Breaking: Binary Options Broker EZTrader Files for Listing on OTCQB Market
- Shares of pink sheet listed company behind EZTrader, Win Global Markets Services Ltd rallied over 15% overnight, discloses a five-fold increase in revenues for the first half of 2014 to $7.95 mln.
Win Global Markets Services Ltd, an over-the-counter (OTC) pink sheet market-listed company behind one of the 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 regulated binary options brokerages EZTrader, reported that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register its shares of common stock with the regulator and be re-quoted on the next tier of the over-the-counter market - OTCQB.
The firm reported a five-fold increase in its total revenue figures for the first half of 2014, to $7.95 million from $1.52 million a year ago. The firm’s EBITDA excluding stock-based compensation totaled a loss of $226,000, when compared to a loss of $2.76 million for fiscal 2013, ending December 31st.
In May 2014, the company raised $3.94 million pricing shares at $0.50 with cash and cash equivalents, totaling $6.95 million (as of June 30 2014), compared to $170,000 on June 30th last year.
The firm has since announced two premium partnership deals with major European football clubs, German Beyer Leverkusen and Dutch Feyenoord Rotterdam. The company shared with Forex Magnates' reporters at the time that it will soon be launching shared websites with the teams to promote binary options trading.
The company’s CEO, Shimon Citron, stated in the company announcement, “Internationally, we are seeing an increased interest in binary options as a popular type of global trading tool. Customers will continue to favor regulated online trading providers with a global reach. We continue to enhance and develop our existing Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real to anticipate market trends and customer expectations.”
EZTrader was launched in 2008. EZTrader is authorized by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) since March 2014. The listed company, WGM Services, also owns and operates two more brands - Global Option and 888binary.com, which is a label aiming at the Chinese market.
WGM Services reports that the number of new customers in the first half of 2014 increased by 145% to 7,854 accounts, when compared to 3,200 in H1 2013. According to the company announcement, the trend accelerated in the summer months as 6,660 new customers signed up in July and August of 2014.
Commenting on the decision to re-register with the SEC and seek quotation of EZTrader’s shares on the OTCQB market, Mr. Citron said, “Our growth strategy focuses on operating only in fully regulated markets, where greater awareness of binary option trading delivers significant results. We are on a solid strategic path, and working to get our shares quoted again on the OTCQB is another important step that will generate increased visibility worldwide.”
Win Global Markets Services Ltd, an over-the-counter (OTC) pink sheet market-listed company behind one of the 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 regulated binary options brokerages EZTrader, reported that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register its shares of common stock with the regulator and be re-quoted on the next tier of the over-the-counter market - OTCQB.
The firm reported a five-fold increase in its total revenue figures for the first half of 2014, to $7.95 million from $1.52 million a year ago. The firm’s EBITDA excluding stock-based compensation totaled a loss of $226,000, when compared to a loss of $2.76 million for fiscal 2013, ending December 31st.
In May 2014, the company raised $3.94 million pricing shares at $0.50 with cash and cash equivalents, totaling $6.95 million (as of June 30 2014), compared to $170,000 on June 30th last year.
The firm has since announced two premium partnership deals with major European football clubs, German Beyer Leverkusen and Dutch Feyenoord Rotterdam. The company shared with Forex Magnates' reporters at the time that it will soon be launching shared websites with the teams to promote binary options trading.
The company’s CEO, Shimon Citron, stated in the company announcement, “Internationally, we are seeing an increased interest in binary options as a popular type of global trading tool. Customers will continue to favor regulated online trading providers with a global reach. We continue to enhance and develop our existing Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real to anticipate market trends and customer expectations.”
EZTrader was launched in 2008. EZTrader is authorized by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) since March 2014. The listed company, WGM Services, also owns and operates two more brands - Global Option and 888binary.com, which is a label aiming at the Chinese market.
WGM Services reports that the number of new customers in the first half of 2014 increased by 145% to 7,854 accounts, when compared to 3,200 in H1 2013. According to the company announcement, the trend accelerated in the summer months as 6,660 new customers signed up in July and August of 2014.
Commenting on the decision to re-register with the SEC and seek quotation of EZTrader’s shares on the OTCQB market, Mr. Citron said, “Our growth strategy focuses on operating only in fully regulated markets, where greater awareness of binary option trading delivers significant results. We are on a solid strategic path, and working to get our shares quoted again on the OTCQB is another important step that will generate increased visibility worldwide.”