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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.

In October 2022, we issued a warning against the offshore brokerage scheme Opofinance, operated by offshore entities in the Seychelles and St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Opofinance operates under a securities dealer license from the FSA Seychelles in most regulatory regimes worldwide without a license. In doing so, Opofinance also violates regulatory requirements and falsely claims that membership with the Financial Commission will protect investor funds. Compliance rating: Red!

The offshore broker Tredero is apparently a scheme controlled through Cyprus. Officially, Tredero is operated by Oneprime Ltd, which has a dealer/broker license from FSC Mauritius. However, payments are processed through Cyprus-based MIW Solutions Ltd. Tredero also accepts clients from Canada or the EEA regions and offers a leverage of up to 1:500. We discovered ShinePays as a payment gateway for credit/debit cards, SWIFT, e-wallets, and crypto.