Tag: binary options

Principal of binary options trading firm fined $200,000 for illegal off-exchange trading
August 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Retail traders still finding ways to deposit to Binary Options brokers after credit card ban: OBSI

Canada's Ombudsman for banking services and investments (OBSI) has once again reminded the public that binary options are highly risky and can leave investors with no protection. However, retail traders are still finding ways to deposit to Binary Options brokers after credit card ban. Key learnings: The sale of short-term binary options has been banned…

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September 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF warns against unauthorized websites offering binary options trading

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published a list of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorized investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.barclays-trading-invest.com www.binarymate.com www.finrally.com A list of all unauthorized websites to offer trading of binary options is available in…

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July 19, 2017 BY admin

US regulated binary broker Nadex to end free trading incentive program

CFTC-regulated binary options broker Nadex has given notice that its free trading incentive program will terminate at the close of business on Friday, July 21, 2017. Any account that has not made an initial funding as of 4:15 pm ET on July 21, 2017, will no longer be eligible for the fee-free trading days under the…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Binary Options broker Leadtrade (TopOption, ExcellenceOption) renounces CySEC CIF license

The exit of regulated Binary Options brokers from Cyprus continues. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that, on 28th April 2017, the CIF Leadtrade Ltd, which provided investment services via the domains www.leadtradeltd.com, www.topoption.com, www.excellenceoption.com, www.prestigeoption.com, www.platiniumoption.com, www.optionsclick.com, renounced its authorisation, pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated…

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May 10, 2017 BY admin

Finantick launches new version of its binary brokerage platform

Finantick, a recent entry into the platform development space for retail FX and binary options trading today informed of the launch of a new version of its binary brokerage platform, now offering a new user interface, messaging and pop-up system, as well as direct integrations to the largest affiliate systems. The company, which was largely…

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UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm
March 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IRS imposters trying to scam money from Binary Options traders: FINRA

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an Investor Alert warning anyone involved in binary options trading through unregistered non-U.S. companies to be on guard for a one-two punch: losses followed up by potentially fraudulent pitches to help recoup those losses. Ploys include recovery scams and IRS impersonation scams. Binary options are inherently risky…

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February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC beefs up Binary Options brokerage rules including 5-minute minimum and lifting restrictions on exiting trades

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has today published a consultation paper regarding its proposed reforms to the regulatory framework governing the provision of investment services in binary options by firms under its supervision (CIFs). CySEC proposes five fundamental reforms to eliminate deficiencies in the existing regulatory framework for binary options, and establish new,…

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