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FinTelegram included the offshore broker NordFX in its REd Compliance list as it is operating without authorization. The broker uses a formerly CySEC-regulated entity acting as a payment agent. NordFX has informed us that the operator, NFX Capital VU Ltd, is no longer registered in Vanuatu but in St. Lucia. Traders conclude their client agreement with this unregulated offshore entity. The offshore broker "will not be held responsible for the accuracy of any information available on this site."

FinTelegram issued a warning against NordFX, a retail broker operating without authorization, back in early 2023. The broker, formerly regulated by CySEC, currently has no license known to us and is mainly active in Asia and South America, with the formerly CySEC-regulated entity acting as payment agent. Most recently, it has attracted attention due to the "Mega Super Lottery". We have added NordFX to our Red Compliance list.

As part of our systematic coverage and evaluation of offshore brokers, we also looked at AdroFX, a multi-asset broker registered in Vanuatu with the VFSC as a Financial Dealer. Like many other offshore brokers, AdroFX also addresses retail traders in the regulatory regimes of Europe, North America, and Asia without the required regulatory permission. Due to the lack of licenses and regulatory lapses, we have placed AdroFX on our Red Compliance List.

Vantage Prime Group LLC d/b/a VantageMarkets (VantageMarkets.co.uk) is regulated in the UK by the FCA. In addition, the VantageMarkets scheme runs offshore entities through which it performs onboarding of clients in the EEA region, in violation of the regulatory requirements of the FCA and ESMA regulators. Italian Consob has ordered the black-out of the VantageMarkets. Recently, Spanish CNMV issued another warning. We have assigned a Red Compliance rating to the Vantage Group.

TitanFX is an offshore multi-asset broker licensed by the VFSC in Vanuatu and the FSC Mauritius. It offers its services to retail and corporate clients. TitanFX's website is mainly visited by Japanese clients, but people in the Netherlands and the United States are also among the website users, Similarweb analysis shows. We believe that TitanFX is affiliated with the FCA-regulated Pelican Trading and TradeNext or shares some resources with it We have given TitanFX an Orange compliance.

Currently, Russian broker scam Binarium is running a massive promotion and offers generous bonuses of 100% for deposits. FinTelegram and financial market regulators have already issued several warnings against Binarium, which operates through Binarium Limited, registered in Cyprus, and an offshore entity in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. For some time now, the new registration has been blocked for EEA residents. However, existing EEA clients can still register, make deposits, and trade. Stay far away!

Vantage Prime Group LLC d/b/a VantageMarkets (VantageMarkets.co.uk) is regulated in the UK by the FCA. In addition, the VantageMarkets scheme runs offshore entities through which it performs onboarding of clients in the EEA region, in violation of the regulatory requirements of the FCA and ESMA regulators. The Italian Consob has ordered the black-out of the VantageMarkets offshore broker website (VantageMarkets.com). It is not the first regulatory warning. Be very careful when dealing with this broker scheme.

A few weeks ago, we brought our initial review about the offshore broker NordFX and connected it with a warning. Whistleblowers informed us that the operators of NordFX were three Russians living in the Netherlands. They would also be behind the company Nord Group Investments Inc., which we could not find. We were informed that the NordFX operators were under criminal investigation. We would like to know more and ask our whistleblowers for additional information. Be very careful!

NordFX is an offshore broker registered in Vanuatu that operates through several websites, primarily in Asia, and offers leverage of up to 1:1,000. The website says no clients from North America and the EU are accepted. However, we could register as EU residents in our review. NordFX has an extensive portfolio of payment processors. In our review, pre-KYC deposits via crypto were possible in theoretically unlimited amounts. Be careful when dealing with NordFX.

In Dec 2021, the Italian Consob ordered the blackout of Binarium's websites for Italian consumers. The boiler rooms operate with Russian phone numbers and are located in Russia, Latvia, and Ukraine. Binarium is huge. According to the latest Similarweb statistics from December 27, 2022, almost 325000 people have visited the website in the last 28 days. Mainly from Eastern European countries. Stay far away and protect your financial health.

FinTelegram has already warned against the unauthorized offshore broker Uniglobe Markets, registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Unfortunately, the broker still chases clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. As is typical for an offshore broker, it does not comply with the regulatory requirements of the FCA or ESMA and offers regulatory regimes. It offers, for example, leverage of up to 1:500. Uniglobe Markets is a member of the Financial Services Regulation Scheme (FSRS), which is not a regulator! Stay away!

We have already alerted investors against the offshore broker BKFX, operated by the FSCA-regulated BKFX (Pty) Ltd in South Africa and BKFX LLC registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. BKFX solicited clients from the EU, UK, and other jurisdictions withouth regulatory permission. In an email we received today in our several accounts, BKFX informed that it would terminate the business in our country, i.e., in the EU and the UK, by 31 August 2022. That's good news for investors. Goodbye and please don't come back!