We downgraded Russian-controlled offshore broker PocketOption to our black compliance list a few weeks ago in light of its numerous regulatory warnings. In recent months, PocketOption a/k/a PO Trade a/k/a PO has also addressed the Russian market, which is actually blocked by Western sanctions, through a network of new domains and websites and acquired retail traders. Here is an update on PocketOption.
We have warned several times in recent months about the offshore broker Pocket Option a/k/a PocketOption or PO Trade, which was previously on our Red Compliance list. One of our readers brought to our attention that there are warnings against PocketOption from regulators worldwide. The offshore broker scheme is on the warning lists from the U.S. over Brazil and Europe to Malaysia. We have therefore downgraded PocketOption and placed it on our black compliance list.
Most recently, the Belgian FSMA has placed the offshore broker scheme PocketOption a/k/a PO Trade on its blacklist. Over the past few years, several regulators have already warned against the unregulated broker. For a few weeks, PocketOption has been operated by Infiniti Trade LLC, a company registered in Costa Rica. Before that, it was Gembell Limited. We have added PocketOption to our Red Compliance list.