Tag: Canada regulation

March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian authorities planning crackdown on binary options

Provincial market watchdogs are trying to shut down the mechanisms used to entice investors into binary options trading schemes. Securities regulators have released numerous warnings over the past year saying that no one is registered to offer binary options in Canada. Yet still schemes promoting the get-rich-quick investments continue to proliferate and cause losses for…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Ontario regulator to encourage whistleblowers with rewards of up to C$5 million

The Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) is joining the raft of global regulators encouraging reports of securities-related misconduct. On Wednesday, the OSC published Proposed OSC Policy 15-601 Whistleblower Program, a set of rules that would be the first of its kind for securities regulators in Canada. Under the proposed policy, eligible whistleblowers are entitled to…

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March 06, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Canada's OSC warns of unauthorized binary options broker Titan Trade

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today issued a warning about binary options broker Titan Trade Capital Limited. The regulator is concerned that the company, which offers its services via www.titantrade.com, is making its services available to residents of Ontario, without having the necessary license to do so. According to Canadian laws, companies are allowed to…

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