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Forex license in Slovenia: ATVP brokerage-firm licence.
A forex license in Slovenia is a licence from the Securities Market Agency (Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev, ATVP) for a borznoposredniška družba (BPD), a Slovenian brokerage firm. A market maker needs €750,000 of capital and pays €7,520 in ATVP fees, and the ATVP decides within six months of the request. The ATVP's scale sets yearly supervision at a flat 7,200 points, €33,840. We run the file from Ljubljana.
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Slovenia in brief
Forex license in Slovenia: a tariff counted in points and a flat yearly fee.
Slovenia has no separate forex licence: a CFD or FX broker is a borznoposredniška družba (BPD), a brokerage firm seated in Slovenia that is not a bank and holds a licence from the ATVP under the Financial Instruments Market Act (Zakon o trgu finančnih instrumentov, ZTFI-1, Uradni list RS 77/18), as amended up to ZTFI-1D of 7 October 2025. The ATVP numbers the services. Service 1 is reception and transmission, 2 execution, 3 dealing on own account, and the ancillary list includes 9 safekeeping and 12 currency exchange, so a market maker applies for 1, 2 and 3 plus 9 and 12. Capital sits in the ZBNIP (Zakon o bonitetnem nadzoru investicijskih podjetij), Slovenia's 2021 transposition of the IFD, which sets €750,000 for dealing on own account, €75,000 for a firm barred from holding client money or instruments, €150,000 for the rest. The ATVP decides within six months of receiving the request (Article 515 ZTFI-1).
The ATVP prices its work in tariff points worth €4.70 each. A licence costs 400 points per investment service, capped at 1,200, plus 200 per ancillary service, capped at 600, so the market maker's five services come to 1,600 points, €7,520. Supervision then runs at 7,200 points a year, €33,840, whatever the firm earns; only a firm with a single investment service pays the lower 5,040. We confirm the point counts against the 2026 tariff before quoting. People are licensed too. The BPD's licence is issued together with licences for its management-board members and each qualifying holder, and supervisory-board members and the staff who execute orders, advise or manage portfolios need their own. In April 2016 the ATVP temporarily stopped a brokerage firm whose only licensed board member was a substitute.
An ATVP licence for a borznoposredniška družba under the ZTFI-1, with ZBNIP capital of €75k/€150k/€750k. A market maker pays 1,600 tariff points, €7,520, and the ATVP has six months from the request.
Supervision is a flat 7,200 points a year, €33,840. Board members, qualifying holders and front-office staff hold personal ATVP licences. Investor cover reaches €22,000, and corporate tax is 22% to 2028.
The two builds
Two ATVP builds: a CFD book, or order transmission only.
The ATVP licenses services by number, and its tariff prices each one. A market maker takes services 1, 2 and 3. A firm that only passes orders to an executing broker can hold service 1 alone, which lowers both the capital tier and the yearly fee.
Market maker with services 1, 2 and 3 - or order transmission alone.
01 - SERVICES 1, 2 AND 3 · OWN ACCOUNT
The market-maker BPD
A Slovenian market maker applies for services 1 and 2 and for service 3, dealing on own account (poslovanje za svoj račun), with ancillary services 9 and 12. Its capital is €750,000 under the ZBNIP. The licence costs 1,600 points, €7,520, and supervision starts on the 7,200-point scale.
A Slovenian market maker applies for services 1 and 2 and for service 3, dealing on own account (poslovanje za svoj račun), with ancillary services 9 and 12. Its capital is €750,000 under the ZBNIP. The licence costs 1,600 points, €7,520, and supervision starts on the 7,200-point scale.
- ✓Service 3 - dealing on own account
- ✓€750,000 initial capital, IFR class 2
- ✓Licence fee 1,600 points, €7,520
- ✓Supervision 7,200 points, €33,840 a year
- ✓Personal ATVP licences for both boards
- ✓Investor claims covered up to €22,000
02 - SERVICE 1 ONLY · ORDER TRANSMISSION
€75,000 · 5,040 points a yearThe order-transmission BPD
A Slovenian BPD licensed only for service 1 receives client orders and transmits them to an executing broker. Barred from holding client money or instruments, it needs €75,000 of capital; the licence fee is 400 points (€1,880) without ancillary services and supervision 5,040 points a year, €23,688 at €4.70. A second investment service moves the firm onto the 7,200-point scale.
