Israel’s ISA pulls investor awareness ads following Binary Options ties to campaign celebrity Pini Gershon LeapRate

January 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Israel's ISA pulls investor awareness ads following Binary Options ties to campaign celebrity Pini Gershon

Israeli financial regulator the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has come under scrutiny once again due to Binary Options, but this time from a different angle. After more than a year of public and media pressure for the ISA and its then-Chairman Shmuel Hauser to "do something" about the rash of Binary Options brokers based in…

January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange initiates dual listing arrangement with Singapore, Hong Kong, and Toronto Exchanges

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) said on Sunday it approved a plan to allow Israeli companies traded in Singapore, Hong Kong and Toronto to easily dual-list on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The dual-listing arrangement that came into force in 2000 in response to worldwide globalization, allows companies whose securities are listed for trade…

Good news for Bitcoin investors: Israel might cut tax on profit by half

June 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Israel Binary Options law passes first Knesset reading with 31-0 vote

Israel's new parliamentary bill to ban all aspects of the Binary Options brokerage business from the country - including when it comes to foreign clients - seems to be well on its way to becoming law. The bill, known now as Israel's Binary Options Law, passed the first of three required readings today in Israel's…

June 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Israel Binary Options law to be brought for first Knesset reading next Monday June 26

LeapRate has learned that the new legislation to ban the operation of binary options brokerages in Israel will (finally) make it to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, for a formal first reading next Monday, June 26. Israel's parliament requires three readings of a bill before it can become law, with a formal Knesset vote usually taking…

June 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Israel's Binary Options ban law finally arrives: Government vote next week

After months of drafting and warnings, it appears as if the Israel Binary Options bill will finally become law next week. Israel business news source TheMarker.com is reporting that the bill, which was jointly drafted between the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) and Finance Ministry, will be brought for a vote next week in Israel's Knesset.…

April 18, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Israel court overturns algo trading ban at USG Capital

Some good news for Israel based retail forex brokers, or at least those who serve Israel based clients. Israel business newspaper Globes has reported that the Tel Aviv District Court has overturned a previous decision by the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), which had frozen retail forex broker USG Capital's algorithmic trading business on the grounds that it…

April 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

AvaTrade moves Israeli clients to new subsidiary ATrade in advance of ISA regulation - LeapRate Exclusive

New Israeli regulations ban deposit bonuses, limit leverage, ban debit card deposits, and require signed conflict of interest policies.

September 15, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Israel introduces regulation of electronic trading platforms

The new Amendment and its enabling Regulations are intended to facilitate electronic trading while providing investors with some measure of protection.

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