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Italy's CONSOB added TorOption and FXBreeze to its warning list

Jan 30 2019
By Jonathan Smith ,

Italy's financial markets regulator Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB) has updated its warning list with unregulated forex brokers TorOption and FXBreeze earlier this week. The regulator stated that they are not licensed to provide financial services in Italy and ordered them to cease providing unauthorized investment services and activities to the local investors.

TorOption and FXBreeze offer trading in wide range of CFDs, including on cryptocurrencies, and obviously target European investors without having the right to do so. What is worse, both brokers have already been blacklisted by other EU financial regulators. Estonian forex and CFD broker FXBreeze is present in the warning list of the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority, and UK-based TorOption was flagged by the Financial Condust Authority of the UK.

Proper regulation is the only way you can feel secure about your investment on the retail forex and cryptocurrency market, which, unfortunately, is full of con-artists. That is why we encourage our readers to deal only with properly regulated financial services providers.

Below, you can find some of the best forex brokers legally operating in Italy. This country is a major market for the forex and CFD industry, which however is serviced mainly by brokers, licensed in other European countries, such as UK and Cyprus.

>> Forex brokers authorized to operate in Italy <<

TAGS: CONSOB warning TorOption FXBreeze scam Italy

Broker	Advantages


	FXTM a regulated forex broker (regulated by CySEC, FCA and FSC), offering ECN trading on MT4 an MT5 platforms. Traders can start trading with as little as $10 and take advantage of tight fixed and variable spreads, flexible leverage and swap-free accounts.

	XM is broker with great bonuses and promotions. Currently we are loving its $30 no deposit bonus and deposit bonus up to $5000. Add to this the fact that it’s EU-regulated and there’s nothing more you can ask for.
	FXCM is one of the biggest forex brokers in the world, licensed and regulated on four continents. FXCM wins our admirations with its over 200,000 active live accounts and daily trading volumes of over $10 billion.
	FxPro is a broker we are particularly keen on: it’s regulated in the UK, offers Metatrader 4 (MT4) and cTrader – where the spreads start at 0 pips, Level II Pricing and Full Market Depth. And the best part? With FxPro you get negative balance protection.
	FBS is a broker with cool marketing and promotions. It runs an ongoing monthly $999 forex contest, offers a $5 no-deposit bonus for anyone willing to try out its services, and an FBS MasterCard is also available for faster deposits and withdrawals.
	FxChoice is a IFSC regulated forex broker, serving clients from all over the world. It offers premium trading conditions, including high leverage, low spreads and no hedging, scalping and FIFO restrictions.
	HotForex is a EU Regulated broker, offering wide variety of trading accounts, including Auto, Social and Zero spread accounts. The minimum intial deposit for a Micro account is only $50 and is combined with 1000:1 leverage - one of the highest in the industry.
	Exness is a leading forex broker, offering MT4 and MT5 platforms. Traders can take advantage from a true ECN environment and trade on ultra tight spreads, starting from 0 pips.

Broker	Country	Regulation	Platform	Min Deposit	Review
	US	CFTC, NFA	MT4, Web, in-house	$50	Review Website
	US	NFA, CFTC	MT4	$250	Review Website
	Cyprus, UK, Mauritius	CySec, FCA, FSC	MT4, MT5, Web	$10	Review Website
	Australia, Cyprus	ASIC	MT4, MT5, IRESSTrader	$100	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus, Australia	FCA, CySec, ASIC	MT4, MT5	$5	Review Website
	UK, Australia, South Africa	FCA, ASIC, FSCA	MT4, Trading Station, NinjaTrader	$50	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus, UAE, South Africa	FCA, CySEC, DFSA, FSB	MT4, MT5, FxPro Markets, cTrader	$100	Review Website
	Cyprus	CySEC	MT4, MT5, Web	$1	Review Website
	Belize	IFSC	MT4, MT5	$100	Review Website
	Cyprus, UK, South Africa, UAE	CySec, FCA, FSCA, DFSA	MT4, MT5, Web	$5	Review Website
	Cyprus, UK	CySEC, FCA	MT4, MT5	$1	Review Website
	UK	FCA	MT4, Web, MT4 for Mac	$100	Review Website
	Australia, UK	ASIC, FCA	MT4, MT5, cTrader	$200	Review Website

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