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UK watchdog detects misuse of LCG name by binary options broker

LeapRate’s loyal readers must already be somewhat accustomed to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issuing warnings against clones of authorized online trading companies. Some of the cases the UK watchdog tackles, however, are quite stunning and today presented us with one of these.

Representatives of Tradignition, a binary options broker soliciting UK clients, are falsely claiming to be in a partnership with London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG), an authorized company in the UK and a widely known provider of CFD and spread betting services.

The FCA warns that the approach used by Tradignition classifies it as a clone. The regulator stresses that Tradignition has nothing to do with LCG.


Clone firm details:

Tradignition (clone of FCA authorised firm)

Address: SkyOPtions Ltd, 2 Landsdowne Row, London, W1J 6HL

Telephone: 0044 20 3734 7540

Email: contact@tradignition.com

Website: www.tradignition.com


FCA authorised firm details:

Firm name: London Capital Group

FRN: 182110

Address: 2nd Floor, 6 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4AB

Telephone: 44 20 7456 7000

Email: compliance@londoncapitalgroup.com

Website: www.londoncapitalgroup.com


The original text of FCA warning can be found here.

David Hobart

David Hobart

David Hobart is Managing Director of FinAffiliates Limited, the UK media group behind LeapRate, AskTraders and a network of more than 30 financial and trading titles published across several languages and regulated markets. He writes on the commercial side of the industry: broker marketing, client acquisition, affiliate strategy and the editorial standards that hold it together. He is based in North Norfolk.

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