Israeli Financial TV Show Warns Against "Cash Extractor" Binary Options Trading

A flagship financial show of the Israeli Channel 10 News division, Analyst, aired a segment attacking binary options trading last week.

The financial news show accused the binary options industry of being a "Cash Extractor" and complained that the implementation of crippling regulations will take several months.

The Analyst segment mainly focused on the advertisements for binary options that run on Israeli internet websites, saying that they only show the possible returns without highlighting possible losses. The TV channel did not single out a specific broker being accused and tried to show as little as possible of the logos on the platforms showcased, either trying to avoid a lawsuit or simply to avoid giving free air time to the companies.

The show also claimed that thousands of people in Israel have lost all their funds trading binary options, but provided no source for the statistic and only showed a small number of anonymous individuals saying they did not understand how they could only lose money trading without earning, and advising traders to avoid binary options as they would avoid fire. Additionally, various financial experts were brought in to say they would personally not invest in binary options because the brokers profits from client losses.

Evening things out a bit, the head of a binary options brokerage was given a chance to respond. Tal Yaron Eldar, the former Commissioner of the Israeli Income Tax Authority and now the founder and Chairwoman of Israeli binary brand, etrader, defended the business. Asked if she felt comfortable hearing about pensioners who had lost all their money, she said that everyone knew they are entering a risky business and that the risks involved are highly visible on the websites, adding: "There are quite a few people that make profits."

Tal Yaron Eldar is an interesting figure to bring into the debate on binary options, as it can be claimed she might also have another indirect effect on the field. Under her leadership as Commissioner of the Israeli Income Tax Authority a 25% capital gains tax was introduced, punishing stock market traders and pushing them to look for other venues promising much higher possible returns, such as binary options. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term trading volumes collapsed as a result and has yet to recover.

The Analyst segment ended by acknowledging that there are new regulations which have been recently approved by the Israeli parliament for industry, however warned that the implementation process will take six months, therefore until then people will just have to be responsible for their own investment choices. Good advice anywhere and at anytime, regardless of regulations.

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Earlier this year, the Chinese State TV also ran a news segment warning about the dangers of margin FX trading.