Binary options – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:38:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Binary options – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 U.S. court orders disgorgement in binary options case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/u-s-court-orders-disgorgement-in-binary-options-case/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:38:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=492315 Investors lost over US$100 million in illegal scheme, CFTC alleges

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]]> Australian regulator extends binary options ban to 2031 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/australian-regulator-extends-binary-options-ban-to-2031/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:21:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=450765 A report found the ban is effective in preventing retail investors from losing money

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]]> Tribunal sanctions brothers for binary options scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/tribunal-sanctions-brothers-for-binary-options-scheme/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:11:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448619 Pair ordered to pay $3.3 million in fines, costs and disgorgement

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]]> OSC sanctions binary options enabler https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/osc-sanctions-binary-options-enabler/ Wed, 26 May 2021 21:36:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=422384 Owner of payment processor agrees to a fine and seven-year ban

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]]> Aussies join binary options ban https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/aussies-join-binary-options-ban/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:05:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=419044 ASIC follows Canadian and European regulators in banning risky options for retail investors

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]]> Australian court finds against binary options firm https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/australian-court-finds-against-binary-options-firm/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:32:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=395078 The court ruling helps clarify a legal grey area

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]]> Binary options fraudster gets 22 years https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/binary-options-fraudster-gets-22-years/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:09:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=392881 The former CEO of an Israeli company was sentenced to jail in the U.S. for her role in the scheme

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]]> Global binary options scheme defrauded investors, DoJ alleges https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/global-binary-options-scheme-defrauded-investors-doj-alleges/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:23:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=390462 Alleged scheme involved marketing US$140 million in binary options

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]]> ESMA reviews investor protection efforts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/esma-reviews-investor-protection-efforts/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:24:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=387956 The regulator introduced measures to protect retail investors from complex, high-risk products in 2018

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]]> SEC takes on alleged binary options boiler rooms https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/sec-takes-on-alleged-binary-options-boiler-rooms/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:31:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=387861 Trio allegedly used high-pressure tactics to sell binary options to vulnerable investors

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