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September 20, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Binary Options broker Binary Uno

Continuing its string of warnings against forex and binary options brokers targeting traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding Binary Uno, operated by DOM Technology Services Ltd., at website binaryuno.com. According to the BCSC, Binary Uno claims to be based in London, England, and offers…

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September 19, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Binary Options broker Edgedale Finance

Continuing its string of warnings against forex and binary options brokers targeting traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding Edgedale Finance. Edgedale Finance is a relatively new Binary Options broker. According to ICAAN data, its website edgewarefinance.com was just first registered in January 2016.…

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July 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against retail forex broker XForex / XTrade

Continuing its string of warnings against forex and binary options brokers targeting traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding XForex / XTrade (at website xforex.com). XForex.com was recently integrated by parent company XFR Financial Ltd into sister brand XTrade.com, alongside a major marketing campaign which…

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July 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against binary options broker DGI Market

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding binary options broker DGI Market (at website dgimarket.com). DGI Market claims to be based in Bulgaria and offers an on-line binary options trading platform. The BCSC recently became aware of DGI Market, and that a British Columbia resident was able to open a…

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July 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against binary options broker BigOption

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding binary options broker BigOption (at website bigoption.com), operated by Wirestech Limited. Most of warnings of this type involved unauthorized advertising to or contact with retail investors in Canada by unlicensed brokers, and this one is no different. According to the…

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May 31, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian securities regulator issues warning re AvaTrade

Canadian provincial securities regulator British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning regarding retail forex broker AvaTrade, adding AvaTrade to its Investment Caution List. The BCSC states that Ava Trade Ltd. claims to be a regulated on-line broker, based in the British Virgin Islands. The BCSC became aware of a recent advertisement placed by Ava Trade…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

British Columbia regulator adds four binary options brokers to Investment Caution List

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has updated the Investment Caution List, which features the names of entities that are not registered to offer their services in the Canadian province but nevertheless do so. The latest additions to the list are four binary options brokers: ZenithOptions, InvestingCI, Option Orbit and LBinary. ZenithOptions The company operates…

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January 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

British Columbia regulator warns against Smart FX Online

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just updated its Investment Caution List, featuring the names of unregistered brokerage firms, which unlawfully target British Columbia investors or misleadingly purport to be associated with the Canadian province. The latest addition to the Investment Caution List is Smart FX Online, a company offering its services via www.smartfxonline.com.…

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