Service 1 only: €75,000, 400 points, 5,040 points a year.
- ✓Service 1 - reception and transmission
- ✓€75,000 capital, no client money
- ✓Licence fee 400 points, €1,880
- ✓Supervision 5,040 points a year
- ✓Orders passed to an executing broker
- ✓Second service: the 7,200-point scale
Costs and timelines are confirmed for your case before any work begins. ATVP fees fall due within eight days of the ATVP decision becoming final; capital, the personal licences and substance costs are itemised in the quote.
Why Slovenia
What the ATVP licence gives a CFD dealer, and its yearly price.
Five of the six points below are reasons to file in Ljubljana; the sixth is the fee that weighs on a start-up broker.
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Licence fees capped at 1,800 points
The ATVP tariff stops at 1,200 points for investment services and at 600 for ancillary ones, so even a full-scope BPD pays at most 1,800 points, €8,460 at €4.70 a point.At most 1,800 points, €8,460.
✓
€22,000 per investor
The ZTFI-1 guarantees an investor's eligible claim up to €22,000 when bankruptcy proceedings open against a scheme member, net of what the investor owes that member. The EU minimum under Directive 97/9/EC is €20,000.Above the €20,000 EU minimum.
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Six months, paused for deficiencies
Under Article 515 ZTFI-1 the ATVP has six months from receiving the request. The period pauses while a deficiency order runs (Article 515(6)) and while the applicant answers a notice of grounds for refusal (Article 514).Six months, paused for deficiency orders.
✓
EEA access by notification
An ATVP licence lets a BPD serve other EU states directly or through branches, notified under MiFID II Art. 34 and 35. The EEA Agreement carries the same passport to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, so the other 29 EEA states are open.Notification into the other 29 states.
✓
22% now, 19% from 2029
Article 64 of the ZORZFS holds Slovenian corporate tax at 22% for 2024 to 2028. From 2029 the 19% rate of Article 60 of the Corporate Income Tax Act (ZDDPO-2) applies again, unless the 22% is extended.The temporary rate ends after 2028.
✓
A yearly fee that ignores size
On the ATVP's scale, supervision costs 7,200 points a year, €33,840 at €4.70, for any BPD with more than one investment service, whatever its revenue. For a start-up broker it is a heavy fixed cost.€33,840 whatever the revenue.
How it compares
How Slovenia differs from other routes.
Slovenia's brokerage market is small: the ATVP register page last updated in May 2022 lists three non-bank brokerage firms, at least one of them licensed to deal on own account, and in 2019 the ATVP told ESMA that no CFD provider authorised in Slovenia was providing services in the Union. Against Austria the trade-off is a lower entry fee and a far higher yearly floor.
