Canadian regulator BCSC warns against binary options firm LM Swiss Direct Ltd. LeapRate

June 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against binary options firm LM Swiss Direct Ltd.

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a warning against a suspicious entity named LM Swiss Direct Ltd. LM Swiss Direct Ltd. purported to trade in binary options and was based in the United Kingdom. The regulator recently became aware that LM Swiss accepted funds from a British Columbia (BC) resident for…

February 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against binary options broker peakoptions24

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a warning today against a suspicious entity named peakoptions24. Peakoptions24 is operating via the website https://www.peakoptions24.com and claims to be “one of the leading binary options brokers in the industry, with a high payout of 81% in binary options contracts”. Peakoptions24 also claims to have…

February 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against cryptocurrency broker Sussex Investment

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a warning today against a suspicious entity named Sussex Investment. Sussex Investment is operating via the website https://sussexinvest.com and claims to be a cryptocurrency broker that offers cryptocurrency trading, initial coin offerings and trading in its own shares. Sussex Investment had advertised in British Columbia…

February 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against ICG International Commodities Group

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a warning today against a suspicious entity named ICG International Commodities Group. ICG International Commodities Group (ICG) operates via the website www.i-c-g.it and claims to be a full-service trading and consulting firm, specializing in the commodities markets. The company also claims to have an office…

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Astercap Ltd. trading as Broker Official

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, Astercap Ltd., doing business as Broker Official (together, the Parties). Broker Official claims to provide an online trading platform for Forex and Contracts for Difference, operating at www.brokerofficial.com website. Last year CFTC has added…

July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against iqtrade24 operated by B.O. Tradefinancials Ltd.

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, B.O. Tradefinancials Ltd. (the Company), which claims to operate iqtrade24, an online binary options trading platform provider. The regulator has recently become aware of iqtrade24 and that it made an unsolicited offer to a…

July 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Forex and cryptocurrency firm Blue Trading

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, Blue Trading (the Company), claiming to be a full service managed account trading firm that offers trading in Forex, commodities and cryptocurrencies. The regulator recently became aware of Blue Trading and that it made an…

July 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Forex and cryptocurrency firm Capital Currency Trade

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, Capital Currency Trade (the Company), claiming to be an online Forex and cryptocurrency trading platform provider. BCSC has recently became aware of the Company and that it made an unsolicited offer to a British Columbia…

February 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BCSC consults with stakeholders in FinTech sector

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today released a fintech notice and request for comment (the notice), summarizing the results of the BCSC's fintech outreach activities in 2017 and seeking input on potential measures to clarify or modernize B.C. securities laws for stakeholders. We want members of the B.C. technology community to know that we…

January 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against forex broker Aidan Trading

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated forex company, named Aidan Trading, operating from website www.aidantrading.com. Aidan Trading claims to provide an online trading platform for forex, forex options, commodities and contracts for difference. BCSC informed that it has recently became aware of Aidan Trading…

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