Binary Options Broker EZ Trader Fined €10,000 by CySEC
- According to an announcement made by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, binary options broker EZ Trader has been fined €10,000 in relation to its briefly suspended license last year.
One of the biggest regulated binary options brokers, EZ Trader, has been fined by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term Commission (CySEC CySEC The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision Read this Term) according to a regulatory announcement. The financial industry watchdog has taken the administrative decision to fine the parent company of the brokerage, WGM Services.
The company is behind the EZ Trader and the EZInvest brands. The fine is related to an incident which occurred last year, when the company’s license was suspended by CySEC for a period of about a month, since the company continued to provide its services without any authorization to do so.
At the time, the Cypriot regulator detailed that WGM Services violated a number of points of the securities law related to safeguarding of clients’ funds, capital adequacy of investment firms and large exposures. No details were provided by the regulator when a month after the suspension, the license of the binary options brokerage’s parent company was restored.
According to the securities law in Cyprus, a CIF authorized company has to suspend its services if the regulator suspends its license. The local law states that a CIF is not allowed to provide the services to which the license suspension is related until further notice.
Both subsidiaries of WGM Services, EZ Trader and EZInvest, which provide retail trading services are operating as normal.
One of the biggest regulated binary options brokers, EZ Trader, has been fined by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term Commission (CySEC CySEC The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision Read this Term) according to a regulatory announcement. The financial industry watchdog has taken the administrative decision to fine the parent company of the brokerage, WGM Services.
The company is behind the EZ Trader and the EZInvest brands. The fine is related to an incident which occurred last year, when the company’s license was suspended by CySEC for a period of about a month, since the company continued to provide its services without any authorization to do so.
At the time, the Cypriot regulator detailed that WGM Services violated a number of points of the securities law related to safeguarding of clients’ funds, capital adequacy of investment firms and large exposures. No details were provided by the regulator when a month after the suspension, the license of the binary options brokerage’s parent company was restored.
According to the securities law in Cyprus, a CIF authorized company has to suspend its services if the regulator suspends its license. The local law states that a CIF is not allowed to provide the services to which the license suspension is related until further notice.
Both subsidiaries of WGM Services, EZ Trader and EZInvest, which provide retail trading services are operating as normal.