Search Results for: CFDs
ASIC further regulates the selling of CFDs to Retail Investors
October 29th, 2020
The Australian Securities and investment commission has announced the restrictions on selling. They would like to protect investors, as they are saying. New rules will also mandate negative account protection. It will ensure customers do not lose more than ...
ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention measures relating to CFDs
August 5th, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets’ regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that will not renew the temporary restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences to retail clients in ...
BaFin Germany plans renewed national restriction on CFDs for retail investors
January 7th, 2019
After preparing for the expiry of the product intervention measure imposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) with regard to binary options, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is now doing the same ...
ESMA agreed to renew the restriction on contracts for differences (CFDs)
December 21st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed to renew the restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail clients, in effect since 1 August, from 1 February 2019 for a further ...
FCA UK proposes permanent measures for retail CFDs and binary options
December 10th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing rules to address harm to retail consumers from the sale of certain complex derivative products with the publication of two consultation papers. The rules would apply to firms acting in or from ...
ESMA released Product Intervention Renewal Decision in relation to CFDs
October 31st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a press release to inform about its decision for Product Intervention Renewal in relation to Contract For Differences (CFDs). In accordance the press release, on 23 October 2018, the European ...
AMF: Restriction measures on CFDs and binary options is to protect investors
September 12th, 2018
The French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), that regulates participants and products in France’s financial markets, reminds investors that the restriction measures for the CFDs and binary options agreed by ESMA is to protect them. In accordance an announcement ...
German financial regulator warns against unlicensed CFDs, Binary and Forex online trading platforms
August 13th, 2018
BaFin, the financial supervisor for the banking, securities and insurance sectors in Germany, and one of the largest financial supervisory authorities in Europe, has issued an announcement to warn investors and public. According the warning, BaFin warns against entering ...
Breaking: The Cyprus Regulator clarifies about the ESMA CFDs and Binary Options measures in regards non EU residents
June 4th, 2018
Further to a number of queries received, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today a Circular to inform on whether the ESMA product intervention measures about Contracts For Difference (CFDs) and Binary Options would also apply in ...
Breaking: ESMA adopts new measures for the provision of CFDs and binary options to retail investors
June 1st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally adopted new measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors. The measures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union ...
