Search Results for: CFDs
Ireland considers to prohibit Financial Contracts for Difference (CFDs)
March 6th, 2017
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued today a press release to publish a Consultation on the protection of retail investors in relation to the distribution of CFDs. Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are complex, leveraged, derivative instruments which enable ...
MFSA Mallta warns for CFDs, Forex, Binary Options and other speculative products
March 6th, 2017
Notice addressed to the general public, namely to retail investors, regarding the sale of speculative products and their associated risks. The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) wishes to once ...
Dutch regulator AFM prepares advertising prohibition on Binary Options, Forex and CFDs
February 21st, 2017
The Dutch regulator, Financial Markets Authority (AFM), has issued an announcement to inform that it starts a consultation period for responds in relation to proposed changes in advertisement of certain financial products considered to be highly risky. According to ...
IG Group commented on German BaFin announcemnet on CFDs
December 12th, 2016
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, notes intended measure issued by BaFin, a supervisor of the Company’s activities in Germany, regarding the marketing, distribution and sale of CFDs to retail clients. The BaFin announcement ...
Certain financial derivatives such as binary options, CFDs with leverage will be restricted by FSMA
August 16th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has issued an announcement to inform that the authority establishes a framework for the distribution of OTC Derivatives (Binary options, CFDs, etc.). According to FSMA’s announcement, the distribution of certain ...
BCSC warns for a Cyprus based CFDs broker
July 22nd, 2016
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform investors and public for XForex, owned and operated by XFR Financial Ltd, a CFDs broker (Contracts For Difference) based in Cyprus. According to the warning, the Commission became aware ...
ESMA publishes Q&A on CFDs and other speculative products such as binary options and rolling spot forex
June 2nd, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of its question and answer document (Q&A) on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to the marketing and sale of financial contracts for difference ...
Australian day trader was jailed for manipulation of CFDs
June 17th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today sentenced Kristoffer John Watts from New South Wales, to two years in jail for market manipulation. Kristoffer John Watts, a day-trader living in Casuarina, New South Wales, pleaded guilty in April 2014 ...
CySEC reached a settlement agreement with a Cyprus Investment Firm
October 12th, 2022
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement on 7 October 2022 to inform that: CySEC, under article 37(4) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law of 2009, may reach a settlement agreement regarding any ...
cTrader Desktop 4.2 Massive Release Delivers a New Epitome of Technical Superiority for Developers
March 30th, 2022
Spotware has announced the release of its cTrader Desktop 4.2 version – a release that opens up one of the biggest selections of technical improvements within several years, largely focused on the developers in the cTrader ecosystem. cTrader Desktop ...