Slovenia vs other jurisdictions
| Feature |  Slovenia | Other jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| Licence fee, market maker | 1,600 points · €7,520 | €11,875 Austria · HUF 2,700,000 Hungary |
| Yearly supervision | 7,200 points · €33,840, flat | From €1,000 Austria · none in Czechia |
| Statutory clock | 6 months from the request | 3 months Hungary · 6 months Austria |
| Corporate tax | 22% to 2028 · 19% from 2029 | 9% Hungary · 15% Cyprus · 23% Austria |
Licence fee, market maker
Slovenia1,600 points · €7,520
Other jurisdictions€11,875 Austria · HUF 2,700,000 Hungary
Yearly supervision
Slovenia7,200 points · €33,840, flat
Other jurisdictionsFrom €1,000 Austria · none in Czechia
Statutory clock
Slovenia6 months from the request
Other jurisdictions3 months Hungary · 6 months Austria
Corporate tax
Slovenia22% to 2028 · 19% from 2029
Other jurisdictions9% Hungary · 15% Cyprus · 23% Austria
Country by country
| Country | License type | Taxation | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | ATVP brokerage firm (BPD) | 22% CIT to 2028 · 15% WHT | IFD €75k-€750k, 1,600-point fee, licensed boards |
 Austria | FMA Wertpapierfirma - § 3 WAG 2018 | 23% CIT · 24% above €1m (2028) | IFD €75k-€750k, €10,000 + €1,875 fees, 2 managers |
 Hungary | MNB investment firm | 9% CIT · local tax up to 2% | IFD €75k-€750k, 3-month clock |
 Cyprus | CySEC CIF | 15% CIT (2026) | IFD €75k-€750k, EU passport |
SloveniaLicense typeATVP brokerage firm (BPD)
Taxation22% CIT to 2028 · 15% WHT
RequirementsIFD €75k-€750k, 1,600-point fee, licensed boards
AustriaLicense typeFMA Wertpapierfirma - § 3 WAG 2018
Taxation23% CIT · 24% above €1m (2028)
RequirementsIFD €75k-€750k, €10,000 + €1,875 fees, 2 managers
HungaryLicense typeMNB investment firm
Taxation9% CIT · local tax up to 2%
RequirementsIFD €75k-€750k, 3-month clock
CyprusLicense typeCySEC CIF
Taxation15% CIT (2026)
RequirementsIFD €75k-€750k, EU passport
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Before you apply
Forex license requirements in Slovenia: what the ATVP checks.Slovenia forex license requirements.
The ZTFI-1, the ZBNIP and two ATVP decisions of 2016 on licence documentation and on operating conditions for brokerage firms (Uradni list RS 85/16) define the file. A market-maker application to the ATVP contains the ten items below.
01
Brokerage company - a company seated in Slovenia that is not a bank; the ATVP register shows BPDs both as d. d. (joint-stock) and d. o. o. (limited liability) companies.
02
Initial capital - €750,000 for dealing on own account under the ZBNIP, €150,000 with client money, €75,000 for a firm barred from holding client money or instruments.
03
Service list - services 1, 2 and 3 with ancillary services 9 and 12 in the ATVP numbering; an ancillary service has to be named in the licence itself.
04
Management board - each member licensed by the ATVP together with the BPD, and at least two people directing the business (MiFID II Art. 9(6)).
05
Supervisory board and front office - personal ATVP licences for supervisory-board members and for the staff who execute client orders, give investment advice or manage portfolios.
06
Qualifying holders - a licence for each holder, issued with the BPD's own; a later acquisition is decided within 60 working days (Article 516 ZTFI-1).
07
Licence fee - 400 tariff points per investment service up to 1,200 and 200 per ancillary service up to 600, at €4.70 a point, paid within eight days of the decision becoming final.
08
Investor compensation - membership of the scheme whose members the ATVP lists under Article 452 ZTFI-1, with eligible claims covered under the ZTFI-1 up to €22,000 per investor.
09
Retail CFD terms - the ATVP measure for clients in or from Slovenia, notified to ESMA on 24 July 2019: 30:1 on major currency pairs to 2:1 on crypto, close-out at 50%, negative balance protection, no incentives.
10
AML/CFT - a programme under ZPPDFT-2, suspicious transactions reported to the Office for Money Laundering Prevention (UPPD), and the AMLR applying from 10 July 2027.
01
Slovenian company, not a bank.
02
Capital per ZBNIP tier.
03
Services 1, 2, 3, 9 and 12.
04
Licensed management board.
05
Licensed supervisory board and staff.
06
Qualifying holders licensed.
07
Tariff points paid in eight days.
08
Compensation scheme member.
09
ATVP CFD measure built in.
10
AML under ZPPDFT-2.
Reflects the ZTFI-1 as amended by ZTFI-1D (Uradni list RS 77/25), the ZBNIP, the point counts on the ATVP's licence page and the €4.70 point value of the tariff in use since 28 February 2026. That page still quotes the older €4.20 point; we confirm the point counts against the 2026 tariff before quoting.ZTFI-1 + ZBNIP + ATVP tariff, as of October 2026.
