making a market in derivatives, including OTC and exchange-traded derivatives. The exact authorisations vary by licensee — open a derivatives AFSL record to see the conditions specific to that licensee.
How often is the derivatives AFSL register updated?
The derivatives register data shown here is refreshed monthly from the public ASIC AFSL dataset. For real-time alerts on a derivatives AFSL status change, subscribe to free monitoring on this site.
Where can I officially verify a derivatives AFSL?
The official source is the ASIC AFSL register on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search mirrors that data for convenience and faster derivatives search, but is not the official regulator.