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CFTC Files Charges of Massive $16 million Binary Options Fraud

CFTC Files Charges of Massive $16 million Binary Options Fraud

Jason B. Scharf, a worldwide collection of companies he owns, and affiliate marketers Michael Shah and the company Zilmil Inc. have all been charged by the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) with perpetrating a $16 million fraud scheme related to binary options trading.... Read more.

Canadian Securities Administrators Report Focuses on Binary Options Scams

Canadian Securities Administrators Report Focuses on Binary Options Scams

The 2017 annual report of the financial regulatory authority, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), emphasized its continuing fight against bi... Read more.

Binary Trading Apps Banned From Apple’s App Store

Binary Trading Apps Banned From Apple’s App Store

Apple has made a change to their guidelines that categorically bans mobile trading apps used for binary options trading from its App Store. The ban is... Read more.

Binary Options Under Increasing Fire as Israel Proposes Ban

Binary Options Under Increasing Fire as Israel Proposes Ban

The binary options trading industry is coming under increasing scrutiny and regulatory pressure, with the latest news being Israel’s proposed comple... Read more.

Bank of Russia Plans to Regulate Binary Options

Bank of Russia Plans to Regulate Binary Options

Binary options trading remains, as of late, unregulated in Russia. Fraudulent binary options brokers and firms continually target Russian customers, a... Read more.

Anyoption Forgoes Binary Options For FX And CFDs

Anyoption Forgoes Binary Options For FX And CFDs

In a recent email sent out to their clients, anyoption revealed that, effective June 28th of this year, they will be forgoing their work to obtain new... Read more.

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