Verify it yourself
Official sources
Regulator pages, legal texts and public registers the figures on this page are based on.
- LawFinancial Instruments Market Act (ZTFI-1) - PISRSpisrs.si
- RegulatorATVP - Providers of investment servicesa-tvp.si
- RegisterATVP - Register of investment-services licences and investor-compensation membersa-tvp.si
- FeesATVP - Licence to provide investment services (fees)a-tvp.si
- FeesATVP fee tariff (Tarifa o taksah in nadomestilih ATVP) - PISRSpisrs.si
How it works
From the first ATVP filing to a licensed BPD.
01
Services and tier
Service 1 alone or services 1, 2 and 3: the choice sets the capital tier, the tariff points and whether the yearly fee is 5,040 or 7,200 points, so it comes first.Capital, points, yearly fee.
02
Company and candidates
The BPD formed and capitalised, with board members, qualifying holders and front-office staff ready for their own ATVP licences.BPD formed, candidates ready.
03
The request
The licence request goes to the ATVP with the documents its 2016 decisions list. Six months start on receipt.Six months start on receipt.
04
Deficiency orders
Any ATVP deficiency order answered quickly, since the clock stands still until the answer is in.Clock paused until answered.
05
Licences and fees
The firm's licence and the personal ones issued together, the tariff points paid within eight days of the decision becoming final, then the EEA notifications.Firm and people; fees within eight days.
Quick facts
RegulatorATVP
Licensing actZTFI-1
Capital actZBNIP
Own account€750,000
Licence fee, market maker1,600 points · €7,520
Yearly supervision7,200 points · €33,840
Statutory decision6 months from the request
Our planning range9-12 months
The six-month period runs from the ATVP's receipt of the request and pauses for deficiency orders. Company formation and the candidates' personal-licence files come first, so we plan for 9-12 months from the first draft to the licence.
On the ground in Slovenia
Run from our Ljubljana office.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
01
The BPD itself
A Slovenian company, d. o. o. or d. d., formed for the licence and capitalised at the tier its services require.d. o. o. or d. d., capitalised.
02
Personal licences
Management-board and supervisory-board candidates, and the staff who will execute orders or advise, prepared for their own ATVP licences alongside the firm's.Personal ATVP licences prepared.
03
The ATVP file
Documents under the ATVP's 2016 decisions, the IFR capital model and the conduct pack, with any deficiency order answered fast, because the six-month period pauses while it runs.Deficiency orders answered fast.
04
Scheme and passports
Membership of the investor compensation scheme, then the EEA notifications for each market the BPD will serve.Scheme membership, EEA notifications.
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Good to know
Taxation of forex brokers in Slovenia.
22% corporate tax until the end of 2028 and 19% after it, 15% withholding at source, and a loss rule that caps relief at half the base.
22% for 2024-2028
Article 64 of the ZORZFS (Zakon o obnovi, razvoju in zagotavljanju finančnih sredstev) sets corporate tax at 22% for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028.ZORZFS Article 64.
19% from 2029
The standard rate in Article 60 of the ZDDPO-2 is 19%, and it returns from 2029 unless the temporary rate is extended.ZDDPO-2 Article 60.
15% withholding
Slovenian-source income that is subject to withholding is taxed at 15%. Treaty and EU parent-subsidiary relief on dividends to a foreign parent is confirmed per structure.Treaty relief per structure.
Losses: five years, half the base
Tax losses carry forward for five years and may offset at most 50% of a year's tax base; reliefs and losses together are capped at 63% of the base.Five years, 50% of the base.
Return and advances
A company is resident in Slovenia through its seat or its place of effective management, files its return by 31 March and pays monthly or quarterly advances.31 March; monthly or quarterly advances.
VAT-exempt financial services
Article 44 of the VAT Act (ZDDV-1) exempts financial services, transactions in shares, bonds and other securities included, together with their negotiation; management and safekeeping of securities are not exempt.Article 44 ZDDV-1.
