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France crypto CFD
February 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

France bans ads for cryptocurrency CFDs

France's financial regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued an opinion that it considers that the offer of cryptocurrency derivatives -i.e., CFDs on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple - requires authorisation and that it is prohibited to advertise such offer via electronic means. Essentially, by defining crypto CFDs as 'derivatives', the advertising of…

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June 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

France's AMF adds 16 Binary Options brokerage brands to its unauthorized list

French financial regulator AMF has published a new list of 16 websites offering binary options trading for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The list of 16 sites includes: www.abroption.com www.allianz-brokers.com www.banque-investissement.com www.barclaystraders.com www.connecting-trade.com www.collinsgestion.com www.f-generalsecurities.com www.finpari.com www.gointrading.com www.ibl-markets.com www.microption.com www.mytradeoption.com www.solution-capital.com www.stock-binary.com www.switzerland-capital.com www.swisspartners-ag.com A list of all unauthorized binary…

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