Tag: binary options
CFTC looks for a binary options scammer who defrauded investors with $3,8 mln
Dec 03 2019 17:20:38 Jonathan Smith in Market
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) apparently can not locate Peter Szatmari, who defrauded nearly 4 million USD from binary options investors.
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Former binary options broker iTrader to be indicted in Israel
Aug 13 2019 14:07:37 Jonathan Smith in Market
Israel’s state prosecutor announced that it intends to indict the company behind former binary options broker iTrader, its owner and senior officials, on charges of aggravated fraud and providing investment advice without a license. The company Gal Media Trade Ltd.
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Belgium’s FSMA warned against binary options brokers Vipwayzone and Go Capital FX
Jul 18 2019 15:41:16 Jonathan Smith in Market
Belgium’s financial regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warned the public against Vipwayzone and Go Capital FX previous week. According to the FSMA, the two companies offer binary options without complying with Belgian financial legislation.
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Ex-BinaryBook employee who turned into a “recovery agent” pleads guilty to fraud
Mar 19 2019 12:30:30 Jonathan Smith in Market
Ex-BinaryBook employee Austin Smith pleaded guilty to investment fraud in US court previous week. Ironically, Mr. Smith now runs a company that is supposed to help victims get their money back from binary options scams like BinaryBook.
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Dutch financial regulator fines unregulated broker FPlus Trading
Feb 28 2019 15:07:35 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) issued an official statement on Thursday, informing the public that it shall fine unregulated brokerage FPlus Trading.
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Germany’s BaFin ordered UB4Trade to cease trading operations
Nov 28 2018 10:29:16 Jonathan Smith in Market
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) has ordered UB4Trade to cease offering cross-border proprietary trading services to German investors.
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UK’s FCA warns against binary options brokers Polarity Index and AG Capitals
Nov 26 2018 14:24:29 Jonathan Smith in Market
UK’s financial markets and services provider, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), blacklisted Polarity Index and AG Capitals on Friday. According to the regulator, these binary options brokers, that also offer account management services, are illegally targeting local citizens.
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ESMA’s ban on binary options officially extended
Oct 02 2018 13:11:05 Jonathan Smith in Market
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced on Monday that it extends the restrictions imposed on binary options for another three-month period.
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ESMA to renew binary options trading ban for further three months
Aug 24 2018 12:47:16 Jonathan Smith in Market
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has come out with an official statement on Friday, saying that it will extend the prohibition on binary options for a further three-month period from October 2, 2018.
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ACCC: Australians are losing $4.3 million to investment scams per month
Jul 24 2018 12:55:23 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued its Scamwatch report for the first half of 2018, which marks a troubling rise in investment scams. The report reveals that Australians are collectively losing $4.
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ASIC: 80% of Binary Options traders and 72% of CFD traders loose money
Jun 29 2018 14:28:11 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says 80% of Binary Options traders lose money, while the percent with CFD and forex traders is 72 and 63 respectively.
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Eo.Trade – another ICO aiming to bring crypto and traditional markets together?
May 31 2018 15:30:42 Jonathan Smith in Market
Eo.Trade is an ICO created by the people behind an already existing binary options broker – Expert Option. The full scope of the project is very broad, but each step is connected to a specific level of capital gained from the coin offering.
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Will SPECTRE.ai change binary options and forex forever?
May 09 2018 16:54:44 Jonathan Smith in Market
SPECTRE is short for speculative tokenized trading exchange, but more importantly is one of the potential disruptors to the forex and binary options industries. The company offers a solution to one of the most common problems – trust.
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