Tax summary
Corporate tax22% · 2024-2028
From 202919% · ZDDPO-2
Withholding at source15%
Loss relief5 years · 50% of the base
VAT on financial servicesExempt · Art. 44 ZDDV-1
*As of 2026 per the ZDDPO-2, the ZORZFS and the ZDDV-1 as the SPOT state business portal summarises them. Group and founder-level outcomes are modelled per structure.
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What licence does a forex broker need in Slovenia?+
An ATVP licence as a borznoposredniška družba (BPD), the Slovenian brokerage firm, under the ZTFI-1; Slovenia has no separate forex or CFD licence. A market maker asks for service 3, dealing on own account, normally with services 1 and 2 and ancillary services 9 and 12.
How much capital does the ATVP require?+
€750,000 for dealing on own account, €150,000 for a firm that may hold client money, €75,000 for one barred from holding client money or instruments, under the ZBNIP. IFR own funds apply above that floor, with a market maker in class 2.
What does a forex license in Slovenia cost?+
ATVP fees are counted in tariff points worth €4.70: 1,600 points, €7,520, for a market maker's licence with services 1, 2, 3, 9 and 12, then 7,200 points, €33,840, a year for supervision. Capital comes on top, and the point counts are confirmed against the 2026 tariff in the quote.
How long does a forex license in Slovenia take?+
The ATVP has six months from receiving the request (Article 515 ZTFI-1), and the period pauses while a deficiency order runs. Company formation and the candidates' files come before filing, and the board and holder licences are issued with the firm's, so we plan for 9-12 months end to end.
Who needs a personal ATVP licence?+
Management-board members and qualifying holders, whose licences are issued with the firm's, plus supervisory-board members and the staff who execute client orders, give investment advice or manage portfolios. In 2016 the ATVP temporarily stopped a firm that had no licensed board member besides a substitute.
What investor compensation applies in Slovenia?+
Up to €22,000 per investor under the ZTFI-1, counted on the day bankruptcy proceedings open against a scheme member and reduced by what the investor owes that member. The ATVP lists the scheme's members in its register under Article 452.
What retail CFD rules apply in Slovenia?+
The ATVP's permanent measure for retail clients in or from Slovenia, notified to ESMA on 24 July 2019 and judged justified and proportionate in ESMA's opinion of 23 August 2019: 30:1 on major currency pairs down to 2:1 on crypto, close-out at 50%, negative balance protection and no incentives.
How are Slovenian brokers taxed?+
At 22% corporate tax for 2024-2028 under the ZORZFS, then at the ZDDPO-2 rate of 19% from 2029, with 15% withholding at source. Losses carry forward five years against at most 50% of the base, and financial services are VAT-exempt under Article 44 of the ZDDV-1.
Slovenia or Austria for a CFD market maker?+
Austria, if the yearly bill decides: the FMA's cost share follows revenue from a €1,000 floor, while the ATVP charges 7,200 points, €33,840, whatever the firm earns. Slovenia costs less to enter, €7,520 in ATVP fees against €11,875 at the FMA, and taxes at 22% through 2028, then 19%, against 23%. We model both.
Why Prifinance for Slovenia?+
We run the file from our Ljubljana office: the BPD, the personal licences for its boards and front office, the ATVP request and the answers to any deficiency order. Before you commit capital, we set the 7,200-point yearly fee against your business plan.
What licence?+
ATVP brokerage firm (BPD), ZTFI-1.
Capital?+
€75k/€150k/€750k, ZBNIP.
Cost?+
€7,520 licence; €33,840 a year.
How long?+
6 months statutory; 9-12 planned.
Personal licences?+
Boards, holders, front-office staff.
Investor cover?+
Up to €22,000 per investor.
Retail CFDs?+
ESMA terms, in or from Slovenia.
Taxes?+
22% to 2028, then 19%.
Vs Austria?+
Cheaper entry here; lower yearly floor there.
Why you?+
Ljubljana office, people licensed with the firm.
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