Forex Market News

Nova Scotia’s regulator warns of binary options broker AshfordInvestments

Oct 04 2017 08:22:47 Jonathan Smith in Market

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has issued a warning that the binary options broker AshfordInvestments is not authorized to sell securities in the Canadian province. According to the regulator, however, at least one Nova Scotia investor has lost money with this company. Read more

AJF Financial Services renounces Cyprus license

Oct 04 2017 07:33:49 Jonathan Smith in Market

AJF Financial Services, the owner of binary options brokerages TradeFinancial, OndaTrade, DirektBroker24 and AlphaInvestment, has renounced its Cyprus license, said the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). Read more

Mauritius FSC warns Finance Trade forex broker uses fake license

Oct 02 2017 13:49:28 Jonathan Smith in Market

The Mauritius Financial Services Commission published a warning that the forex broker Finance Trade is falsely claiming to be regulated by it. Read more

Belgium’s FSMA warns of Trade Invest 90 forex, binaries broker

Sep 29 2017 07:52:50 Jonathan Smith in Market

Belgium’s financial regulator FSMA has warned that the forex and binary options broker Trade Invest 90 is not allowed to provide banking and/or investment services in or from the country. Read more

Canada explicitly bans binary options

Sep 28 2017 12:50:45 Jonathan Smith in Market

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) – the body unifying all regional financial markets and services regulators – has announced the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options. Read more

UK’s FCA warns forex broker Atom8 Markets is a clone

Sep 28 2017 07:25:02 Jonathan Smith in Market

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that the forex broker Atom8 Markets is a clone of the authorized forex broker Atom8 Financial Services LLP. Read more

Mobile trading with an online forex broker

Sep 27 2017 11:51:41 Stanimir Zhelev in Market

Technological developments have changed the forex market significantly in recent years, not only in the way trading operations are conducted by brokers, but also in the way traders engage in trading. Read more

France’s AMF blacklists five unregulated forex brokers

Sep 27 2017 08:03:39 Jonathan Smith in Market

France’s financial markets regulator AMF has added five unregulated forex brokers to its warning list. They are: 1875 Finance Invest, London B Capital, FxAndCo, StartMarkets and CBRE-SecurityPlace. Read more

Spain’s CNMV warns of Stoxmarket, Binaryuno, Capital Markets Banc

Sep 26 2017 11:54:37 Jonathan Smith in Market

Spain’s financial regulator CNMV has issued warning against three unregulated forex and binary options brokers: of Stoxmarket, Binaryuno and Capital Markets Banc. Read more

BaFin warns of forex, CFD broker GLSSTOCKS

Sep 26 2017 09:28:32 Jonathan Smith in Market

Germany’s financial services provider BaFin has issued a warning against the unregulated forex and CFD broker GLSSTOCKS. According to the publication, the company has no suitable address to accept service in Germany. Read more

FBI arrests owner of Bigoption, Binarybook brokers, charges carry up to 40 years in jail

Sep 25 2017 10:28:44 Jonathan Smith in Market

FBI agents have arrested Lee Elbaz, 36, the CEO of Yukom Communications Ltd., owner of the two binary options brands Bigoption, Binarybook, reports The Times of Israel. Read more

France’s AMF blacklists Barclays Trading Invest, BinaryMate, Finrally binary options brokers

Sep 25 2017 07:43:12 Jonathan Smith in Market

France’s financial markets regulator AMF, has updated its black list of binary options brokers operating in the country without the required license. The three new additions include Barclays Trading Invest, BinaryMate and Finrally. Read more

FinaCom accepts forex broker Carrax as member

Sep 21 2017 09:31:16 Jonathan Smith in Market

The Financial Commission (FinaCom), the independent external dispute resolution (EDR), whose members include forex, CFD, binary options brokers and cryptocurrency markets, announced it has accepted the offshore forex broker Carrax as its member. Read more

Broker	Advantages
	FXTM is a EU regulated forex broker, offering ECN trading on MT4 an MT5 platforms. Traders can start trading with as little as $1 and take advantage of tight fixed and variable spreads, 1:1000 leverage and swap-free accounts.
	easyMarkets is a CySEC and ASIC regulated broker offering access to over 300 trading instruments, tight fixed spreads, no slippage and a 50% deposit bonus.
	HY Markets is global forex broker with more than 30 years of operational experience, regulated by FCA in the UK. Trade Forex with spreads as low as 1.8 pip
	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.
	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.

	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.

	Grand Capital is a MT4 forex broker, offering $500 no deposit bonus and 40% bonus on all deposits.

Broker	Country	Regulation	Platform	Min Deposit	Review
	Cyprus	CySec	MT4, MT5, Web	$5	Review Website
	Cyprus, Australia	CySec, ASIC	MT4, Web	$100	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus, Hong Kong	FCA, CySEC, SFC	MT4, Web, PrimeTrader	$100	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus	FCA, CySec	MT4, MT5	$5	Review Website
	UK, Australia	FCA, ASIC	MT4, Trading Station, NinjaTrader	$50	Review Website
	UK, Australia, Singapore	FCA, ASIC, MAS, BaFin	MT4, Web, ProRealTime, 2Dealer	$0	Review Website
	UK, Cyprus, UAE, South Africa	FCA, CySEC, DFSA, FSB	MT4, MT5, FxPro Markets, cTrader	$100	Review Website
	Belize	IFSC	MT4, MT5	$100	Review Website
	Cyprus	CySec	MT4, Web, Gwasy	$100	Review Website
	Belize	IFSC	MT4, MT5, Web	$1	Review Website
	Cyprus	CySEC	in-house mobile app	$50	Review Website
	Seychelles	FinaCom	MT4	$10	Review Website