Tag: French Forex regulation

May 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

AMF turns to France's president regarding Forex advertising ban

Gérard Rameix, head of France's securities regulator AMF, has addressed the nation's president François Hollande, voicing his concerns regarding the risks associated with trading online, and Forex trading in particular. The letter mentions that in the face of the regulatory efforts to curb the investors' exposure to such high-risk products, the amount of losses from…

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January 27, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Survey: 5% of France's residents are investment fraud victims

France's financial markets regulator AMF has just published the results of a survey conducted by the CSA institute, with the findings showing increased interest into Forex and binary options, as well as a decent percentage of investors becoming targets and victims of fraudulent investment schemes. The pool of respondents includes 1,003 French residents, of at…

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December 17, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

France's AMF adds five Forex brokers to “Black List”

France's financial markets authority AMF has earlier today updated its “Black List” of unauthorized Forex brokers targeting French investors. The regulator added five new names to the list: www.consorfx.com / Trading Technologies HK Ltd; www.equitycapitals.com / Equity Capitals Ltd; www.ifx4u.com / The Oklycapital Limited; www.imcbroker.com / Nordane Group Ltd; www.investocopy.com / Investocopy Ltd. Some of…

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